MGMT20144 Management And Business Context Assignment

Question:

Identify five (5) journal articles that match the first five topics of this unit.  That is, you must find one journal article per topic:

• Organisational structures or governance,
• Environmental forces,
• Risks confronting the firm,
• Organisation and business practices, and
• The functions of diverse firms.

You should search the library databases via the online ‘advanced search’ function of the CQUniversity library.  By choosing the ‘advanced search’ function you can select the actual journal you wish to search.

Write a short 150 word introduction discussing why the contextual factors are important to organisational decision making. The introduction is 150 words in total not 150 words per article.

Write approximately 250 words per journal article that:

• Defines the main contextual factor being discussed in the journal article,
• Discusses the new findings in relation to the contextual factor, and  
• Highlights what these findings mean for managers in organisations.
• Write a short 200 word conclusion recommending one specific contextual factor as most important to CQUniversity’s organisational performance. Explain your reasoning.
• Write a reference list correctly:
• It must use the APA referencing style
• Each reference appears before each annotated bibliography
• It has a hanging indentation
• There are specific fonts and formatting that must be used:
• Explaining how major contextual factors affect business decision making .
• Defining key terms, theories and concepts presented in Topics 1-5.
• Critical evaluation of managerial actions in relation to the contextual factors discussed in Topics 1-5.
• Demonstrating understanding of the impact of a contextual factor on organisational performance .
• Correctly using the APA referencing system to cite academic sources in-text and in the reference list .
• Correctly using appropriate conventions of academic writing .