BUS 501: Organisational Behaviour and Leadership

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COURSE:
Master of Business Administration
Master of Business Research
Unit: Organisational Behaviour and Leadership
Unit Code: BUS 501
Type of Assessment: Assessment 4 – Major OB Assignment
Unit Learning Outcomes addressed: Learning outcomes – (a), (b), (c), (d) and (e)
(a)  Demonstrate a critical understanding of organisational behaviour.
(b)  Demonstrate an ability to synthesise and apply knowledge and understanding of contemporary theories and research on organisational behaviour to the analysis of case study and research data.
(c)  Demonstrate an ability to research in depth an element of organisational behaviour, and present a coherent argument in essay form.
(d)  Integrate biblical frameworks into a contemporary understanding of leadership and organisational behaviour.
(e)   Apply knowledge in a critical evaluation of the organisation in light of a specific element of organisational behaviour, within an overview of organisational behaviour theory.
Criteria for Assessment: ·         Criterion 1 – Description of the organisation – (5/50)
·         Criterion 2 – Understanding of organisational behaviour concepts or theories – (10/50)
·         Criterion 3 – Organisational behaviour/leadership issue analysis – (10/50)
·         Criterion 4 – Recommendations (20/50)
·         Criterion 5 – References and structure – (5/50)
Assessment Task: The purpose of this assessment is to allow students take on a management perspective to analyse organisational behaviour and leadership and propose recommendations with the aim of improving the situation. This project seeks to create a case study of an organization that requires a change intervention.
 
Students will be required to choose an organisation that they are familiar with and analyse it using relevant organisational behaviour and leadership theories or frameworks to identify areas where improvements need to be made.
 
The organisational change project covers the following:
1.    An introduction to the organisation.
2.    Description and analysis of the organisational behaviour or leadership issue
3.    Literature review – overview of application theories to the identified issue
4.    Evaluation of possible alternative solutions required to improve the situation.
5.    Recommendations of the most suitable strategies.
6.    Conclusion
 
Submission Date: Week 14 (online submission via Turnitin)
Total Mark & Weighting: 50 marks (50%)
Students are advised that any submissions past the due date without an approved extension or without approved extenuating circumstances incurs a 5% penalty per calendar day,
calculated from the total mark e.g. a task marked out of 35 will incur a 1.75-mark penalty per calendar day.

 
General notes for assignment
 
Assignments should usually incorporate a formal introduction, main points and conclusion, and will be fully referenced including a reference list.
 
The word count for the assessment is 3000 words (+/- 10%)
 
Marks will be deducted for failure to adhere to the word count
 
 
General Notes for Referencing
 
References are assessed for their quality. You should draw on quality academic sources, such as books, chapters from edited books, journals etc. Your textbook can be used as a reference, but not the lecturer notes. We want to see evidence that you can conduct your own research. Also, in order to help markers, determine students’ understanding of the work they cite, all in-text references (not just direct quotes) must include the specific page number/s if shown in the original.
Work that includes sources that are not properly referenced according to the “Harvard Referencing Workbook” will be penalized.
 
 
Marking Guide (Rubric):
 
Your assessment would be marked based on the following marking guideline.
 
Total marks – 50
 

Criteria Mark Fail Pass
 		 Credit
 		 Distinction High Distinction
Criterion 1
Description of the organisation		 5 Below 5.0 5.0 – 6.0 6.5 – 7.0 7.5 – 8.0 8.5 and above
Limited and incomplete description, missing many elements Adequate description of, missing a few elements Good and thorough description, includes all elements Very good and thorough description, includes all elements Exceptional and thorough description, includes all elements
Criterion 2
Understanding of organisational behaviour and leadership theories or concepts		 10 Below 5.0 5.0 – 6.0 6.5 – 7.0 7.5 – 8.0 8.5 and above
Understanding of the individual concepts or theories not demonstrated Understanding of the individual concepts or theories is satisfactory Understanding of the individual concepts or theories is sound Understanding of the individual concepts or theories is detailed Understanding of the individual concepts or theories is highly integrated
Criterion 3
Organisational behaviour/leadership issue analysis		 10 Below 5.0 5.0 – 6.0 6.5 – 7.0 7.5 – 8.0 8.5 and above
Lack of critical analysis of the organisational behaviour/leadership issue
Relevant theories or concepts not applied in the analysis		 Limited critical analysis of the organisational behaviour/leadership issue
Limited application of the relevant theories or concepts in the analysis		 Some critical analysis of the organisational behaviour/leadership issue
Relevant theories or concepts have been applied in the analysis		 Competent level of critical analysis of the organisational behaviour/leadership issue
Relevant theories or concepts have been correctly applied in the analysis		 Clear and thorough critical analysis of the organisational behaviour/leadership issue
Relevant theories or concepts been adequately applied in the analysis
Criterion 4
Recommendations		 20 Below 10.0 10.0 – 12.0 12.5 – 14.0 14.5 – 16.0 16.5 and above
Limited, insufficient analysis of strategies with few and unclear recommendations Analysis of strategies with fairly established recommendations for implementation. Good analysis of strategies with established recommendations for implementation. Very good analysis of strategies with established recommendations for implementation. Exceptionally thorough analysis of strategies with clearly established recommendations for implementation.
Criterion 5
Structure and mechanics
–       Coherence and organization
–       APA format
 		 5 Below 2.5 2.5 – 3.0 3.5 – 3.8 3.9 – 4.4  4.5 and above
An unfocussed, incoherent essay, characterized by disorganization and/or missing required sections.
References are inconsistent with required format; a notable number of errors present.		 A somewhat focused, slightly incoherent essay, characterized by some disorganization and/or missing required sections.
References are inconsistent with required format; a number of errors present.		 A somewhat coherent and organized essay and including most required sections.
Referencing format is adhered to throughout the essay, with some errors present.		 A clear and coherent essay, organized and including all required sections.
Referencing format is rigorously adhered to throughout the essay, with very few errors present.		 An exceptionally clear, concise and coherent essay, critically organized and including all required sections.
Referencing format is rigorously adhered to throughout the essay, with no errors present.

 

 
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Assignemnt about Oraganization design and Oraganization development School King Abdulaziz University

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3200 Words

Learning Outcomes:
  1. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate the processes and systems that need to be in place to maintain such structures and relationships and evaluation of same.
  1. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate possible change management strategies and activities through the application of organisation development strategies, which might support organisation design and realignment outcomes.
  2. Understand, analyse and critically evaluate organisation culture, norms and behaviours.
Assessment brief/activity

Formed in October 2013 as a result of a number of mergers, Travel Group (TG) is a public limited company.  TG’s head office is in Germany and The Group employs 56,000 people worldwide. Providing services to more than 40 million customers from around the world, TG’s key operational areas are 1600 travel agencies, 7 airlines, 350 hotels and 14 cruise liners. Travel UK is the UK tour operator subsidiary and airline. Travel UK has the following operational divisions: Airline, Commercial, Customer Operations and the following business support departments: Finance, IT, Marketing, Public Relations/Business Change and Human Resources.  Each operational division is clearly defined and has its own sphere of competence.  Each division has a hierarchy that is clearly defined with operational rules and processes that guide managers in making objective decisions.  Each operational division has its own business support departments.  Following the most recent merger a decision was made to put in place new organisational structures in recognition of the duplication that existed in some functions, and where different brands were in place for travel agencies these have now been rebranded Travel UK.  Differences also exist in terms and conditions of employment and working practices of TG’s employees depending on which pre-merger company the employees worked for.  Some of these differences can clearly be identified in job descriptions whereas others exist in agreements that were the result of consultation and negotiation with trade unions. The trade unions are strong and have high levels of membership.  For example, in the UK department heads have been reluctant to make changes to cabin crew hours and working practices because of the underlying threat of strike action. Joint Consultative Committees meet on a monthly basis and the scope of issues can include almost anything from terms and conditions of employment to costs and allocation of employees to flying schedules.  This consultative machinery has a significant impact on decision making.
Organisational performance is measured in a number of ways.  In addition to the standard financial measures (such as turnover and profits that are important to all public limited companies) TG as the parent company has three key non-financial measures.  These are customer satisfaction, employee engagement and sustainability.  In this highly competitive market, customer satisfaction is crucial in ensuring that customers book future holidays with TG and recommend TG to friends and family.  The second key non-financial measure is engagement. TG believes that happy and engaged employees will help to achieve sustained competitive advantage in a fairly turbulent market. The third measure, sustainability within the travel industry, is seen as crucial. The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (which establishes and manages global sustainable standards with the aim of increasing sustainable tourism knowledge and practices among public and private stakeholders) sets two criteria.  Their website states these two criteria are, ‘…those that relate to destinations and those that relate to tour operators that provide the guiding principles and minimum requirements that any tourism business or destination should aspire to reach in order to protect and sustain the world’s natural and cultural resources, while ensuring tourism meets its potential as a tool for conservation and poverty alleviation’.  Practical examples of how TG meets these criteria include using e-ticketing, reducing waste, saving water and reducing carbon emissions.  Sustainability is a key organisational goal and TG aspires to be included on the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) and the FTSE4 Good Sustainability Index.  Having the right organisational culture is viewed as being central to achieving this goal.
The travel industry has been affected by a number of different external factors in recent years including: terrorism affecting flights, airports and resorts; industrial action taken by baggage handlers and air traffic controllers at various airports in Europe; volcano ash and extreme weather grounding or rerouting flights; Norovirus on cruise ships, etc.
Write a 3200 word report in which you:

  1. Critically analyse TG’s current organisational structure Evaluate its appropriateness for the future.
  2. Provide a detailed analysis of external factors currently affecting TG and the impact that these may have on change and organisational development at TG (culture)
  3. Produce organisational development and design recommendations of how TG can achieve its sustainability goal. In doing so you should consider the extent to which organisational culture can be changed and whether a culture change is important in achieving the sustainability goal. You should use research evidence and your knowledge of organisational practice to support your recommendations. Consideration should also be given to possible implementation issues and/or tensions.

Also please include these ideas:

  • Need to understand the nature of organisations
  • Organisations can fail – We need to learn from the successes and failures
  • Does the importance of the impacts vary according to the nature of the organisation?
  • What does an organisation need to think about when planning for success?
  • Defining organisational effectiveness
  • The strategic context
  • Historical and theoretical background to OD
  • Developing an OD strategy from an HR perspective
  • Organisational culture and cultural integration
  • An ER perspective on organisational effectiveness
  • Transforming HR to support strategic change
  • Technology as an agent of transformation
  • Critical HRD and organisational effectiveness
  • The role of managers in HRM, learning and innovation
  • Strategic workforce capability – planning for a new era
  • Performance management and reward
  • Inclusive talent management and diversity
  • Employer branding and organisational effectiveness
  • Ethics, corporate social responsibility and sustainability
  • Emotion at work
  • The future of organisational effectiveness

 
 
 

 
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personal leadership using Seven Leadership Mindsets Theory (vMEME)​

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Question Description

personal leadership using Seven Leadership Mindsets Theory (vMEME)
answer all the questions
2400 words

Core learning outcomes
On completion of this unit you should be able to: Assessment number
1 Demonstrate a critical appreciation of how types of leadership/management styles differ depending on history, culture, geographic life and conditions and how they impact people performance, followers and productivity. 1
2
2 Critically evaluate leadership/management styles, leadership problems and challenges and your personal leadership capabilities and needs for future development. 1
2
Threshold standards
Assessment number In order to pass the assessment you will need to:
1 Produce, to an acceptable standard, an evaluation and analysis of aspects of particular leadership issues in an organisation through the use of relevant leadership theory.
Compare and contrast differing leadership styles and behaviours in an organisation from differing cultural, geographic and historic perspectives.
2 Produce, to an acceptable standard, an assessment of how varying leadership styles impact upon the organisation and sector and systems
Produce a critical evaluation of the impact of some leadership types upon followers.
Reflect on some aspects of your leadership capability and needs for future personal and organisational development

The Task:
You will produce a written report of 2400 words (+/- 10%) that critically assesses and evaluates your personal leadership using Seven Leadership Mindsets Theory (vMEME) and all the types of leadership approaches and styles it contains.
Critically analyse leadership problems and challenges through critical evaluation and appropriate application of theory

  1. Critically evaluate how certain types of leadership/management styles differ depending on history, culture, geographic life and conditions
  2. Critically evaluate how certain types of leadership/management styles impact people performance, productivity
  3. Critically evaluate how certain types of leadership/management styles determine who will ‘follow and how’.
  4. Critically evaluate your personal leadership capabilities and critically analyse the need for future development

Through application of Seven Leadership Mindsets Theory (vMEME) you will have a tool (and the skill) to critically assess and evaluate all types of personal leadership theories and worldviews that include USA, UK, China, European countries, India, Oman, GCC, African countries, etc. Leadership is different depending on the relevant mindset (life conditions, how individuals adapt to successfully compete and socio-cultural elements). Inevitably leadership mindset impacts everything in a company – strategy, people, performance, productivity, etc.
Instruction: Please answer all of the following questions:
A suggested structure for the written report would include the following: This assignment can be divided into three
equally weighted sections. These have been presented as three questions.
1. Create insight into your leadership style by answering questions about your personal leadership inside your organisation. To enable critical assessment and analysis:

  1. Identify within in your organisation the range of leadership mindsets. What evidence do you see in leaders to underpin your assessment?
  2. Give examples of leadership traits you may have observed in the organisation that typify the selected leadership mindset
  3. Apply the seven mindsets theory to your key members of your team at your work place (Do not mention names).

2. Having analysed your own leadership and others within your organisation produce a reflection assessing your leadership capabilities and a plan for CPD development

  1. Highlighting your areas of growth, strengths and improvements
  2. Planning for present and future role taking into consideration everything you have read about leadership

mindsets.
2.1 After you have designed your CPD, answer:
c. To what extent is your own leadership style aligned and typical to that of your own organisationed
d. How likely is your leadership style to be one that will support the organisation change to a become a key leading 21Century business?
3. Discuss how your understanding of ‘leadership’ has evolved as a result of the readings given in this unit.
* Further clarification to be considered from the lecture :
1. Assignment Brief: Each question asked is related to each session content and session reading.
2. Structure and Segmentation: I was very clear in LP Session 1 that this is not written like other reports you are doing for other units. The structure is to just answer the questions, one by one with referencing (no introduction, executive summary, conclusion, etc., etc.).
3. Contextualized Report: The assignment is asking you to critically analyse, using the Leadership Mindset-Thinking systems, your personal leadership, and of others in your team or organisation. The context is your role and individuals who work in your organisation.
4. Assignment Brief Question 3: Asks you to articulate your understanding of leadership before the unit and after. Has it is changes as a result of the theory and information you have studied? Has it not? Why? In what way?
5. Assignment Brief Intention: The intention of the assignment brief is detailed in the UiF and the Assignment Brief .

 
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MGC2021: Relationship between organisational management theories and popular culture artefact

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Question Description

** I do not require a website but an essay done with this format. I will put that into a website on my own. Please base the essay on the TV series Suits, focusing on how it ties with organisational management theories such as surrounding idealised identities, identity and aesthetics, and the interconnected nature of gender, power and identity in relation to the working environment. Include at least ten academic references using the APA format and a reference list. Please use https://workandpopculture.wordpress.com as a point of reference. Assessment task title: WordPress Website Due Date: Wednesday 20th September 2017 by 4pm (Week 9) Weighting/Value: 50% Details of Task: Choose one topic from weeks 1-8 of the unit, and one popular cultural artefact (e.g., a specific TV programme, cartoon, comic strip, song, album, film, book, set of paintings) that heavily references the world of work. Develop an online WordPress project (in a website, NOT BLOG format) that presents a thesis* related to your chosen topic based on your interpretation of your chosen popular cultural artefact. Original analysis of the links between academic theory and popular culture is necessary by making explicit reference to academic debates in journal articles and other sources. *A thesis is a position statement you craft that focuses on a particular contentious issue or debate relating to your topic of choice. This will be discussed further in tutorials.
Pages-6
Sources-10
 
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