Leadership and 6WBS0016 (OL)

Module Title: Module Code:

Organisation & 17 (SDL)
Assignment Format & Essay 1800 words (+/-10%) Assignment
70%
Maximum Word count Weighting:
Monday 18 March 2024 Coursework return
Within 4 weeks
Coursework Submission: Time: 23:30 through Canvas Date returned to
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students:
Catherine Cox
Michael
Module leader Catherine Cox First marker
Kashioulis
Asad Jaffari
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Assessment Criteria
Learning Outcomes: Knowledge and Understanding tested in this assignment:
1. Discuss the origins and contemporary applications of management and leadership theory.

2. Evaluate aspects of management and leadership practice.

3. Analyse and evaluate the impact of organisations on individual and leader behaviour.

Learning Outcomes: Skills and Attributes tested in this assignment:

1. Assess different approaches to leadership and management.

2. Discuss factors which influence the behaviour of individuals and leadership practice in
organisations.

3. Evaluate the effectiveness of particular organisational leadership styles.

Feedback /Marking criteria for this Assignment

Performance will be assessed using HBS grading criteria (showing the mark allocations)
attached. Guidance for completing this assessment will be provided online under the
‘Assignment’ feature on the Canvas site. If you need further support, please contact the module
leader by email to make an online appointment OR use the discussion forum to post any
queries or check your understanding Late work and plagiarism will receive standard penalties.

Detailed Brief for Individual/Group Assessment

The title of the assignment...
CW1
Do you think business leadership styles have evolved significantly in the last 50 years?
Demonstrate your viewpoint by critically assessing and comparing the leadership styles
and business success of three different business leaders, and suggest if, or how,
leaders may need to change further in order to meet the needs of the post-pandemic
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 world?

In doing this:

 Show an understanding of practical considerations for leadership and change processes

such as communication, stakeholder management, engagement, power and motivation.
 Identify and briefly discuss various influences (both internal and external) that might
impact the overall success of both leadership styles and approaches to change
management and meeting the expectations of a changing world.
 Evidence your work citing a minimum of 12 sources of which 8 must be academic

1800 words (+/-10%)

Mark Scheme:
Presentation and Structure 10
Write essay in a logical structure and in an articulate & fluent academic writing style with no
grammatical / spelling errors.
Intellectual curiosity (quality of academic sources), use and presentation of Harvard Referencing
5
Use appropriate sources to evidence your writing, ensure you follow the Harvard Referencing protocol.
You have been asked to back up your work with a minimum of 12 sources of which 8 must be academic.
Naturally you can cite more than this. It would be inadvisable to cite less.
Content, terms, findings, definitions and calculations 25
The content must include a business leader demonstrating a transformational leadership and two other
business leaders demonstrating different leadership styles. In doing this the student should explore the
topic and demonstrate their knowledge & understanding through thorough & appropriate research.
Business application breadth / Depth / Integration of Literature 30
Consider how you can best integrate and apply your reading and research on leadership styles and their
impact on the organisation and critically evaluate their effectiveness. The depth and breadth of your
reading will help here and your ability to apply what you have learnt.
Discussion, analysis, critical evaluation &/or reflection. 30
Have you a clear line of argument? A strong focused discussion? Can you justify/evidence your
thinking?
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Description of the assessment, the task/topic
This is an essay question that requires a focus on three different leadership styles and the
impact that the behaviour/leadership style has on an organisation and its people.

Students need to identify three different business leaders and demonstrate an understanding
of the effectiveness of the different styles they have selected.

Students need to evaluate how each style impacts the organisation in which they are applied.

Students need to critically comment on how the different styles are utilized

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 Students should demonstrate an awareness of and the importance of organisational cultures
and processes and be able to apply their knowledge.

Students should demonstrate an awareness of the external environment in which the

organisation operates and the impact this has on leaders and followers.

The essay requires the knowledge of the leadership styles to be applied rather than simply
presenting theoretical principles.

Any specific instructions:

This is an essay specifically about business leaders and NOT political, military, religious
leaders etc

To complete this task successfully students will need to undertake secondary research using
relevant data from appropriate sources, (academic texts, prominent business texts, journal
articles and news stories). You must use this information to justify your points and apply
appropriate theories and models.

There must be a minimum of twelve sources of which eight must be academic.

The essay should be 1800 words (+/-10%)

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UG Grading Criteria for HBS Essay
ESSAY Presentation & structure
Task details Follows essay structure & keeps
lecturer to amend to suit to word limit 2000 words (+/-
10%)
Marks 10
90-100 Outstanding presentation & essay
structure, with flowing paragraphs.
Outstanding Articulate & fluent academic writing
style
No grammatical / spelling errors.
80-89 Excellent presentation & essay
structure, with flowing paragraphs.
Excellent Articulate & fluent academic writing
style.
Only minor errors.
70-79 Very good presentation & essay
structure, with flowing paragraphs.
Very Good Fluent academic writing style.
Very few grammatical errors &
spelling mistakes.
60-69 Good presentation & essay
structure with effective
Good paragraphing.
Writing is mainly good with some
flow and spelling/grammar errors
seldom impede understanding
50-59 Clear presentation and sound
essay structure with paragraphing
Clear Pass that is effective for the most part.
Writing is mainly clear, but errors
may slightly impede understanding
40-49 Satisfactory: Basic essay
structure.
Marginal Pass Not always written clearly & has
grammatical & / or spelling errors
which impede understanding.
See CASE with feedback
30-39 Weak essay format. Limited or
poor structure.
Marginal Fail Muddled work with many spelling
& / or grammatical errors.
Must see CASE with feedback
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Assessment and grading criteria
Module Code:
Intellectual curiosity (Quality of academic sources).
Use & presentation of Harvard Referencing
Uses appropriate sources. Follows Harvard style for
in-text citation & Reference List.
Use a minimum of 12 sources of which 8 must be
academic
5 25
Outstanding selection of quality sources, well beyond
core & recommended resources.
Outstanding standard of referencing within text &
consistent use of Harvard referencing system.
Accuracy of in-text references & full details shown in
Reference list.
Excellent selection of quality sources. Evidence of
independent searching beyond core & recommended
resources. Excellent standard of referencing within
text & consistent use of Harvard referencing system.
Accuracy of in-text references & full details shown in
Reference list.
Very good selection of mostly quality sources beyond
the recommended resources. Few irrelevant/poor
quality sources used. Very good standard of
referencing within text & consistent use of Harvard
referencing system. Accuracy of in-text references &
full details shown in Reference list.
Good selection of quality sources but some
irrelevant/poor quality sources used beyond the
recommended reading.
Good standard of referencing within text & consistent
use of Harvard referencing system. Accuracy of in-text
references & full details shown in Reference list.
Some quality sources used to clear effect, but some
may be inappropriate. Limited attempt to go beyond
recommended reading. Harvard referencing system
is mostly consistently, though there may be minor
inaccuracies.
Satisfactory: Some quality sources used. Research
did not go beyond the recommended sources.
Satisfactory referencing within text & some
inconsistent use of Harvard referencing system.
See CASE/ Information Managers (LRC) with
feedback
Weak: Limited evidence of appropriate research.
Some use made of recommended reading, but the
majority of sources are irrelevant/of poor quality.
Weak use of Harvard referencing system with errors &
inconsistently applied.
Must see CASE/ Information Managers (LRC) with
feedback
Lecturer: Student ID number:
Content/ Terms/ Findings/
Definitions/ Calculations
Content included – three leadership
styles and their impact on the
organisations
Outstanding exploration of topic
showing outstanding knowledge &
understanding through thorough &
appropriate research.
Impressive choice and range of
appropriate content.
Excellent level of knowledge &
understanding demonstrated.
Evidence of appropriate reading.
Covers all relevant points & issues.
Very good level of knowledge &
understanding demonstrated.
Covers most relevant points &
issues.
Few errors / omissions in
content/calculations.
Good grasp of the topic & some of
its implications presented.
Good knowledge & understanding is
demonstrated.
Minor errors / omissions in content/
calculations.
Sound grasp of the main topic with
clear knowledge and understanding
of main issues demonstrated. There
may be some errors/omissions in
content/calculations
Satisfactory content / level of
knowledge of the topic. Addresses
most of the task. Some errors /
omissions in content/ calculations.
May benefit from further research.
Weak: Limited content / knowledge/
calculations. Limited or muddled
understanding of the topic/question.
Does not meet all the learning
outcomes.
Penalty:
Total Mark Awarded:
Business application breadth /
Depth / Integration of Literature
Integration & application of
information from three different
leadership styles, critically
analysing and evaluating their
effectiveness.
30
Outstanding business insight &
application. Outstanding
integration of literature/data into
work.
Very impressive breadth and
depth.
Excellent business insight &
application. Excellent integration of
literature/data into work.
Impressive breadth and depth.
Very good business insight &
application. Literature/data is
integrated in a way that
demonstrates very good breadth
and depth of understanding.
Good business insight &
application. Literature /data is
integrated in a way that
demonstrates good breadth and
depth of understanding.
Sound business insight &
application. Literature/data is
integrated in a way that
demonstrates clear understanding.
Satisfactory business insight &
application. Limited integration with
literature/ data.
Use of literature/data but limited in
breadth OR depth.
Weak: Unsatisfactory evidence of
business application & insight
Work needs to show better links
between practical application &
theory.
Moderator:
Discussion/Analysis/Critical evaluation
&/or Reflection
Line of argument, development of
discussion and depth of justification to
the proposed strategies. Ability to
consider the evolution of leadership in
line with requirements of the time
30
Outstanding level of
discussion/analysis/ critical evaluation
&/or reflection.
Highly developed/ focused work.
Excellent level of discussion/analysis/
critical evaluation &/or reflection. Clearly
developed points all of which are relevant
to the topic.
Very good level of discussion/analysis/
critical evaluation &/or reflection. A few
less relevant ideas/points or would
benefit from further development &/or
evaluation/comparison.
Good level of discussion/analysis/ critical
evaluation &/or reflection but more
ideas/points could be addressed
/developed further.
Sound level of discussion/analysis/
critical evaluation &/or reflection but
some irrelevant points and more
ideas/points could be addressed
/developed further.
Satisfactory: Basic evidence of
discussion/analysis/ critical evaluation
&/or reflection but some points
superficially made so need further
development.
See CASE with feedback
Weak: Limited evidence of discussion/
analysis/ critical evaluation &/or
reflection.
More development & comment needed.
May need to do more than describe.
Must see CASE with feedback

20 – 29 Inadequate essay format & poor
paragraphing / signposting.
Clear Fail Inappropriate writing style
Poorly written &/or poor spelling &
grammar.
Must see CASE with feedback
0 – 19 Nothing of merit: Poorly written
work, lacking structure,
Little or Nothing of paragraphing / signposting.
merit Many inaccuracies in spelling &
grammar.
Must see CASE with feedback
KEY 1.
ACTIONS
To achieve a higher 2.
grade, next time you
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Assessment and grading criteria
Inadequate: Little evidence of appropriate research.
Few quality sources used from recommended
reading. Inadequate use of Harvard referencing with
many errors &/or inconsistencies.
Must see CASE/ Information Managers (LRC) with
feedback
Nothing of merit: No evidence of research. No use
made of recommended reading. Sources are
irrelevant & of poor quality. No or little attempt to use
the recommended Harvard referencing system.
Must see CASE/ Information Managers (LRC) with
feedback
Inadequate: Lacking in relevant
content/ knowledge/calculations.
Content irrelevant / inaccurate. Does
not meet all the learning outcomes.
Nothing of merit: Unsatisfactory
level of knowledge demonstrated.
Content used irrelevant / not
appropriate/ to the topic. Does not
meet the learning outcomes.
Inadequate: Lacks evidence of
business application & insight.
Some literature irrelevant to topic.
Nothing of merit: No evidence of
appropriate business application &
insight.
Inadequate: Lacking / inadequate level
of discussion/ analysis/critical evaluation
& /or reflection. Descriptive.
Must see CASE with feedback
Nothing of merit: Unsatisfactory level of
discussion/analysis/critical evaluation
&/or reflection
Must see CASE with feedback