Individual
Written Assignment – Coursework
This task requires you to produce a plan in
report format, on a public domain business
example Facebook, Tesla, Microsoft or any Fortune 500 Company, addressing organizational leadership
approaches covered across the course:
1. Analyze at least two of the below stated leadership
approaches covered in the course which are relevant to the selected business.
(a)
Charismatic Leadership
(b)
Ethical Leadership
(c)
Strategic Leadership
(d)
Cross-Cultural Leadership
2. You are required to evaluate
relevant theories, principles, frameworks and models pertaining to at least two
leadership approaches in your proposal.
3. You must demonstrate your
understanding of the chosen concepts, and how they apply to the business in
question.
4. This could be a business
you are directly connected with, for example as an employee, or it could be a
company that you just have an interest in.
5. You should ensure you have
access to information about the business, such as through its website and media
exposure.
6. In your response, you
should also consider and recommend how the business could grow
strategically, via effective organizational leadership.
7. You may integrate
related elements such as motivation, entrepreneurship and strategic management
concepts to complement your work.
8. Reflect on the level
of work ethics you have committed to search for the information required
to complete this assignment.
Guidelines
for Individual Written Assignment Preparation
1. Prepare an essay (report format) around 4,500 words (
Excluding References & Table of Contents) within an acceptable variation of less
than 1000 words above such a requirement.
2. A minimum of 20 journal
article references is
required for this assignment. Please ensure that citations for sources and
bibliography are properly given in the test of your essay. You must use the Harvard
referencing / citation style. The overall grading will take this into
consideration.
Submission
Requirements for Individual Written Assignment Preparation
1. Your assignment will be anonymously marked so you must
not identify yourself other than by using your student number anywhere on,
or within, the assignment.
2. Proper page break and heading for
each question.
3. Coursework must
be submitted using point, font style (Times New Roman), font sizes (12), and
one-and-a-half (1.5) line spaced.
4. You are advice to include page number of your work for
each discussion question. Pages must be numbered consecutively throughout the
text
The required
textbook(s) which are available online are:
Main Reference:
1. Yukl, G.
2020. Leadership in organizations. Boston: Pearson.
Additional
References:
1.
The Leadership Quarterly
2.
Leadership &
Organizational Development Journal
3.
Journal of Leadership Studies
