Management Assignment

Management School – Postgraduate Coursework Specification

MGT 6127 Assignment 2 2017_8

Module Code: MGT6127 Coursework Code: Assignment 2

INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT

Module Title: Management & Organisation Theory

Date Available: November 2017

Requirements:

This assignment is based upon the critical analysis of the case study stated below.

Critically analyse the Alibaba case study. You are expected in this assignment to give a critical analysis of the environment affecting Alibaba and then respond to the following 3 in depth areas:

1. Evaluate and critique the decision of this partnership (Alibaba’s Bailian Deal ) 2. Examine the challenges and the alternatives for the Alibaba organisation considering the environment affecting it that could have been

explored by Alibaba 3. Choose 1 other topic from MGT6127 and provide a critical analysis of Alibaba

You do not need to conduct further research into this organisation – you will not receive extra credit for additional case research. Focus your attention on analysing the given case material using the appropriate academic literature covered on MGT 6127. Use theory and examples to demonstrate your points that you are discussing ensuring you reference accurately using the Harvard Method.

This is an INDIVIDUAL assignment and must be submitted as part of your overall module grade

Submission details:

Date of submission 15th December 2017 by Midday after this time and date, penalties will occur

Students should note that the time of submission is taken from once the document has been successfully uploaded and confirmed – this may take more than five minutes during busy periods. Late penalties will be applied to any work submitted from 12.01pm. Details of how to calculate a late penalty can be found in the PG Handbook. It is the student’s responsibility to ensure the document/file has uploaded successfully. This is confirmed when you receive a code that confirms the upload. If you don't receive this code it is likely your work is not uploaded so try again. The system will only allow you to upload once.

Using the Link for submitting: You should confirm you can see the link associated with this assignment at least 2 weeks in advance of the submission date. If you cannot see the link you need to notify the module leader as soon as possible via the discussion board. Do not wait until the day of submission to highlight this. Use the link on Mole and this will connect you directly to Turnitin for you to submit. Done correctly you will only need to submit once. you will receive a paper submission id that will confirm your upload is complete. Keep this code for your records.

Assignment File: There are a number of things you must do when before you upload your work.

1. Your assignment file must be called "your student number and then MGT 6127_2 so it should look like this 1502365298 MGT 6127_2 failure to comply with this request will incur a penalty of 5 marks.

2. You must use the Management School cover sheet which can be found on the Mole site and enter the details required on this before you start the assignment response.

3. You must decide yourself how best to represent your work to answer the question that the assignment requires. Please stay focussed on the question and the marking criteria to ensure that you are not wasting your word count on irrelevant information.

4. Your font must be Font 11 or 12 font size

5. Your font type must be Arial or Times New Roman

6. You should use relevant headings and layout to support your work

7. You should use 1.5 line spacing in your work

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Contribution to Final Mark for Module: 70%

Marking

Marking will be completed on-line and feedback will be released approx 3 weeks after the submission date excluding weekends and holidays.

Maximum Word Length:our work has to have a word count of between 1750-1800 words.

This word count includes all citations within the body of the answer and any diagrams and words used on tables etc

this word count DOES NOT include the list of references required at the end of your work or any appendices at the end of your work

Failure to comply with the word count parameters will incur a penalty. Not complying with the above word count range will incur a penalty which will be calculated in line with the PG Handbook.

MARKING CRITERIA 80-100% 79-70, Excellent 69-60, Good 59-50, A pass 49-40, A fail 39-1, A bad fail

Interpretation and scope

20% weighting

Consistent and thorough answer that addresses the question asked in all areas in a balanced way

a) Excellent attempt to reflect the scope of the assignment. b) Understood and addressed most aspects of the assignment with almost no omissions and misunderstandings.

a) Good attempt to cover scope of assignment. b) Minor omissions, misunderstandings or irrelevant material.

a) Fair attempt to cover scope of assignment. b) Some omissions, misunderstandings or irrelevant material.

a) Scope of assignment not fully understood. b) Much irrelevant material and many omissions and misunderstandings.

a) Scope of assignment completely misunderstood. b) Little or no relevant material.

Effective application of organisational theory concepts and frameworks

30% weighting

Demonstrates a thorough and detailed interpretation of the theories and accurately applied at all times throughout the work

Almost complete application of relevant theories/concepts across all sections of the report showing an excellent understanding of key concepts.

Consistent application of relevant theories/concepts across all sections of the report showing a solid understanding of key concepts.

Some application of relevant theories/concepts across all sections of the report showing a reasonable understanding of key concepts.

Minimal application of relevant theories/concepts showing a limited of understanding of concepts and frameworks.

No application of relevant theories/concepts showing a lack of understanding of concepts and frameworks.

Evaluation and synthesis of the case study

30% weighting

A creative writing approach that fully and with depth of understanding relates the analysis of the case with precision in its evaluation and synthesis

Systematic critical analysis consistently supported by reliable and relevant evidence.

Consistent critical analysis supported by reliable and relevant evidence.

Some critical analysis supported by some evidence.

Mainly descriptive with limited attempt at analysis. Limited supporting material.

Description only. Unsupported arguments or assertions.

Structure & Writing Style

10% weighting

An advanced style of writing and structure that is exceptional at every level

a) Clear structure & excellent use of the appropriate writing style for the task. b) Introduction and conclusion excellent.

a) Overall structure & writing style good. b) Introduction and conclusion good.

a) Structure & writing style fair but could be improved. b) Introduction and/or conclusion adequate.

a) Poor structure and writing style. b) Poor introduction and/or conclusion.

a) Structure lacking. Poor construct of writing style b) No recognisable introduction and conclusion.

References

10% weighting

Excellent range of references, academic and industry. Correct use of Harvard method.

Good range of references, academic and industry. Harvard method used correctly.

Adequate range of references, academic and industry Harvard method with some errors.

Harvard is correctly used but there are limited use of references to substantiate the arguments

Uses some references but used badly or are not credible Poor or limited use of Harvard

No referencing or of poor quality in the credibility of the references No use of Harvard method