Leadership & teambuilding assignment

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Description:

• You are requested to write a report to critically assess Leadership & Teambuilding in a rapid growth company.

• You can choose (1) a company of your choice or (2) select one unicorn from the graph shown below, or (3) choose a company from rankings such as https://businesschief.eu/leadership-and-strategy/top-10-fastest-growing-companies-in-europe-in-2022

• You may prefer to choose a company in a particular sector you may be interested to develop your career in.

• In your essay, answer the following question: How can we address Leadership & Teambuilding in a rapid growth company such as (name of the company)?

• It is recommended that you choose a company that is well known, so lliteracy exists on this topic. You may find it and use it for your arguments.

• You may serve from the different models and theories reviewed in class.

• You must show critical thinking engagement in your essay, analyzing and evaluating the different topics that you talk about.

• Make sure to quote relevant publications, such as academic journals and books, to support your arguments. To find relevant publications, you may browse through Google Scholar, EBSCO or any other books/articles data base where you’ll find access to different academic publications.

Formalities:

• Wordcount: 2.500 words.

• Cover, Table of Contents, References and Appendix are excluded of the total wordcount.

• Font: Arial 12,5 pts.

• Text alignment: Double Justified.

• The in-text References and the Bibliography must be in Harvard’s citation style.

• Please apply the “Tips to produce a great report” given at class.

Submission: Sunday 11th September 2022, deadline 23.59 h Via Moodle (Turnitin).

Weight: This task is a 60% of your total grade for this subject.

Outcomes: This task assesses the following learning outcomes:

• describe the key characteristics of high-performing teams.

• assess the mix of attributes, skills, and capabilities and how these apply in leadership / teamwork situations; evaluate team roles and responsibilities.

• develop skills in systematic and efficient management of conflict issues.

• critically understand the importance of the relationship between effective leadership

BBA322 LEADERSHIP & TEAMBULDING FINAL REPORT Task brief & rubrics

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Rubrics

Exceptional

90-100

Good

80-89

Fair

70-79

Marginal fail

60-69

Knowledge &

Understanding

(35%)

Student demonstrates

excellent understanding of key

concepts and uses vocabulary

in an entirely appropriate

manner.

Student demonstrates good

understanding of the task and

mentions some relevant

concepts and demonstrates use

of the relevant vocabulary.

Student understands the task and provides minimum theory and/or some use of vocabulary.

Student understands the task and attempts to answer the

question but does not mention key concepts or uses minimum

amount of relevant vocabulary.

Critical Thinking

(35%)

Student critically assesses in

excellent ways, drawing

outstanding conclusions from

relevant authors.

Student critically assesses in

good ways, drawing conclusions

from relevant authors and

references.

Student provides some insights

but stays on the surface of the

topic. References may not be

relevant.

Student makes little or none

critical thinking insights, does

not quote appropriate authors,

and does not provide valid

sources.

Communication

(30%)

Student communicates their

ideas extremely clearly and

concisely, respecting the time

limit and other formalities.

Student communicates their

ideas clearly and concisely,

respecting the time limit and

other formalities.

Student communicates their

ideas with some clarity and

concision. It may be slightly over

or under the time limit. Some

formalities are missing.

Student communicates their

ideas in a somewhat unclear and

unconcise way. It is over or

under the time limit and

formalities are not respected.