MANAGEMENT AND BUSINESS CONTEXT
ROYAL IND
Assessment1Information.pptxMGMT20144 – Management and Business Context
Assessment Item 1 - Annotated Bibliography
Annotated Bibliography - Essay
Weighting: 30% (30 marks)
Length: 1500 words +/- 10%
Due: Week 5 Friday (14 Dec 2018) 11:55 pm AEST
This individual written assessment is designed to:
Assist you to develop your knowledge of management and business contexts
Give you the opportunity to enhance skills in research, professional responsibility, and written communication.
All submissions must be uploaded through the Assessment Item 1 link on the unit Moodle page.
The annotated bibliography should be uploaded as a word document.
Penalties for late submission are applied according to the policy. This is 5% of the total marks for this assessment item deducted for every day (or part-day) the assignment is late.
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Choosing Journal Articles
Your task is to compile an annotated bibliography of five recent (2014-2018) peer reviewed journal articles from the list of journals provided.
You cannot use articles from any other journals and you cannot use the journal articles that are on the unit Moodle site.
You must include the doi for each journal article in the reference list. For example:
Derouiche, I., Hassan, M., & Amdouni, S. (2018). Ownership structure and investment-cash flow sensitivity. Journal of Management & Governance, 22(1), 31-54. DOI: 10.1007/s10997-017-9380-x
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Journals to use for this task
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Academy of Management Annals
Academy of Management Review
Human Resource Management Review
International Business Review
International Journal of Human Resource Management
International Studies of Management and Organization
Journal of Business Strategy
Journal of Management and Organization
Journal of Management Inquiry
Journal of Management Studies
Journal of Operations Management
Journal of Service Management
Journal of World Business
Management International Review
Manufacturing and Service Operations Management
Organizational Dynamics
Personnel Review
Research in Organizational Behavior
Strategic Organization
Work, Employment and Society
Step 1
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Identify five (5) journal articles that match the first five topics of this unit.
That is, you must find one journal article per topic:
Organisational structures or governance,
Environmental forces,
Risks confronting the firm,
Organisation and business practices, and
The functions of diverse firms.
You should search the library databases via the online ‘advanced search’ function of the CQUniversity library. By choosing the ‘advanced search’ function you can select the actual journal you wish to search.
Steps 2 and 3
Write a short introduction discussing why the contextual factors are important to organisational decision making.
Write 1-2 paragraphs for each of the identified journal articles that:
Defines the main contextual factor being discussed in the journal article,
Discusses the new findings in relation to the contextual factor, and
Highlights what these findings mean for managers in organisations.
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Steps 4 and 5
Write a short conclusion recommending one specific contextual factor as most important to CQUniversity’s organisational performance. Explain your reasoning.
Write a reference list correctly:
It must use the APA referencing style
Each reference appears before each annotated bibliography
It has a hanging indentation
There are specific fonts and formatting that must be used:
Derouiche, I., Hassan, M., & Amdouni, S. (2018). Ownership structure and investment-cash flow sensitivity. Journal of Management & Governance, 22(1), 31-54. DOI: 10.1007/s10997-017-9380-x
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Explaining how major contextual factors affect business decision making (15%).
Defining key terms, theories and concepts presented in Topics 1-5 (15%).
Critical evaluation of managerial actions in relation to the contextual factors discussed in Topics 1-5 (30%).
Demonstrating understanding of the impact of a contextual factor on organisational performance (20%).
Correctly using the APA referencing system to cite academic sources in-text and in the reference list (10%).
Correctly using appropriate conventions of academic writing (10%).
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Marking Criteria
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Contextual factors: are characteristics of the internal and external environment; such as structure, functions, environmental forces, risks, etc.
Key terms: words that are being used in this unit such as sole trader, structure, SWOT analysis, benchmarking etc.
Concept: this is an abstract idea that someone has named and defined. For example, the concept of employee engagement is defined as the extent to which employees feel passionate about their jobs, are committed to the organisation, and put discretionary effort into their work. It has a cognitive, affective, and behavioural component.
Theory: is a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something. For example, increasing employee engagement will increase performance, customer satisfaction, profitability and productivity, and reduce employee turnover.
Key Definitions
Critical evaluation of managerial actions: give your verdict as to what extent a statement or findings within a piece of research are true, or to what extent you agree with them. Provide evidence taken from a wide range of sources which both agree with and contradict an argument.
Impact: what is the effect or influence of the contextual factor on the organisation?
APA referencing system: you must only use this referencing system in the body of the essay and in the reference list at the end. Ensure you familiarise yourself with it!
Appropriate conventions of academic writing: this is quite a formal style of writing, which is discussed in the following slides.
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Key Definitions
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Must be within the word limit (first word of introduction to last word of the conclusion).
Write in paragraph form with full sentences. A paragraph is more than one sentence (usually 3-4, and rarely more than 5-6).
Make the first or last sentence the topic sentence of the paragraph.
Write using formal academic language and specific Management and Business Context words, theories, concepts and terms.
Avoid using casual conversational language. For example, instead of writing “it’s a good idea to think about . . .” write “an important consideration is . . ” However, avoid using words you don’t understand (i.e. don’t just change words for synonyms to make it ‘sound smarter’. This usually has the exact opposite effect.
Write in the third person not using “I”, “we”, “one”, “he/she”.
Academic Writing Conventions
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Plagiarism is the intentional use of someone else’s ideas, words or concepts in your assignment without appropriate acknowledgment. It is considered serious misconduct at university and should be avoided at all times.
Committing plagiarism can carry very serious penalties for students, including expulsion from the university.
Past penalties include zero marks or a reduction of marks for an assignment. This reduction of marks on one assessment item has even lead to failure of the entire unit!
TurnItIn is the first place that we look for when assessing plagiarism. This score may increase even after you submit your assignment as more comparisons are made between your work and other students’ work, journal articles or information on the Internet.
Plagiarism
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CQUniversity has a policy on plagiarism and you are strongly encouraged to familiarise yourself with it.
Not having read the policy is no excuse when you are reported for plagiarism.
The following URL will lead you to CQUniversity’s policy repository where you can search for plagiarism procedures and policy. https:// www.cqu.edu.au/policy
There is also information on the unit Moodle site about plagiarism and academic misconduct. You should read this information and watch the student video.
Plagiarism
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Please ensure you upload the correct assignment to Moodle.
You will not have the opportunity to have your assignment removed and/or replaced because you:
Received a high TurnItIn score or
Accidently uploaded an assignment from another unit or student or
Submitted the assignment without the reference list or
Submitted the wrong copy of your assignment.
Uploading your Assignment
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Only the unit coordinator can approve extensions on assignments; but, do not email the unit coordinator directly.
All extensions must be applied for via the Assessment Extension Request system on Moodle.
Criteria for deciding assessment extension requests incudes:
The extension request is in writing and includes sufficient details, such as relevant grounds and supporting documents, to enable an informed decision;
When the extension request was received
Any other relevant circumstances.
The act of applying for an extension is no guarantee that it will be granted. Late penalties apply when an extension is not granted. (5% of the possible marks = 1.5/day)
Extensions
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The markers will use the ‘Feedback Studio’ in Moodle when marking your assignment.
You will need to click on the ‘blue pencil’ to the right of your TurnItIn score to access feedback.
You will notice blue ‘callouts’ and short phrases that contain feedback. Click on these to see the feedback that the marker has written.
There is also an ability to access the marking rubric here by clicking on the blue symbol made up of eight little squares on the right of the screen.
Feedback
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If you have any questions about any of the assessment items you are encouraged to ask them on the Q & A forum on Moodle.
The Q & A forum is on the left side of the MGMT20144 Moodle home page.
Do not email the unit coordinator with your questions as your question might be relevant to other students too.
By using the Q & A forum every student can see the question and receive the same answer.
Questions?
