Assessment Brief

Module Name: Management and Organisational Behaviour

Please read this assessment brief in its entirety before starting work on the Assessment Task.

The Assessment Task

This assignment is a theoretically informed individual 3,500-word report to address the identified challenges outline in your poster presentation(Nike Ltd, See attached below).

 This report should develop a critical theoretical discussion using up to date credible sources to debate the different options for leaders/managers to deal with your outlined specific challenges. You should demonstrate the depth of your research by comparing and contrasting a range of theories in order to develop an analysis of the topic areas to provide practical solutions to the identified challenges.

 Please refer to the below guidance for further Clarity

1. Structural Guidelines

Introduction – a brief introduction to the report, please make sure that you write clearly and succinctly (there is only 3500 words)

 

Leadership and Management Challenges within Current Business Environment

1. Discuss challenges of leadership in terms of the chosen area 1 and possible ways of addressing them in your (or chosen) organisation
2. Discuss the challenges of leadership and management of the chosen area 2 and possible ways of addressing them in your (or chosen) organisation

Case Study Analysis – Link above discussed theories to analyse potential solutions for the challenges/issues identified.

1. The analysis on first chosen area
2. The Analysis on second chosen area

Conclusion and Recommendations – Provide an overview of the report and some recommendations based on the above analysis

References – Please make sure to follow University guidance for Harvard Referencing and provide the list of references.

2. Quality Related Guidelines

Academic Support – It is mandatory that you support your arguments using current research and theories extracted from relevant and recognised journal articles.

Academic Writing – You are expected to write succinctly and critically in line with the assessment task.

Word Limits  

The maximum word limit for this assignment is 3,500 words.

Learning Outcomes

On successful completion of this assessment, you will be able to:

Knowledge and understanding

1. Successfully critique and evaluate the different theoretical approaches around organisational behaviour.
2. Contextualise theoretical understanding by analysing current issues related to the discipline of Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour
3. Provide an extended argument and justification in an appropriate written format.

Your grade will depend on the extent to which you meet these learning outcomes in the way relevant for this assessment. Please see the grading rubric below:

Name: – Marking Rubric: Assessment Two

Criteria	No Submission/ No Evidence	Fail	Pass	Commended	Distinction
Learning outcomes: Learning Outcome – a Successfully critique and evaluate the different theoretical approaches around organisational behaviour	Work submitted is of no academic value/ nothing submitted.	There is no sufficient understanding and evaluation of relevant theories in relation to the identified challenges and the solutions suggested.	There is sufficient and acceptable critical evaluation of theories in relation to the identified challenges and the solutions suggested.	There is a very good critical evaluation of theories in relation to the identified challenges and the solutions suggested	There is an excellent engagement with the literature to support the discussions. The work critically discusses relevant theories for the issues highlighted and the solutions proposed.
Learning Outcome – b Contextualise theoretical understanding by analysing current issues related to the discipline of Human Resource Management and Organisational Behaviour	Work submitted is of no academic value/ Nothing presented.	The report does not have sufficient evidence of contextual nature of the leadership challenges identified. The author does not demonstrate his/her understanding of contextual application of learned theories and models.	The report sufficient evidence of author’s understanding of the contextual nature of the challenges and the solutions provided. There is sufficient demonstration of contextual application of learned theories	The report provides very good evidences of theoretical application by considering contextual nature of the challenges and the solutions suggested. The work evidences author’s ability to provide theoretically informed practical solutions	The report provides excellent evidences of theoretical application by considering contextual nature of the challenges and the solutions suggested. There are very good evidences of author’s ability to provide theoretically informed practical solutions
Learning Outcome – f Provide an extended argument and justification in an appropriate written format	Work submitted is of no academic value/ Nothing presented.	There is no sufficient evidence of the author’s ability to develop coherent and concise written arguments in line with the assessment task and the expectations at level 7. The sections, paragraphs, the sentences are disconnected.	There is sufficient evidence of the author’s ability to develop coherent and concise written arguments in line with the assessment task and the expectations at level 7	There is very good evidence of the author’s ability coherent and concise written arguments in line with the assessment task and the expectations at level 7	There is excellent evidence of the author’s ability to develop coherent and concise written arguments in line with the assessment task and the expectations at level 7
Academic/Profesional Quality	Absent or poor command of academic / professional conventions appropriate to the discipline	Unsatisfactory command of academic / professional conventions appropriate to the discipline.	Satisfactory command of academic / professional conventions appropriate to the discipline.	Sound command of academic / professional conventions sufficient and appropriate to the discipline.	Authoritative command of academic / professional conventions appropriate to the discipline.