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MANAGING PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS: MGMT861

Assignment 2: Ethical decision-making and Leadership-Marking Criteria

Indicators of ACHIEVED WITH DISTINCTION

Indicators of ACHIEVED WITH MERIT

Indicators of ACHIEVED

Indicators of NOT ACHIEVED

Content

Research on Decision- making, Leadership/management style, and communication

(20 marks)

• Clearly and accurately identifies at least two critical decisions (including one ethical), business or national leaders must make in covid19 crisis. Clearly and accurately identifies stakeholder groups and skilfully analyses how their needs must be met.

• Excellent analysis of

Ardern’s leadership/ management style. Contrasts, compares and evaluates other management or leadership styles in the crisis with perception and insight.

• Perceptive discussion of

features, functions and importance of effective leadership communication in a crisis. Comprehensively identifies and evaluates features of Ardern’s communication

Shows evidence of in-depth independent research and reading illustrates all answers with excellent examples from reading and research. Utilises high level critical thinking to justify their discussion- choices

• Identifies at least two critical decisions (including one ethical), business or national leaders must make in covid19 crisis. Identifies relevant stakeholder groups and analyses how their needs must be met. • Good analysis of Ardern’s

leadership/ management style. Contrasts, compares and evaluates other management or leadership styles well. • Good discussion of

features, functions and importance of effective leadership communication in a crisis. Identifies and evaluates features of Ardern’s communication Shows evidence of independent research and reading illustrates answers with relevant examples from reading and research. Utilises critical thinking to justify their discussion- choices

• Identifies superficially two critical decisions (including one ethical) business or national leaders must make in covid19 crisis, or one competently. Identifies some relevant stakeholder groups and some limited analysis how their needs must be met. May mis-identify or choose some irrelevant groups.

• Some adequate analysis of

Ardern’s leadership/ management style. Contrasts, compares and evaluates other management or leadership styles adequately but may be limited. •Limited discussion of features, functions and importance of effective leadership communication in a crisis. Identifies and evaluates some features of Ardern’s communication Shows evidence of some independent research and reading illustrates all answers with examples from reading and research. Utilises some critical thinking to justify their discussion- choices

• Does not identify at least two critical decisions (including one ethical), business or national leaders must make in covid19 crisis. Does not identify or mis- identifies relevant stakeholder groups. No or inadequate analysis of how their needs must be met. • Poor or minimal analysis

of Ardern’s leadership/ management style. Omits to contrast, compare and evaluate other management or leadership styles or does this incompetently •Discussion of features, functions and importance of effective leadership communication in a crisis, lacking or inadequate. Fails to identify and evaluate some features of Ardern’s communication or does so poorly. Shows little evidence of independent research and reading and /or does not illustrate answers with examples from reading and research. Does not utilise critical thinking to justify their discussion- choices

Application of knowledge and connections to, concepts, theories (12 marks)

Consistent perceptive and critical engagement with concepts, theories of management decision- making, team leadership and communication, applied to the analysis of events and based on comprehensive understanding. Application of knowledge is consistently clear and effective.

Consistent perceptive and critical engagement with concepts, theories of management decision- making, team leadership and communication applied to the analysis of events and behaviours. Knowledge is generally clear and effective but some shortcomings in understanding of concepts and/or theories

Overall, some engagement with concepts, theories of management decision- making, team leadership and communication applied to the analysis Application of knowledge is mostly clear, but writing reveals rather superficial understanding.

Lack of engagement with concepts, theory, strategies and processes of distributive bargaining and integrative negotiation. Writing rarely goes beyond reproduction of concepts and theories and is impaired in parts by considerable inaccuracies.

Use of Literature (2 marks)

Skilfully Integrates relevant literature in the discussion.

Refers to relevant literature.

Refers to some literature but may lack application to case or not applied appropriately.

Reference to literature lacking. Lack of reading literature is apparent.

Structure (2 marks)

Excellent structure including: - Focused introduction which explicitly defines the approach to topic - Appropriate use of paragraphing - Appropriate statement of conclusion which reiterates the main line of argument in the discussion

Well-structured with minor omissions or lapses in: - Focused introduction which explicitly defines the approach to topic - Appropriate use of paragraphing - Appropriate statement of conclusion which reiterates the main line of argument in the discussion

Adequately structure with some omissions and lapses in: Focused introduction which explicitly defines the approach to topic Appropriate use of paragraphing Appropriate statement of conclusion which reiterates the main line of argument in the discussion

Poorly structured or missing: - Focused introduction which explicitly defines the approach to topic - Appropriate use of paragraphing - Appropriate statement of conclusion which reiterates the main line of argument in the discussion

Referencing (2 marks)

The conventions of academic writing (e.g. citations & references) follow APA 6th edition style meticulously.

The conventions of academic writing (e.g. citation & references) follow APA 6th edition style apart from the occasional oversight.

Conventions of academic writing (e.g. citation & references) follow APA 6th edition style but at times inconsistencies and/or errors occur.

Lack of conventions of academic writing (e.g. citation, & references) does not follow APA 6th edition style, many inconsistencies and/or errors.

Language (2 marks)

The language contains very few, if any, errors in grammar and vocabulary. If slips are present, the meaning is still clear.

The language is generally accurate but contains some systematic errors in grammar and vocabulary.

The language is mostly accurate. Errors are distracting but the overall meaning is still intelligible.

The language contains frequent errors in simple and complex grammar and vocabulary. Overall meaning is difficult to ascertain.

Note: Not all criteria carry equal weight.