MGT801 Critical Issues in Management
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MGT801 Critical Issues in Management
Assessment Two
Assessment Details
Weighting: 60%
Due date: As per Moodle
Method of submission: Moodle DropBox
Length: 5500 words +/- 5%
Learning outcomes covered:
Identify and critically examine a range of contemporary issues in management from a variety of theoretical and practical perspectives.
Demonstrate critical and creative thinking in being able to formulate and justify appropriate recommendations for designing business models.
Critically examine the manager's role in a dynamic business environment and evaluate the role of integrity, values, and ethics in management decision making.
Apply a range of relevant skills in acquiring, integrating, interpreting, synthesizing, utilizing and communicating information about contemporary and emergent management issues.
Assessment Task:
You have two tasks to complete in this assignment. You must clear your choices with your tutor to prevent double ups.
1. You are required to select an organisation that is listed on a recognised stock exchange. Focusing on the CEO of that organisation follow the directions in part A of the assessment guidelines below to integrate and synthesise information on the role of leadership style and values in organisation culture. (You cannot select a historical CEO and compare their values to the contemporary organisation).
2. For your chosen organisation, you are required to use PESTLE analysis to analyse and interpret external forces impacting or potentially impacting organisation performance. Follow the directions in part B of the assessment guidelines.
Assessment Guidelines
Part A c. 1500 words
Choose a CEO of a company currently listed on a recognised stock exchange. Ensure that you can find information on their history and values.
Provide a short biography of the CEO including their qualification, experience, and current role. Cite your sources. 5 marks
Identify the values held by that person and outline their approach to leadership. Provide references for your information. Give actual examples of values and how those have influenced their leadership approach, include citations. 5 marks
Analyse the values, strategy, and vision of the company your chosen CEO leads. Analyse the relationship between leader values and the values of the organisation. Give clearly referenced examples from your chosen case. 10 marks
Part B c. 4000 words
Use PESTEL analysis to examine a chosen organisation.
State the organisation and its key business. Include why you selected the business in your explanation. 5 marks
Introduce the PESTLE approach to analysis defining each measure and how it may be applied to organisation analysis. Acquire, synthesise and integrate published research that has used this analytic approach to provide clear examples. Identify the strengths and limitations of this approach. 5 marks
Apply PESTLE analysis to your chosen organisation. For each element provide evidence to support your claims. Use academic, industry and practitioner data to support your claims. 15 marks
Based on your own evaluation, choose one external issue from your PESTLE analysis and suggest strategic recommendations to respond to the critical issues that you have identified in your analysis. Use research and practitioner-based literature to support your answer. Recommendations need to be based on proven solutions to the issue you have identified. 10 marks
Include a reference list for the selected articles and any other additional sources you use to support your argument.
You will need to:
Use search engines like Google Scholar to find relevant peer reviewed articles.
Use course readings on Moodle.
Presentation
You should use an academic writing style, clear expression, and accurate spelling, grammar and punctuation. Your writing should be in APA 7th Style with citations and references in APA 7th format (Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 7th ed.). 5 marks
How to get support with this assessment:
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Contact your tutor.
Go to the library for academic writing support.
Talk to your learning advisor.
APA guidelines: https://aut.ac.nz.libguides.com/APA7th
MGT801 Assessment 2 Possible Structure and Example
(5500 words total)
Possible Structure
Title Page
Contents Page
Introduction (100 words)
Part A - CEO (1500 words total)
Biography of CEO (300 words)
CEOs leadership style and values (400 words)
Organisations values, strategy ,and vison (400 words)
3.2 Relationship between CEOs values and organisations values (400 words)
Part B - PESTEL (4000 words total)
Organisation explanation (400 words)
Introduce PESTEL analysis as a concept (700 words)
PESTEL analysis of chosen organisation (1800 words)
Strategic recommendation/s (1100 words)
Conclusion (100 words)
Reference List (starting on a new page and in alphabetical order)
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Example Tim Cook/Apple
Title Page
Contents Page
Introduction (100 words)
Part A - CEO (1500 words)
Tim Cooks background (300 words)
Tim Cooks leadership style and values (400 words)
Apples values, strategy ,and vison (400 words)
3.2 Relationship between Tim Cooks values and Apples values (400 words)
Part B - PESTEL (4000 words)
Apple explanation (400 words)
Introduce PESTEL analysis as a concept (700 words)
PESTEL analysis of Apple (1800 words)
Strategic recommendation/s for Apple (1100 words)
Conclusion (100 words)
Reference List
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Marking Rubric MGT801: Assessment 2.
Marker
Student Name:
Levels of Achievement Performance Criteria Excellent (A+)
(85%+) Very Good/Good (A,A-)
(75-84%) Satisfactory (B+,B,B-)
(60 74%) Needs Improvement (C+,C) (50 59%) Unsatisfactory Mark
A short biography of the CEO of selected organisation including their qualification, experience, and current role Biography of CEO capturing the qualification, experience and current role clear and concisely stated and appropriate.
No gaps in understanding/accuracy.
Reasoning is concise and critical. Biography of CEO capturing the qualification, experience and current role clear and appropriate.
Few errors in understanding/accuracy.
Reasoning clear with little error, minimal criticality. Biography of CEO capturing the qualification, experience and current role mostly appropriate.
Some gaps in understanding/accuracy.
Reasoning clear but with some errors. Biography of CEO capturing the qualification, experience and current role flawed.
Several gaps in understanding and accuracy.
Reasoning contains omissions and errors.
Content missing.
Sources not cited.
Reasoning negligible.
Difficult to understand / 5
4.5 - 5 4 3.5 3 <2.5 Outline the values and leadership approach of selected CEO Values and leadership approach of selected CEO clear and concisely stated and appropriate.
Examples and assumptions clear and concise.
Reasoning is concise and critical.
Values and leadership approach of selected CEO clear and appropriate.
Examples and assumptions appropriate.
Reasoning clear with little error, minimal criticality. Values and leadership approach of selected CEO mostly appropriate.
Examples and assumptions mostly appropriate
Reasoning clear but with some errors. Values and leadership approach of selected CEO variable.
Examples and assumptions variable and flawed.
Reasoning contains omissions and errors.
Content missing.
Sources not cited.
Reasoning negligible.
Difficult to understand
/ 5
4.5 - 5 4 3.5 3 <2.5 Analysis of values, strategy and vision of the selected organisation and evaluate the relationship between values of leader and organisation Analysis of selected organisations values, strategy and vision clear and concisely stated and appropriate.
Relationship of leader and organisation value clear and concisely stated and appropriate.
Examples clear and concise.
Reasoning is concise and critical.
Analysis of selected organisations values, strategy and vision clear and appropriate.
Relationship of leader and organisation value clear and appropriate.
Examples appropriate.
Reasoning clear with little error, minimal criticality. Analysis of selected organisations values, strategy and vision mostly appropriate.
Relationship of leader and organisation value mostly appropriate.
Examples mostly appropriate
Reasoning clear but with some errors. Analysis of selected organisations values, strategy and vision variable and flawed.
Relationship of leader and organisation value variable and flawed.
Examples variable and flawed.
Reasoning contains omissions and errors.
Content missing.
Sources not cited.
Reasoning negligible.
Difficult to understand
/ 10
8.5 - 10 7.5 8 6.5 - 7 5.5 - 6 <5 Explain organisation and its key business and describe the criteria for selection of the business for the report Explanation of selected organisation and its business clear and concisely stated and appropriate.
Selection criteria for the organisation clear and concisely stated and appropriate.
Reasoning is concise and critical.
Explanation of selected organisation and its business clear and appropriate.
Selection criteria for the organisation clear and appropriate.
Reasoning clear with little error, minimal criticality. Explanation of selected organisation and its business mostly appropriate.
Selection criteria for the organisation mostly appropriate.
Reasoning clear but with some errors. Explanation of selected organisation and its business flawed.
Selection criteria for the organisation variable and flawed.
Reasoning contains omissions and errors.
Content missing.
Sources not cited.
Reasoning negligible.
Difficult to understand
/5
4.5 - 5 4 3.5 3 <2.5 Define PESTEL analysis and discuss its relevance to the selected organisation Introduction of PESTEL analysis clear and concisely stated and appropriate.
Strengths and limitations section concisely stated and appropriate.
Examples clear and concise.
No gaps in understanding/accuracy.
Reasoning is concise and critical.
Introduction of PESTEL analysis clear and appropriate.
Strengths and limitations section clear and appropriate.
Examples appropriate.
Few errors in understanding/accuracy.
Reasoning clear with little error, minimal criticality. Introduction of PESTEL analysis mostly appropriate.
Strengths and limitations section mostly appropriate.
Examples mostly appropriate
Some gaps in understanding/accuracy.
Reasoning clear but with some errors. Introduction of PESTEL analysis variable and flawed.
Strengths and limitations section variable and flawed.
Examples variable and flawed.
Several gaps in understanding and accuracy.
Reasoning contains omissions and errors.
Content missing.
Sources not cited.
Reasoning negligible.
Difficult to understand
/5
4.5 - 5 4 3.5 3 <2.5 Discuss PESTEL analysis in respect to chosen organisation Discussion of PESTEL analysis for chosen organisation clear and concisely stated and appropriate.
Examples clear and concise.
No internal analysis present.
Reasoning is concise and critical.
Discussion of PESTEL analysis for chosen organisation clear appropriate.
Examples appropriate.
Minor internal analysis present.
Reasoning clear with little error, minimal criticality. Discussion of PESTEL analysis for chosen organisation mostly appropriate.
Examples mostly appropriate
Some internal analysis present.
Reasoning clear but with some errors. Discussion of PESTEL analysis for chosen organisation variable and flawed.
Examples variable and flawed.
Large amount of internal analysis present.
Reasoning contains omissions and errors.
Content missing.
Sources not cited.
Reasoning negligible.
Difficult to understand
/15
13.5 - 15 11.5 13 9.5 - 11 8 9 <7.5 Recommend strategies in response to identified critical issues Orientation and focus of strategic recommendations clear and concisely stated and appropriate.
Examples clear and concise.
No gaps in understanding/accuracy.
Reasoning is concise and critical.
Orientation and focus of strategic recommendations clear and appropriate
Examples appropriate.
Few errors in understanding/accuracy.
Reasoning clear with little error, minimal criticality. Orientation and focus of strategic recommendations mostly appropriate.
Examples mostly appropriate.
Few errors in understanding/accuracy.
Reasoning clear with little error, minimal criticality. Orientation and focus of strategic recommendations variable and flawed.
Examples variable and flawed.
Several gaps in understanding and accuracy.
Reasoning contains omissions and errors.
Content missing.
Sources not cited.
Reasoning negligible.
Difficult to understand
/10
8.5 - 10 7.5 - 8 6.5 - 7 5.5 - 6 <5 Academic rigor (written expression and referencing) APA 7 convention is followed without error.
Formatting and written expression is clear and concise. APA 7 convention is followed with minor errors.
Formatting and written expression is mostly clear. APA 7 convention is followed with some errors.
Formatting and written expression is clear but with room for improvement. APA 7 convention is followed with several errors.
Formatting and written expression is understandable but difficult to follow. Poor use of APA 7 convention.
Formatting not appropriate to the task.
Expression difficult to understand / 5
4.5 - 5 4 3.5 3 <2.5 Total / 60
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