BUS 322 -Assignment 3: Leadership, Team building, and Communication

Points: 250

Assignment 3: Leadership, Teambuilding and Communication

Criteria

Unacceptable

Below 60% F

Meets Minimum Expectations

60-69% D

Fair

70-79% C

Proficient

80-89% B

Exemplary

90-100% A

1. Examine traditional, contemporary, and emerging leadership theories and interpersonal forms of power. Create a profile of the ideal leader for the company you researched in which you describe the most appropriate leadership characteristics in terms of leadership style and interpersonal forms of power; and how these characteristics impact organizational performance.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely examined traditional, contemporary, and emerging leadership theories and interpersonal forms of power. Incompletely created a profile of the ideal leader for the company you researched in which you describe the most appropriate leadership characteristics in terms of leadership style and interpersonal forms of power; and how these characteristics impact organizational performance.

Insufficiently examined traditional, contemporary, and emerging leadership theories and interpersonal forms of power. Insufficiently created a profile of the ideal leader for the company you researched in which you describe the most appropriate leadership characteristics in terms of leadership style and interpersonal forms of power; and how these characteristics impact organizational performance.

Partially examined traditional, contemporary, and emerging leadership theories and interpersonal forms of power. Partially created a profile of the ideal leader for the company you researched in which you describe the most appropriate leadership characteristics in terms of leadership style and interpersonal forms of power; and how these characteristics impact organizational performance.

Satisfactorily examined traditional, contemporary, and emerging leadership theories and interpersonal forms of power. Satisfactorily created a profile of the ideal leader for the company you researched in which you describe the most appropriate leadership characteristics in terms of leadership style and interpersonal forms of power; and how these characteristics impact organizational performance.

Thoroughly examined traditional, contemporary, and emerging leadership theories and interpersonal forms of power. Thoroughly created a profile of the ideal leader for the company you researched in which you describe the most appropriate leadership characteristics in terms of leadership style and interpersonal forms of power; and how these characteristics impact organizational performance.

2. Based on your research, analyze the organizational stressors (e.g., task demands, role demands, physical demands, and interpersonal demands) to determine their likely impact on organizational performance as well as how those stressors could be addressed.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely analyzed the organizational stressors (e.g., task demands, role demands, physical demands, and interpersonal demands) to determine their likely impact on organizational performance as well as how those stressors could be addressed.

Insufficiently analyzed the organizational stressors (e.g., task demands, role demands, physical demands, and interpersonal demands) to determine their likely impact on organizational performance as well as how those stressors could be addressed.

Partially analyzed the organizational stressors (e.g., task demands, role demands, physical demands, and interpersonal demands) to determine their likely impact on organizational performance as well as how those stressors could be addressed.

Satisfactorily analyzed the organizational stressors (e.g., task demands, role demands, physical demands, and interpersonal demands) to determine their likely impact on organizational performance as well as how those stressors could be addressed.

Thoroughly analyzed the organizational stressors (e.g., task demands, role demands, physical demands, and interpersonal demands) to determine their likely impact on organizational performance as well as how those stressors could be addressed.

3. Analyze critical elements for effective group and work team performance to determine the steps you would take to develop an effective team or work group within the company you researched.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely analyzed critical elements for effective group and work team performance to determine the steps you would take to develop an effective team or work group within the company you researched.

Insufficiently analyzed critical elements for effective group and work team performance to determine the steps you would take to develop an effective team or work group within the company you researched.

Partially analyzed critical elements for effective group and work team performance to determine the steps you would take to develop an effective team or work group within the company you researched.

Satisfactorily analyzed critical elements for effective group and work team performance to determine the steps you would take to develop an effective team or work group within the company you researched.

Thoroughly analyzed critical elements for effective group and work team performance to determine the steps you would take to develop an effective team or work group within the company you researched.

4. Identify potential sources of conflict within the group or work team. Evaluate the five (5) conflict management styles (e.g., competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding, accommodating) and explain which style of conflict management is most appropriate for the potential sources of conflict described above.

Weight: 15%

Did not submit or incompletely identified potential sources of conflict within the group or work team. Incompletely evaluated the five (5) conflict management styles (e.g., competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding, accommodating) and incompletely explained which style of conflict management is most appropriate for the potential sources of conflict described above.

Insufficiently identified potential sources of conflict within the group or work team. Insufficiently evaluated the five (5) conflict management styles (e.g., competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding, accommodating) and insufficiently explained which style of conflict management is most appropriate for the potential sources of conflict described above.

Partially identified potential sources of conflict within the group or work team. Partially evaluated the five (5) conflict management styles (e.g., competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding, accommodating) and partially explained which style of conflict management is most appropriate for the potential sources of conflict described above.

Satisfactorily identified potential sources of conflict within the group or work team. Satisfactorily evaluated the five (5) conflict management styles (e.g., competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding, accommodating) and satisfactorily explained which style of conflict management is most appropriate for the potential sources of conflict described above.

Thoroughly identified potential sources of conflict within the group or work team. Thoroughly evaluated the five (5) conflict management styles (e.g., competing, collaborating, compromising, avoiding, accommodating) and thoroughly explained which style of conflict management is most appropriate for the potential sources of conflict described above.

5. Determine potential barriers to communication, how these barriers may impact group and work team performance, and two (2) recommendations for addressing them.

Weight: 20%

Did not submit or incompletely determined potential barriers to communication, how these barriers may impact group and work team performance, and two (2) recommendations for addressing them.

Insufficiently determined potential barriers to communication, how these barriers may impact group and work team performance, and two (2) recommendations for addressing them.

Partially determined potential barriers to communication, how these barriers may impact group and work team performance, and two (2) recommendations for addressing them.

Satisfactorily determined potential barriers to communication, how these barriers may impact group and work team performance, and two (2) recommendations for addressing them.

Thoroughly determined potential barriers to communication, how these barriers may impact group and work team performance, and two (2) recommendations for addressing them.

6. 3 references

Weight: 5%

No references provided

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

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.

7. Clarity, writing mechanics, and formatting requirements

Weight: 10%

More than 8 errors present

7-8 errors present

5-6 errors present

3-4 errors present

0-2 errors present