Organizational behaviour

BX3171 Organisational Behaviour Assessment 3: Case Study Analysis (essay) - individual assessment item Due date: 27 Jan 2022, 23:59 hours, Singapore (late submission will be deemed as no submission and will not be graded) Marks: 50% Submission: Assessment must be submitted electronically in LearnJCU save as Word document (this is a hard rule) in a single file. Submit your essay to LearnJCU – subject home page – Assessments – Assessment 3-individual case study analysis (Essay). Length: 1,500 words +/- 10% The word count starts from Introduction to Conclusion. References are not included in the word count, but in-text citations and tables are included in the word count. Indicate your word-count on the first page of your essay. This assessment is aligned to the subject learning outcomes listed in the Subject Outline section 3.3. The aim of this assessment is to enable the analysis of a contemporary case study which draws upon all aspects of the subject materials in an essay style format. Safe- assigned is enabled for this assessment – read the following section on plagiarism. The case for this assessment is written by Hemme, F., & Dixon, M. A. (2015). A Case Study on Power and Politics in Organizations. Case Studies in Sport Management, 4(1), 99–106. This case can be found in the following link: https://tinyurl.com/rkh4mts2 The essay style submission will include the following elements. Make use of sub-headings to identify key sections of your essay.

• Introduction – describe the key themes identified in the case study.

• Body - Identify 3 organisational behaviour concepts, theories or models in relation to the case study and integrate your discussion with academic peer-referenced literature. Application of concepts, theories and models need to be contextualised to the case and not just a general theoretical discussion. Use the questions presented at the end of the case to identify the topics. As this assessment is based on a case study, you do not need to describe additional case studies in your essay.

o Topic 1 – Clearly define the topic and discuss the relevant topic concepts, theories, models that can be applied to this case. Include literature review and where appropriate to this topic, discuss answers to the case study questions. It is not necessary to answer all the questions at the end of the case.

o Topic 2 – same as above

o Topic 3 – same as above

• Conclusion – summarise the key themes and position taken from the research undertaken.

• References – You need to review at least 8 academic references. Academic references should be peer-reviewed or from credible newspapers and business magazines. References from other students’ papers, wiki…, blogs, online dictionary are inappropriate.

Marking criteria: refer to the marking rubric for this assessment in the Subject Outline and also attached on the next page. Note on Plagiarism: Plagiarism is a breach of academic integrity. Submission found to contain plagiarised content will receive a fail grade. The forms of plagiarism include:

• Copying lecture notes in its entirety. • Cutting and pasting information directly from the assessment case study. • Cutting and pasting information directly from Internet sources and without clear

acknowledgement. • Quoting word for word from another’s work. • Paraphrasing the work of others by altering a few words, changing their order or

closely following their structure without acknowledgement. • Unauthorised collaborating and colluding with other students. • Using a professional agency or individuals (ghost writers) in the production of your

work.

Assessment Task Three: Individual Case Study – Analysis (Essay)

Assessment Criteria High Distinction (85-100) Distinction (75-84) Credit (65-74) Pass (50-64) Fail (0-49) Grade 10%

Referencing Skills: Demonstrates an ability to choose suitable supporting evidence and referencing according to APA style conventions. Demonstrates good structure grammatical accuracy.

Uses at least eight academic references, with excellent variety and/or quality and follows the correct style/convention without error. Highly developed structure.

Uses at least eight academic references, some problems with variety and/or quality and/or style conventions. Good essay structure development.

Uses at least eight academic references, but some errors in referencing style and/or little variety and/or quality.

Some repetition in source citation, showing lack of variety and/or quality. Some obvious referencing errors. Essay structure met requirements..

Unable to correctly reference sources and/or little variety and/or quality of sources. Some limitations in essay development..

20% Introduction: Clearly describes the key themes identified in the case study.

SLO1, SLO2, CLO1

Describes the key themes accurately and in full, with clear evidence to support the discussion presented.

Good discussion of the key themes and support of the discussion presented.

Some discussion of the key themes presented.

Limited discussion of the key themes presented.

Discussion of the key themes unclear.

50% Body: Identify organisational behaviour concepts, theories or models in relation to the case study and integrate your discussion with academic peer referenced literature. Where appropriate, discuss the case study questions presented SLO1,SLO2,SLO3,CLO1,CLO4,

CLO5,CLO6,CLO10

Highly organised and researched response including evidence of the analysis of: 3-4 organisational behaviour concepts, theories or models related to the case study. Highly developed responses to the appropriate case study questions.

Organised and researched response including evidence of the analysis of: 3-4 organisational behaviour concepts, theories or models related to the case study. Developed responses to the appropriate case study questions.

Some analysis of 3-4 organisational behaviour concepts, theories or models related to the case study. Responses to the appropriate case study questions met requirement..

Limited analysis of 3-4 organisational behaviour concepts, theories or models related to the case study. Responses to the appropriate case study questions require further development.

Very limited analysis of 3-4 organisational behaviour concepts, theories or models related to the case study. Limited responses to the appropriate case study questions.

20% Conclusion: Articulate and identify the key themes and position taken from the research undertaken.

SLO2, SLO3, CLO1, CLO4, CLO6, CLO10

Clear articulation of the key themes identified in the case study. Clear identification of position taken from the research and analysis undertaken.

Key themes identified in the case study. Position taken from the research and analysis undertaken discussed.

Some discussion of the key themes identified in the case study and the position taken resulting from the research.

Limited discussion of the key themes identified in the case study and position taken.

Key themes not clearly identified and very limited discussion of the position taken.

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