MGT 510;Critical Thinking

Question Description

Module 14: Critical Thinking
Critical Thinking: Strategic Recommendations (105 points)
In developing this assignment, you have an opportunity to synthesize and apply the concepts, principles, and theories. You will be writing a paper in response to the following hypothetical situation.
Scenario:
You work in strategy planning for a KSA organization. You’ve been in the organization in a variety of roles for five years. Recently, the senior leadership team determined that your organization needs a more effective strategy planning process, and you’ve gladly stepped into a role to help determine what the improved process or activities might be.
You’ve been asked by your manager to put together specific strategic recommendations to help the executive team better understand the concepts and principles of a well-designed strategy process. Further, these recommendations will include a set of examples of strategy planning activities specific to your organization.
Instructions:

  • The choice of organization is up to you. Describe your organization in terms of its industry, type (private or public sector), headquarters and other locations, and size.
  • Present the strategy concepts, theories, and principles that you believe are important for the senior executive leadership team to understand. If there are contradicting opinions from strategy experts, you may want to present both sides in an objective discussion.
  • Present four examples of strategy planning activities from four different modules that are designed specifically for your hypothetical organization. For each of your strategy planning activities, include a clear and understandable title along with a brief overview description of one or two sentences for each. ( Please Use Attached Slides to each Module)

Example: In MGT510, the focus of Modules 2 and 3 is on Industry Analysis. One example of an activity that would be relevant to content from those modules is Analyzing Industry, Key Success Factors, and Profitability.

  • Include the titles of the example activities, with more complete descriptions for each. Explain the benefits and value of each activity specific to your organization.

Your well-written paper should meet the following requirements:

  • Be 11 pages in length, which does not include the required title page or reference page, which are never a part of the content minimum requirements.
  • Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.
  • Support your submission with course material concepts, principles and theories from the textbook and at least three scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles unless the assignment calls for more.
  • Review the grading rubric to see how you will be graded for this assignment.
 
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Developing Strategic Management and Leadership Skills F/602/2058

 
 

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Course/Unit Information
Course Pearson BTEC Level 7 –Extended Diploma in Strategic Management & Leadership
Unit No. Unit 1
Unit Name Developing Strategic Management and Leadership Skills
Unit code F/602/2058
Schedule Code DSMLONL2006

 

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Assignment Information
Full/ Part Assignment Full Assignment
Date Assignment Issued 21/06/2020
Date Assignment Due 18/07/2020

 

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I hereby confirm that this assignment is my own work and not copied or plagiarized. It has not previously been submitted as part of any assessment for this qualification. All the sources, from which information has been obtained for this assignment, have been referenced as per Harvard Referencing format. I further confirm that I have read and understood the Westford University College rules and regulations about plagiarism and copying and agree to be bound by them.
 
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LEARNING OUTCOMES AND ASSESSMENT FEEDBACK
 

Name of the Assessor  
Learning Outcomes Assessment Criteria (AC) Feedback
LO 1
Understand the relationship between strategic management and leadership 1.1 Explain the link between strategic management and leadership  
1.2 Analyse the impact of management and leadership styles on strategic decisions  
1.3 Evaluate how leadership styles can be adapted to different situations  
LO 2
Be able to apply management and leadership theory to support organisational direction 2.1 Review the impact that selected theories of management and leadership have on organisational strategy
2.2 Create a leadership strategy that supports organisational direction  
LO 3
Be able to assess leadership requirements 3.1 Use appropriate methods to review current leadership requirements
3.2 Plan for the development of future situations requiring leadership
LO 4  
Be able to plan the development of leadership skills 4.1 Plan the development of leadership skills for a specific requirement
4.2 Report on the usefulness of methods used to plan the development of leadership skills

 

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Task 1: Report covering LO1, LO2, LO3 & LO4.
 

Assignment title Developing Strategic Management & Leadership
Read the following Tasks, and prepare a report with the guidelines provided.
Structural guidelines:
 

  1. The word limit for report should be between 5000-6000, excluding cover pages, references and appendices.
  2. The report must contain a cover page with the topic title, table of contents, brief abstract, list of tables, figures and diagrams specifying their numbers and respective page numbers.
  3. The report should be concluded with a proper referencing, prepared on Harvard Referencing Style, which must be reflected in in-text citations.
  4. The report also must contain logical conclusions and recommendations in the end.
  5. The report must contain references adhering to Harvard Referencing Style in the end.
Assignment Task 1 This task addresses the three assessment criteria under Learning Outcome 1
Explain the link between management and leadership with specific reference to the difference between the two disciplines. Analyze and discuss how management and leadership impact strategic decisions and explain how leadership styles can be adapted to different situations in the workplace. Give practical examples from your own workplace and evaluate how the leadership style(s) followed there is suitable or unsuitable in achieving organisational objectives.
The assessment criteria that need to be considered are:
▪         AC 1.1: Explain the link between strategic management and leadership.
▪         AC 1.2: Analyse the impact of management and leadership styles on strategic decisions.
▪         AC 1.3: Evaluate how leadership styles can be adapted to different situations.
 
Word Count/Limit: 1500 words (+/- 10%)
Assignment Task 2 This task addresses the two assessment criteria under Learning Outcome 2
Review the impact that selected theories of management and leadership have on your organisational strategy and create a leadership strategy that you believe will support your organisation’s direction. Apply the theories of management and leadership covered in the module and give practical application thereof based on your workplace experience. Rather than just repeating theories, explaining the practical application of them is important here.
The assessment criteria that need to be considered are:
▪         AC 2.1: Review the impact that selected theories of management and leadership have on organisational strategy.
▪         AC 2.2: Create a leadership strategy that supports organisational direction.
 
Word Count/Limit: 1500 words (+/- 10%)
Assignment Task 3 This task addresses the two assessment criteria under Learning Outcome 3
Building on the second task, you now need to use the appropriate methods, as we have discussed during the sessions, to review the current leadership requirements specific to your organisation’s direction, objectives and goals. Based on the shortcomings and organisational specific leadership and managerial needs, relative to its envisaged strategy, you need to construct a plan for the recruitment and future development for 2 specific leadership roles in the organisation.
The assessment criteria that need to be considered are:
▪         AC 3.1: Use appropriate methods to review current leadership requirements.
▪         AC 3.2: Plan for the development of future situations requiring leadership.
 
Word Count/Limit: 1500 words (+/- 10%)
Assignment Task 4 This task addresses the two assessment criteria under Learning Outcome 4
In conclusion of the assignment, reflect and report on how useful the methods are that you used in Task 3 to plan the development of leadership skills that is required for the specific strategic direction of your organisation.
The assessment criteria that need to be considered are:
▪         AC 4.1: Plan the development of leadership skills for a specific requirement.
▪         AC 4.2: Report on the usefulness of methods used to plan the development of leadership skills.
 
Word Count/Limit: 1500 words (+/- 10%)

 
 

 
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Management and Organisational Change

Management and Organisational Change
 
 
Coursework assessment Part A
 
According to Rollinson (2010) p4,
 
“…organisations are extremely complex entities that are not easily understood without conscious effort, this is no reason why they should be studied. Nevertheless, there are two important reasons why an understanding of organisations and the behaviour of people in them is, or should be, of concern to us all”.
 
 
Required:
 
Critically analyse the factors influencing individual behaviour in an organisation you are familiar with.
 
 
 
Considerations Evidence required of the following:
 
Assess at least three factors which impact individual behaviour in an organisational
 
setting.
 
Provide definitions, examples and theories surrounding behaviour from a range of
 
sources.
 
Critique how the theories of individual behaviour may work, in practice. You should
 
consider the practice in at least three different occasions.
 
Furthermore, you should explore the advantages and disadvantages of the theories presented in obtaining enhanced organisational effectiveness. In so doing, you are
 
required to apply the theories and critically appraise not to describe the theories.
 
It is important to use appropriate references for the facts given; through application of the APA 6th Ed Referencing system.
 
Word count for Part A: 2,000 words (+/- 10%)
 
 
Please:
 
Ensure you submit answers to Part A and Part B as one file. Provide a separate bibliography / reference list for Part A + B.
Use your Matriculation number as the file name when uploading to Turnitin.
 
Required text book
 
organisational behaviour a contemporary approach 2nd edition, 
 
Pearson
 

 
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nit 34 Business Systems and Organizational Performance Paper

Question Description

1.The submission is in the form of an individual written report. This should be written in a concise, formal business style using single spacing and font size 12.
2.You are required to make use of headings, paragraphs and subsections as appropriate, and all work must be supported with research and referenced using the Harvard referencing system.
3.Please also provide a bibliography using the Harvard referencing system.
4.The recommended word limit (excluding bibliography) is 2,000–2,500 words, although you will not be penalised for exceeding the total word limit.
5.The document must be submitted to turnitin in word document.
6.The file must be saved in the format: student ID-BS-Formative-A1, for formative submission and student ID- BS -Summative-A1, for summative assignment.
In
case of extenuating situations, the relevant college policies apply
LO1 Evaluate the contribution of business systems to organisational performance.
LO2 Analyse the internal and external factors which have an impact on systems and processes

Assignment Brief and Guidance:
Scenario:
Founded in 1919 in London, Tesco plc is a British‐based international grocery and general merchandising retail chain. With revenues of £60 billion (2009), it is the largest British retailer and with almost 500,000 Employees (2009) and over 4000 stores Tesco is currently the third largest global retailer.
In common with most other large retailers, Tesco draws goods from suppliers into regional distribution centres, for preparation and onward delivery to stores. Tesco is extending this logistic practice to cover collection from suppliers and the input to suppliers, in a drive to reduce costs and improve reliability. Tesco’s international expansion strategy has responded to the need to be sensitive to local expectations in other countries by entering into joint ventures with local partners. Tesco operates in the following markets: China, Czech Republic, Hungary, India, Japan, Malaysia, Poland, Republic of Ireland, Slovakia, South Korea, Thailand, Turkey, UK, and USA. The business is dependent on efficient Information Technology (IT) systems.
In your role of a Business Systems Analyst, you are expected to critically evaluate the external and internal factors that influence business systems within an organisational context and demonstrate how they contribute to sustainable organisational performance.
In addition, you are expected to support your arguments with substantial research, referring to the
relevant resources wherever required, using Harvard referencing system.
Learning Outcomes and Assessment Criteria
LearningOutcome Pass Merit Distinction
LO1 Evaluate the contribution of business systems to organisational performance P1 Determine the overall context and environment in which businesses operate, defining functions, systems and processes.
P2 Evaluate the different types of business systems that are found in an organisation and assess how they contribute to sustainable organisational performance.
M1 Conduct an in-depth evaluation of the business environment and business systems related to sustainable organisational performance D1 Critically evaluate the external and internal factors that influence business systems within an organisational context and demonstrate how they contribute to sustainable organisational performance.
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LO2 Analyse the internal and external factors which have an impact on systems and processes P3 Examine the internal and external factors that impact on business systems and processes.
P4 Analyse the constraints and the benefits of external and internal impacts upon systems and processes.
. M2 Critically analyse the impact of the wider internal and external environment on business systems, supported by application of appropriate concepts and theories
 
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