7028SR- GROUP- 1

MN7028SR

Breakthrough Leadership Skills

Academic Year 2024/25

Assessment #1

Group presentation (30%)

Ppt slides with maximum 1,000 +/- 10% words

First Marker:

Second Marker:

Title of presentation: Group Presentation on Case Study (Transferring the Toyota lean cultural paradigm into India: implications for human resource management)

Assessment criteria

Tasks

1st Marker

2nd

Marker

Critically evaluate approaches to leadership within business organisations

1. The management practice favoured by Toyota and how it undertakes international expansion. Impact on employee and human resources.

2. Relevant theories of management and leadership and their application to the case study.

3. How Toyota undertook the expansion into India; theories of diffusion and cross border leadership.

4. Cultural aspects of cross border organisation culture and leadership.

5. Differences in organisational and employee culture between India and Japan.

6. The challenges faced by Toyota, the outcome and the changes made.

(50 marks)

Write a brief introduction background of the “given” case

(5 marks)

1. Explain the involved “international, human resources” management practices

(10 marks)

2. Explain the involved “management and leadership” theories

(10 marks)

3, 4, 5. Explained the theories of diffusion and cross border leadership in term of cultural aspects, differences between India and Japan

(20 marks)

6. Outlines the challenges, outcomes, changes made by Toyota

(5 marks)

Quality of empirical evidence

1. Where are theories and facts sourced from

2. Have you considered the most relevant theories

(20 marks)

Provide evidences to support the

1. Sources of your theories (with references)

(10 marks)

2. Relevancy of the used and quoted theories

(10 marks)

Clarity and quality of presentation skills

Demonstrate by showing the

1. Quality of the presentation

2. Quality of the ppt slides’ contents

3. Evidence of team work

(30 marks)

Total Marks (100 marks)

Areas for Improvements

From First Marker

Knowledge and understanding

Analysis and evaluation

From Second Marker

Knowledge and understanding

Analysis and evaluation

Agreed Marks