Ben & Jerry's Case Study Analysis
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This assignment is worth 20% of your final grade and addresses Course Objectives 1 through 6. It gives you an opportunity to apply organizational-level diagnostic processes and organizational development principles to a real-life situation. You will also have the opportunity to assess the appropriateness of the intervention chosen and propose alternative interventions based on the presenting problems and underlying issues uncovered in the diagnosis. You must complete this assignment individually, without contacting other students, and you may not use a paper or any part of a paper from a previous class or from another person. If you have questions about this assignment, please post them in the Ask the Professor discussion forum so that everyone can benefit from the answers.
Your task:
Please read the Ben & Jerry’s case, which can be found under eReserves.
Using the questions at the end of the case as a guide, solve the case study by analyzing what is presented and stating specific actions that would best resolve major issues. Incorporate your answers to the questions in your analysis, as outlined in the How to Solve a Case Study guidelines. These actions must reflect information in the case and the environment facing the firm.
Your paper should be five to seven pages long, excluding cover and reference pages. Please follow APA guidelines for citations, quotations, and references, and use at least five scholarly resources that are dated within the last five years. You are strongly encouraged to use the required and recommended readings in this course, as well as peer-reviewed journal articles found through the UMUC library. Research methodology and problem analysis will be emphasized in the grading of this assignment.
Submit your paper electronically via the Assignment folder. This essay is due on July 22, 2018..
Please see the attached grading criteria for this assignment and the How to Solve a Case Study guidelines.
exceptional satisfactory than satisfactory unsatisfactory knowledge of knowledge of knowledge of knowledge of
relevant concepts relevant concepts relevant concepts relevant concepts
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Jul 22, 2018 11:59 PM
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Rubric Name: Case 2 Grading Rubric
Criteria
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Introduction, Analysis, and Evaluation
30 points
Student demonstrated complete and thorough outline of the facts surrounding the case, identified all key issues, appropriately identified alternative courses of action, and clearly outlined the reasons for the recommendation. 30 – 27 points
26 points
Student satisfactorily outlined the facts surrounding the case, identified most key issues, appropriately identified alternative courses of action, and satisfactorily outlined the reasons for the recommendation. 26 – 24 points
23 points
Student demonstrated less than satisfactory outline of the facts surrounding the case, identified some key issues, identified some alternative courses of action, and/or less than satisfactorily outlined the reasons for the recommendation. 23 – 21 points
20 points
Student unsatisfactorily outlined the facts surrounding the case, key issues, alternative courses of action, and the reasons for the recommendation. 20 – 0 points
Quality of Content
25 points
Student demonstrated
22 points
Student demonstrated
19 points
Student demonstrated less
17 points
Student demonstrated
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Case 2 - Submit Files - HRMD 650 9042 Organizational Development and Change (2185) - UMUC Learning Management System
5 points 4.4 points 3.9 points 3.4 points
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and theories; all statements and opinions were supported by appropriate citations from the literature.
25 – 23 points
and theories; most statements and opinions were supported by appropriate citations from the literature.
22 – 20 points
and theories; some statements and opinions were not supported by appropriate citations from the literature.
19 – 18 points
and theories; many statements and opinions were not supported by appropriate citations from the literature.
17 – 0 points
Quality of Research
20 points
Student did an exceptional job of integrating course readings with additional research. Student cited more than the required number of references.
Sources listed were all scholarly or practitioner journals from the last ten years.
20 - 18 points
17 points
Student did a satisfactory job of integrating course readings with additional research. Student cited the required number of references.
Sources listed were primarily scholarly or practitioner journals from the last ten years.
17 – 16 points
15 points
Student did a less than satisfactory job of integrating course readings with additional research. Student may not have cited the required number of references. Some sources listed may not have been scholarly or practitioner journals from the last ten years.
15 - 14 points
13 points
Student did an inadequate job of integrating course readings with additional research. Student did not cite the required number of references.
Many of the sources listed were not scholarly or practitioner journals from the last ten years.
13 – 0 points
Organization and Mechanics
20 points
Student presented information in a logical sequence that was very easy to follow. Essay had no major spelling and/or grammar errors.
The page length requirement was met.
20 – 18 points
17 points
Student presented information in a mostly logical sequence that was fairly easy follow. Essay had a few minor spelling and/or grammar errors. The page length requirement was met or may have been slightly exceeded.
17 – 16 points
15 points
Student presented information in a confusing sequence that was not easy to follow. Essay had several major spelling and/or grammar errors. The page length requirement may not have been met.
15 - 14 points
13 points
Student presented information in an illogical sequence that was difficult to follow. Essay had many spelling and/or grammar errors. The page length requirement was not met.
13 – 0 points
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APA
Formatti ng
All citations, quotations, and
Most citations,
quotations, and references were formatted correctly or contained a few minor errors.
4.4 – 4.0 points
Several citations,
quotations, and references were not formatted correctly or contained major errors.
3.9 – 3.5 points
Many citations,
quotations, and references were not formatted correctly or contained many errors.
3.4 - 0 points
references were
formatted
correctly or
contained only
one or two minor
errors.
5.0 – 4.5
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