case study titled “Strategy and Performance Management at DSM”

Points: 150 Assignment 1: Strategy and Performance Management at DSM

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A 1. Using the stages from the performance management process, suggest the key processes that DSM needs to provide within its system in order to successfully link its key success factors (KSF). Provide a rationale for your suggestions.

Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely suggested the key processes that DSM needs to provide within its system in order to successfully link its key success factors (KSF), using the stages from the performance management process. Did not submit or incompletely provided a rationale for your suggestions.

Partially suggested the key processes that DSM needs to provide within its system in order to successfully link its key success factors (KSF), using the stages from the performance management process. Partially provided a rationale for your suggestions.

Satisfactorily suggested the key processes that DSM needs to provide within its system in order to successfully link its key success factors (KSF), using the stages from the performance management process. Satisfactorily provided a rationale for your suggestions.

Thoroughly suggested the key processes that DSM needs to provide within its system in order to successfully link its key success factors (KSF), using the stages from the performance management process. Thoroughly provided a rationale for your suggestions.

2. Select three (3) drivers, and examine the central manner in which DSM management has aligned its business strategies to performance measurement. Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely selected three (3) drivers, and did not submit or incompletely examined the central manner in which DSM management has aligned its business strategies to performance measurement.

Partially selected three (3) drivers, and partially examined the central manner in which DSM management has aligned its business strategies to performance measurement.

Satisfactorily selected three (3) drivers, and satisfactorily examined the central manner in which DSM management has aligned its business strategies to performance measurement.

Thoroughly selected three (3) drivers, and thoroughly examined the central manner in which DSM management has aligned its business strategies to performance measurement.

3. Critique or defend DSM’s competitive advantage by using three (3) of the six (6) assessment points from the textbook. Justify your response.

Weight: 25%

Did not submit or incompletely critiqued or defended DSM’s competitive advantage by using three (3) of the six (6) assessment points from the textbook. Did not submit or incompletely justified your response.

Partially critiqued or defended DSM’s competitive advantage by using three (3) of the six (6) assessment points from the textbook. Partially justified your response.

Satisfactorily critiqued or defended DSM’s competitive advantage by using three (3) of the six (6) assessment points from the textbook. Satisfactorily justified your response.

Thoroughly critiqued or defended DSM’s competitive advantage by using three (3) of the six (6) assessment points from the textbook. Thoroughly justified your response.

4. 2 references

Weight: 5%

No references provided

Does not meet the required number of references; some references poor quality choices.

Meets number of required references; all references high quality choices.

Exceeds number of required references; all references high quality choices.

5. Writing Mechanics, Grammar, and Formatting

Weight: 5%

Serious and persistent errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Partially free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Mostly free of errors in grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

Error free or almost error free grammar, spelling, punctuation, or formatting.

6. Appropriate use of APA in-text citations and reference

Weight: 5%

Lack of in-text citations and / or lack of reference section.

In-text citations and references are provided, but they are only partially formatted correctly in APA style.

Most in-text citations and references are provided, and they are generally formatted correctly in APA style.

In-text citations and references are error free or almost error free and consistently formatted correctly in APA style.

7. Information Literacy / Integration of Sources

Weight: 5%

Serious errors in the integration of sources, such as intentional or accidental plagiarism, or failure to use in-text citations.

Sources are partially integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Sources are mostly integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

Sources are consistently integrated using effective techniques of quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing.

8. Clarity and Coherence of Writing

Weight: 5%

Information is confusing to the reader and fails to include reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is partially clear with minimal reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is mostly clear and generally supported with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.

Information is provided in a clear, coherent, and consistent manner with reasons and evidence that logically support ideas.