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ASSESSMENT BRIEF
Bachelor’s Degree Year 1

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Date
Student First Name Student Last Name Student ID Task No. submitted Date issued
6th February 2022
Statement of authenticity
I, the above named student, 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. All the sources, from which information has
been obtained for this assignment, have been referenced in the Harvard format. I further confirm that I have
read and understood the Maldives Business School rules and regulations about plagiarism and copying and agree
to be bound by them.

Assignment summary information

Unit Unit 3: Organizations and Behavior Modality OL
Specialization Core
Assignment type This is an individual assignment.
Tasks Submit on Do on
Task 1: Examination: LO1, LO2. NA 12 March 2022
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Task 2: Report: LO3, LO4. 3rd April 2022 NA

An extension must be applied for in writing by individual students and will only be granted
Extensions for valid reasons.
Late submissions will be marked for all grades but will incur a fine of MVR 250 per task.
Late submissions (report & examination).
Each report resubmission will be charged MVR 100 & re-sit/retake for examination will be
Resubmissions: charged MVR 250.
Assessor(s): Ibrahim Solah Internal verifier: Prof. Sandeep Sing Sikewar

Assessor(s) please fill the table below AFTER the evaluation.

Assessment criteria Task Maximum Marks Marks Obtained IV Comments
1.1 1 12
1.2 1 12
2.1 1 16
2.2 1 10
3.1 2 14
3.2 2 16
4.1 2 10
4.2 2 10
Total Marks 100
Assessor’s Name Signature Date
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This is the cover page for your assignment. Each task must have this cover page. A missing cover page will require you to resubmit
the task and a fee of MVR 100 will be charged. Read the document titled “Additional Guidance on Assignments” for help on the
general report format, general presentation format and referencing. Evidences required to achieve each criterion are given just
below each criterion. End of cover page.

Statement of Grades:
Marks Representative Grade Grade Interpretation
85 & Above A* Higher Distinction
75 to 84 A Distinction
65 to 74 B Merit
50 to 64 C Pass
Below 50 F Fail

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UNIT OUTCOMES, ASSESSMENT CRITERIA AND EVIDENCE REQUIRMENTS
Unit outcomes are given below. Assessment criteria and evidence requirements are given below each task.
Learning Outcome 1 Understand the relationship between organisational structure and culture.
Learning Outcome 2 Understand different approaches to management and leadership.
Learning Outcome 3 Understand ways of using motivational theories in organisations.
Learning Outcome 4 Understand mechanisms for developing effective teamwork in
organisations.
Criterion Distribution 1.1 1.2 2.1 2.2 3.1 3.2 4.1 4.2
Table T1 T1 T1 T1 T2 T2 T2 T2

EXPECTED SOURCES
At least two of these sources must be cited in relevant tasks in your assignment.
1. BPP Learning Media. 2010. Business essentials: organizations and behavior. London: BPP Learning
Media.
2. Robbins, S.P. & Judge, T.A. 2017. Organizational Behavior. 17th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education Limited.
3. Huchzynski, A.A. & Buchanan, D.A. 2013. Organizational Behaviour. 8th ed. Harlow: Pearson Education
Limited.

TASK 1: EXAMINATION
In this task you will take an examination. It will assess you on the following criteria.
1. Compare and contrast the organizational structures and culture. (1.1) (12 Marks)
You should:
(A) Identify different organizational structures and culture.
(B) Discuss the similarities and differences between different organizational structures and culture.

2. Explain how the relationship between the structures and culture can impact on the
performance of the business. (1.2) (12 Marks)
You should:
(A) Discuss the relationship between organization’s structure and culture in terms of the following:
1. Time consuming or quick decision
2. Closeness to customers
3. The extent of functional specialization
(B) Explain and analyze the impact of this relationship on the performance of the business in reference
to the following:
1. Achievement of objectives.
2. Employee’s commitment.
3. Organizational development.

3. Compare the effectiveness of different leadership styles in different organizations. (2.1)

(16 Marks)
You should:
(A) Identify the different leadership styles (e.g. coercive, coaching, democratic, affiliative, and
authoritative) that exists in business organizations.
(B) Explain the extent to which the leadership styles have an impact on organizations ability in achieving
its objectives and solving its problems (i.e. effectiveness).

4. Explain how organizational theory underpins the practice of management. (2.2)

(10 Marks)
You should:
(A) Briefly describe organizational theories:
1. Scientific management.
2. Classical administration
3. Bureaucracy
4. The human relations approach
5. The systems approach, and contingency approach.
(B) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the various organizational theories.
(This provides evidence for LO1 and LO2.)

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TASK 2: REPORT
Scenario
Organizational behavior is about understanding behavior of employees and how organizational structure and culture
could be transformed in such a way that organizational goals could be achieved. Today’s world is facing dynamic
changes in technology and global economic recession. In order to succeed in this changing environment, organizations
need to understand what would be the most appropriate standpoint to re-engineer the organization. Such as structure
and culture for the organization, relationships between structure and culture, leadership approaches, motivational
theories that could be applied and how effective team could be developed to achieve organizational objectives.

You work as a business consultant in a reputed organization in the Maldives. Your CEO has recently asked you to
identify and discuss organizational issues in a client’s organization with the aim of finding suitable solutions.

Write a report on motivation and teamwork in a selected organization titled “Motivation and Teamwork in
[organization name]”. Your report must be unified and coherent. It must not exceed 2,500 words.

1. Discuss the impact that different leadership styles may have on motivation in organizations in
periods of change. (3.1) (14 Marks)
You should:
A. Briefly describe the current changes in the selected organization.
B. Explain in detail the effect of three different leadership styles on the motivation of employees at the selected
organization as it undergoes these changes.

2. Compare the application of different motivational theories within the workplace. (3.2)
(16 Marks)
You should:
A. Explain one of the following theories of motivation:
1. Maccoby’s theory
2. Maslow’s Hierarchy of needs
3. Herzberg’s two factor theory
4. Vroom’s theory
B. Explain the extent to which the theory selected in (A) above could be applied to the selected organization.

3. Explain the nature of groups and group behaviour within organizations. (4.1) (10 Marks)
You should:
A. Explain the nature of groups and group behavior in the selected organization in terms of:
1. Team roles
2. Team solidarity.
B. Clearly state important similarities and differences in the nature of groups and group behavior.

4. Discuss factors that may promote or inhibit the development of effective teamwork in
organizations. (4.2) (10 Marks)
You should:
A. Discuss two factors that may promote the development of effective teams
B. Discuss two factors that may inhibit the development of effective teams.

(This provides evidence for LO3 and LO4)

FILE SUBMISSION RULES

1. The Task 2 Report must be submitted as PDF file. Name the file as:
BY1_OL_Unit03_OB_February2022_Task2_Report_FirstnameLastname_StudentID.
Replace First name & Last name with your first name and last name and Student ID with your student
ID. Attach any highly relevant documents as appendices.
2. Do not submit the first draft of your report. The report you submit must be at least the second edited
version. Do the final editing: proof read for logical errors, spelling and grammar.
3. Remember to upload all the files before you click the “Submit for grading” button.
End of assessment brief.

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