ASSIGNMENT UNIT 8

PLEASE ALL SOLUTIONS MUST FOLLOW THE APA 7 FORMAT WITH IN-TEXT CITATIONS AND REFERENCES AT LEAST 3-4. ALSO MUST HAVE AN INTRODUCTION STATING THE ISSUES AND THE BODY THE SOLUTIONS AND A CONCLUSION AND WHERE APPLICABLE A RECOMMENDATION ATTACHED ARE THE RUBICS FOR THE SOLUTIONS

BUS 5211 MANAGING IN A GLOBAL ECONOMY

1. Portfolio Activity Unit 8 THIS IS A 2 PAPER ASSIGNMENT WITH EACH PAPER AT LEAST 750 WORDS PER PAPER. (1500)

For this assignment, be sure that you have read this unit’s reading:

Vogelgesang, G., Clapp-Smith, R. Palmer, N. (2009). The Role of Authentic Leadership and Cultural Intelligence in Cross-Cultural Contexts: An Objectivist Perspective. International Journal of Leadership Studies, 5(2), 102-117.  Retrieved from: http://www.regent.edu/acad/global/publications/ijls/new/vol5iss2/IJLS_vol5_iss2_vogelgesang_authentic_leadership.pdf

Choose a highly visible leader, someone you admire and would like to emulate.  You will be looking to examine a situation when a leader’s cultural adaptation, cultural intelligence, ethics, and perhaps even moral and values have been tested and applying his/her actions to your own, perhaps developing, leadership style.

 Consider the four factors of Authentic Leadership; discuss how the leader rates in each of these areas.  Also consider the issues brought up in the reading for this unit, particularly ethics and personal values.  View the actions of the leader through multiple lenses.  Based on the cultural situation that was discussed above, describe how the leader’s rating was impacted by the way the situation was handled. Include whether their behavior was favorable or not.

Why is this leader someone you admire?  As you examined this leader against the four factors of Authentic Leadership, did he or she rate as highly as you thought?   Look at this exercise and who you want to be as a leader -- where do these things converge?

Submit a 2-paper that both demonstrates that you understand adaptive leadership and is also reflective in nature. If you use any sources, be sure to cite them using APA format. 

BUS 5116 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT

2. Portfolio Activity(AT LEAST 750 WORDS)

The portfolio activity of this unit asks you to contemplate a ‘what if’ scenario that you may confront in the future, presenting a self-reflection exercise where you will have the opportunity to apply different concepts learned during the course as well as your own experience.

Suppose that, after completing your MBA, you are offered a job as a management consultant in a firm specialized in engagement and productivity. One of your first assignments is related to the education sector, specifically working with a large university.  The overall goal of the project you're managing is to identify and enhance motivational factors of students in a well-known university. The purpose is to help improve student motivation and learning engagement to help students reach their goal of degree completion. Because you have recently finished your studies, you feel you have a good understanding of the elements that motivate and de-motivate students.

Reflecting on your own experiences as a learner, write a 2-3-page paper considering motivational factors and proposing strategies a client could consider in order to improve student success.   Be sure to relate your reflection to concepts that you have learned in this course and in other courses in your MBA program.  Be sure to properly cite any resources you use.

This assignment will be assessed by the instructor.