MGMT125 – Principles of Management

Individual Essay Assignment

Write an essay that discusses the concepts, issues, advantages and disadvantages of any ONE (1) of the listed
management techniques in the table below. In your discussion, please use examples of how the selected
technique has been used or can be used by managers in a business situation, so that you can more thoroughly
explain the concepts of the selected management technique.
You are also required to compare and contrast your chosen technique with its technique pair, also in the table
below. Lastly, you need to give your opinion about the effectiveness and usability of your selected technique,
and state why and in what situations you believe managers should use this management technique.

Your essay should meet the following criteria:

• Word count: 1,500 to 1,800 words (not inclusive of text on the cover page or the bibliography page).
• Citations must be properly documented using the APA citation style.
• Include a cover page.
• Submit your essay via email to clintonabenjamin@gmail.com. No other email address is valid.
• Duration: 1week
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• Due Date: May 28 , 2021

Main Topics Paired Topics*

Chapter 11: Charismatic Leadership Transformational Leadership

Chapter 11: Transactional Leadership Transformational Leadership
Chapter 12: Job Enlargement & Job Enrichment Job Simplification & Job Rotation
Chapter 12: Two-Factor Theory Equity Theory
Chapter 12: ERG Theory Expectancy Theory

*For example, if you choose to write about ERG Theory, then you must compare and contrast ERG Theory
against Expectancy Theory. You must not reference any other of the paired topics.
 Scoring Rubric
Score Category Exemplary Satisfactory Unsatisfactory Unacceptable
Content 18-20 Points: The 12-17 Points: The 5-11 Points: The 0-4 Points: The
topic was covered in topic was covered in topic was covered in topic was covered
Coverage: a comprehensive a mostly comprehen- a somewhat very superficially or
20 points way, with 80%-100% sive way, with 60%- comprehensive way, poorly, with 0%-40%
of the subject matter 80% of the subject with 40%-60% of the of the subject matter
presented. matter presented. subject matter presented.
presented.
Topic 10 Points: The 6-9 Points: The 2-5 Points: The 0-1 Points: The
student student student student
Knowledge: demonstrated demonstrated above demonstrated fair demonstrated poor
10 Points complete knowledge average knowledge knowledge of the knowledge of the
of the topic. of the topic. topic. topic.
Accuracy of 14-15 Points: All of 9-13 Points: Most of 5-8 Points: Some of 0-4 Points: None or
the information and the information and the information and little of the
Information: details presented are details presented are details presented are information and
15 points described accurately, described accurately, described accurately, details presented are
and are consistent and are consistent and are consistent described accurately,
with the respective with the respective with the respective and are consistent
management management management with the respective
principle and theory. principle and theory. principle and theory. management
principle and theory.
Relevance of 14-15 Points: The 9-13 Points: The 5-8 Points: The real- 0-4 Points: The real-
real-world example real-world example world example used world example used
Illustrative used was entirely used was mostly was somewhat was not suitable and
Examples Used: suitable and suitable and suitable and appropriate for
15 Points appropriate for appropriate for appropriate for illustrating the topic.
illustrating the topic. illustrating the topic. illustrating the topic.
Clarity of 10 Points: The topic 6-9 Points: The 2-5 Points: The 0-1 Points: The
was presented in a topic was presented topic was presented topic was presented
Concepts: clear and in a mostly clear and in a somewhat clear in a manner that was
10 points unambiguous unambiguous and unambiguous unclear, confusing
manner. manner. manner. and ambiguous.
Word Count: 10 Points: The 6-9 Points: The 2-5 Points: The 0-1 Points: The
required minimum essay was less than essay was 100 to essay was more than
10 points number of words 100 words below the 300 words below the 300 words less than
was achieved, and required minimum, or required minimum the required
the maximum the essay exceeded number of words. minimum number of
number of words the maximum words.
was not exceeded. number of words.
Format: 10 Points: The 6-9 Points: The 2-5 Points: The 0-1 Points: The
essay is formatted essay is mostly essay is somewhat essay is not
10 points professionally. formatted formatted formatted
professionally. professionally. professionally.
Mechanics: 10 Points: No 6-9 Points: Up to 5 2-5 Points: Up to 10 0-1 Points: More
grammatical, grammatical, grammatical, than 10 grammatical,
10 points
spelling, spacing, spelling, spacing, spelling, spacing, spelling, spacing,
capitalization or capitalization or capitalization or capitalization or
punctuation errors punctuation errors punctuation errors punctuation errors
exist in the proposal, exist in the proposal, exist in the proposal, exist in the proposal,
and all sources are and most sources and some sources and no sources are
properly cited using are properly cited are properly cited properly cited using
the APA style, etc. using the APA style, using the APA style, the APA style, etc.
etc. etc.