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MGMT704: Foundations of Leadership Assignment
RESEARCH & CASE NO. 2 (WEEK 8)
Assignment Description
This assignment is designed to allow you to demonstrate your knowledge of the roles and responsibilities of leaders in the management and operations of an organization, including the critical roles of decision making, and communication. You will conduct a corporate analysis to apply concepts learned throughout the course and explore aspects of motivation, conflict and change management, and diversity in contemporary organizations.
Assignment Instructions
Pick any one of the articles we have taken up in class between WEEK 4 to WEEK 6. Read over the article and summarize and answer the questions below.
Assignment Length and Content
Your written assignment should be a minimum of 1,500 words in length and include the following information:
Assignment Suggestions
· Answer from the questions to guide your research and response to each component of this assignment so that you can meet the criterion present in the rubric.
· Select a week from our lecture in which you have an interest with and write about it
· Make sure to use both theoretical and applied material for your work
· Try to use materials from our class discussion to better give you an idea about the case.
Using Sources
You may refer to the course material for supporting evidence, but you must also use
at least two credible, outside sources and cite them using APA format. Please include a mix of both primary and secondary sources, with at least one source from a scholarly peer-reviewed journal. If you use any Study.com lessons as sources, please also cite them in APA (including the lesson title and instructor’s name).
· Primary sources are first-hand accounts such as interviews, advertisements, speeches, company documents, statements, and press releases published by the company in question.
· Secondary sources come from peer-reviewed scholarly journals, such as the Journal of Management. You may use like JSTOR, Google Scholar, and Social Science Research Network to find articles from these journals. Secondary sources may also come from reputable websites with .gov, .edu, or .org in the domain. (Wikipedia is not a reputable source, though the sources listed in Wikipedia articles may be acceptable.)
Questions (WEEK 4 to WEEK 6)
1) Read over the article/case and summarize what it is referring to in your own words.
2) What type of leadership traits can you describe in the case study? Use materials both from the handout and from our class.
3) Where do you feel the topic could be use in real life. How does this topic apply to your learning and what can you do to better engage with it in the future?
4) What 3 things do you agree with the article in your own opinion and 3 things you disagree?
5) In the topic which you choose, what can you do (if you were given management role) to make it better and how would you execute on it?
6) Which company do you feel is most likely to use this article (public/private) and why do you think this article can do to better improve their corporate leadership?
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