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requirements.pptxAssignment 3
25% Mark Report
2000-2500 words
(min. 8 recent academic articles)
Read the question/topic a few times.
Read the textbook to determine which theories are relevant to the case study/ task.
Read and read
Relate theory for the case
Ch 13. Leadership
Ch 17. Team Work
Ch 15. Motivation
Reflect on various concepts and theories in light of the assignment question you are investigating
Questions & Theories
CAUTION
The following slides are designed to help the students to start their work and guide to a right direction.
Do not limit your work in the ideas in the slides. ( Limit your research, Will limit your mark)
Backgroud
Calgary Oil Shale Technologies. Inc. (COST)
Subsidiary of an international oilfield services company. Calgary supplies technology and data management to maximize oil recovery in Alberta, Colorado, and Utah.
of the company.
Backgroud
Problem:
There was clashing between the scientists and the laborers
Applied Solution:
Hire Algoma Howard, a First Nation descendant, to implement a teamwork program.
She has Carlos Debrito, who had been with the company for 26 years, and had served in all divisions of the company.
Backgroud
Calgary Oil Shale Technologies. Inc
Three functional groups
Operations Below Ground Equipment maintenance People
Q 1
Howard and Debrito phased in permanent cross-functional teams in Alberta.
What types of teams are the "fireside charts" and the "problem-busting teams"?
Through what stage or stages of team development did these groups evolve?
Q 1
Fireside Chats Optional meetings, all employees invited
Place: cafeteria, late afternoon
Objective: relaxed environment where employers can discuss about problems and unresolved issues
Q 1
Problem-Busting teams
Temporary teams: based on problem identified in Fireside Chats.
Team: members of the 3 functional areas and different hierarchies. One leader assigned, usually a first line supervisor, which was trained in team building. Teams were disbanded when the problem was solved.
Q 1
Stages
Final Stage – Permanent Cross Functional Teams
Q 2.
What role did Debrito play in the success of the Alberta team-based productivity project?
What leadership approach did he employ to help reduce conflict between labor and the professionals?
Do you agree with Algoma Howard that if she just had a Debrito in Colorado the project would be succeed? Explain
Q 2.
Debrito
What Role?
Q 2.
What Leadership Style
Conflict Solution Approach
Q 2.
Contingency Leadership
Q3
What advice would you give Algoma Howard and her team for improving the employee-involvement climate/ containing costs/ meeting production goals at the Colorado facility?
Research the topic. Look for academic journal articles about each of the issues and or the theories you will be evaluating.
These are available from the Google Scholar.
Research
This means searching the library on-line catalogue and databases for relevant literature (reference books, text books or peer reviewed journal articles).
Research
A minimum of number references are required in addition to the text book. Students aiming for a credit or higher grade should use more than 8 articles.
Research
There are many academic journal articles on most topics and you will need to make judgements on what is relevant to your topic.
Given the word limit, you will need to use you problem solving skills to determine which papers to include.
Which Journal?
The better essays will be critical in their analysis.
Critical analysis
Editing and Correction Read over your final draft carefully, and at least twice. Reading it out-loud can help pick up errors. Check that your argument is consistent. Correct spelling and grammatical errors meticulously.
A few drafts before uploading
Plagiarism is using the words or ideas of others and passing them off as your own. Plagiarism is a type of intellectual theft.
Plagiarism
Turnitin - Similarity Report
What % is acceptable?
Turnitin - Similarity Report
Guide - NOT more than ?%
KOI plagiarism Guide
L1 - Level 1 Minor Academic Misconduct (if say less than 5% of the assessment has plagiarism) – this would justify a few nominal marks deduction for the question
L2 - Level 2 Moderate Academic Misconduct (if say between 5% and 10% of the assessment has plagiarism) – this would justify more marks deducted for the question
KOI plagiarism Guide
DANGEROUS Level
L3 - Level 3 Major Academic Misconduct (if say more than 15% of the assessment has been plagiarised) – this would justify a zero mark for the question
