| Criteria | Percentage | Excellent (100.00%) |
| Content | 70.0% |
| Current Role of Culture | 10.0% | An exemplary description of the current role of culture within the organization is included. |
| Current Successful Cultural Components | 10.0% | An exemplary description of the current cultural components that enable successful innovation is included. |
| Current Cultural Components Requiring Redesigning | 10.0% | An exemplary description of the current cultural components requiring redesigning for a successful innovation implementation is included. |
| Strategies to Strengthen Innovation Culture | 20.0% | Exemplary strategies to strengthen the innovation culture are included. |
| Innovative Structure Communication | 10.0% | Exemplary communication strategies for implementing an innovative structure within the organization are included and described. |
| Building Capacity | 10.0% | An exemplary description of how capacity is built for innovative thinking is included. |
| Organization and Effectiveness | 20.0% |
| Thesis Development and Purpose | 7.0% | Thesis is comprehensive and contains the essence of the paper. Thesis statement makes the purpose of the paper clear. |
| Argument Logic and Construction | 8.0% | Clear and convincing argument that presents a persuasive claim in a distinctive and compelling manner. All sources are authoritative. |
| Mechanics of Writing (includes spelling, punctuation, grammar, language use) | 5.0% | Writer is clearly in command of standard, written, academic English. |
| Format | 10.0% |
| Paper Format (use of appropriate style for the major and assignment) | 5.0% | All format elements are correct. |
| Documentation of Sources (citations, footnotes, references, bibliography, etc., as appropriate to assignment and style) | 5.0% | Sources are completely and correctly documented, as appropriate to assignment and style, and format is free of error. |
| Total Weightage | 100% |