Assessment
How many pages? - 5-7 pages (if 400 words in per page)
Purpose of Assessment
This assessment is designed to allow students to continue to develop their research and analytical skills, applying the subject theory relating to organisational processes and technologies, to explain how and why real world organisations are managed, and how they respond to changes in the environment.
(this purpose is in the point of lecturer, so it should not be your purpose of report, but information in red colour is related to the purpose of your report)
Task Details
Briefly trace the development and growth of the organisation from its beginnings to the present through the application of corporate strategies - what types of strategies have these been?
There have been many criticisms of the business practices that company has pursued over the years. Describe TWO of these practices and outline the outcomes.
Perform an environmental analysis for the involvement of the organisation in the context of the industry(ies) it operates in - what are the main opportunities & threats?
Describe the organisational culture or leadership style within the organisation.
TASK 1
Briefly trace the development and growth of the organisation from its beginnings to the present through the application of corporate strategies - what types of strategies have these been?
Strategies applied by Lendlease from beginning to present
Focus on the strategies have used by the company, not the history of company.
Research area
Strategies used in the past
Current strategies (e.g. Strategic road map, value, vision, mission) E.g.) Type of Growth Strategies applied, how the strategies applied
Task 2
There have been many criticisms of the business practices that company has pursued in recent years. Describe TWO of these controversies and outline the outcomes.
Key words - lendlease controversy
E.g. Conflict with other stake holders, such as employees, customers, suppliers, governments, communities etc,.
Task 3
Perform an environmental analysis for the involvement of the organisation in the context of the industry(ies) it operates in - what are the main opportunities & threats?
Key Points
General Environments - PESTLN
Specific Environments - Customers, Partners, Industry, Unions, Competitors, suppliers, etc,. SWOT
Task 3
General Environments
Political
Economical
Social /cultural
Technological
Legal
Natural
Task 3
Specific Environments
Customers
Partners
Industry
Unions
Competitors
Supplier
Task 4
Describe the organisational culture or leadership style within the organisation.
Organizational culture is a system of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs, which governs how people behave in organizations. These shared values have a strong influence on the people in the organization and dictate how they dress, act, and perform their jobs
You may study Leadership theories
Michigan Studies - three critical characteristics of effective leaders: task oriented behaviour, relationship-oriented behaviour, and participative leadership.
Trait & Behavioural theories -Attempt to describe the types of behavior and personality tendencies associated with effective leadership.
Incorporate environmental and situational-Incorporate environmental and situational considerations into leader behaviour.
You may study Leadership theories
Functional leadership - Suggests that a leader's primary responsibility is to see that whatever is necessary in relation to group needs is taken care of.
Transactional & Transformational leadership - The transactional leader focuses on managerial reward and contingent valuation. The transformational leader focuses on motivation and goal attainment.
Research requirements
Students are to support their analysis and conclusions with the text and a minimum of 5 recent and relevant academic journal articles (written after 2007, where possible).
Presentation
Report Structure
Title page,
Executive summary,
Table of contents,
Suitable headings and subheadings,
Conclusions,
Reference list (Harvard - Anglia style).
Typed using 12 pt Times New Roman or 11 pt Calibri fonts. Single line spacing, Number of words.
Presentation
Reference
Use in-text reference, if information comes from your resources specially for statics, images, tables etc,.
If you use online sources, include "accessed date"
Use a separate page for a list of references.
Meet the number of Academic Journal requirement.
2000 - 2500 word report, not includes a cover page, reference, appendix