mo assignment session nov 15

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Managing OrganisationsClives Thoughts!

Assignment

Questions and Tips

Clive Allen


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Individual Essay 5,000 words Hand in date? Friday 11thDecember 2015 - 2.00pm

Electronic submission Via the electronic drop box in the MO unit in mybu this

!oes throu!h turnitin pla!iarism so"t#are

$F%you ha&e a late submission e! you ha&e an extensionthen use late submission box

'emember you can (test out) your assi!nment &ia turnitin

#ithout submittin! it.

*ssi!nment


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According to theories of national culture, some cultures can varyquite signicantly in their attitudes towards things like time,workmotivation, acceptance ofpoweror the importance of theindividual compared to that of the wider society.

By doing a comparative analysis of two national cultures (one

of which should be your own culture), critically discuss themanagerial challengesyou might face as a lead on ajoint projectthat involves multi-cultural teams alongside the approachesyoumight take to overcome these challenges.

!ou are welcome to set this discussion in an industry of your choice,related to your degree orpast experience, if you believe this willhelp focus your observations. !ou should make reference tocontemporaryreal-worldbusiness practice to support thearguments developed.

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% of Marks

Discussion/analysis of appropriate national culturetheory anddifferences 25

Discussion of pro,ect mana!ement and team #or theories and

related issues0

Discussion on recommendations, and approaches to miti!ateidenti"ied issues 25

*pplied discussion through industrial and international contetexamples 10

!anguage and presentation/ "ccuracy of re"erencin!#in tet andlist$ 10

100

Marin! /riteria


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A brief introductionof the essay and its themes. A critical overview of national culture and

related theories; supported by assessments ofthe cultural diversity of the two countries your

home nation and the country you have chosen. A critical overview of issues and challenges

around project management An applied discussion on the issue of working

in teams and personal typology issuessolutions Brief summary or conclusion

our essay could contain


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Reference to culture theory where appropriate(eg. ofstede! "rompenaars! #ewis! all$

Reference to pro%ect management theory andteam work typology (eg Belbin$

Reference to organisational theory where

appropriate (for e&ample on 'otivation 'aslow)sierarchy of *eeds$

Reference to international management orpersonal e&amples

our essay mi!ht contain


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Reference to culture theory where appropriate(eg. ofstede! "rompenaars! #ewis! all$

References to pro%ect management issues Reference to team working! motivation!

leadership +denti,cation of likely problems Recommendations to eliminate! mitigate! resolve

problems

-ossible reference to a particular industry sectoror company setting

$t is expected that your essay #ill include


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"n astract is not necessary with your assign&ent, neither are anysuggestions for 'further reading()

*se the +* Harvard referencing syste& -0.5 +* citation guide

lease nu&er your pages

igures #including 1ales$ re2uire a single se2uential nu&ering

syste& ig .,-,34

"uthor created graphics #figures and tales$ are encouraged

" typical essay will range fro& ,50065,500 words

7our essay should not exceed 5500 #ordsecluding references 8u&it y electronic drop box andby hard copy in lue oes

3rite as an essay


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4ay #hat you are !oin! to say rief introduction 4ay it the essay

In its various parts

Headings for &ain the&es not nu&ered sections 9lear logical flow

4ay you said it the concluding re&arks

7ou are co&&unicating so it doesn(t necessarily

have to e in words alone graphics : tales are

;hen drafting I have reference list as a separate docu&ent and

open this at sa&e ti&e of drafting don(t continue writing until the

full reference is in your list

;nly include references you have used in tet #and have actually

readA$ in your reference list

+ips


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Anything strange?


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Anything strange?

No capital T, oorsentence, no line

justication"cutand paste? No #e$

%ustied, no

properre$erences, &ut'hat else isstrange?

(i)erent $ontstyle, di)erentpitch si*e, no re$,so"cut andpaste?


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+t should be noted that both approaches allow fora 7ualitative analysis of data. By using contentanalysis! it is possible to analy9e data 7ualitativelyand at the same time 7uantify the data (/brich!

4::$. 0ontent analysis uses a descriptiveapproach in both coding of the data and itsinterpretation of 7uantitative counts of the codes(


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+t should be noted that both approaches allow for a7ualitative analysis of data. By using content analysis! it ispossible to analy9edata 7ualitatively and at the same time7uantify the data (/brich! 4::$. 0ontent analysis uses adescriptive approach in both coding of the data and its

interpretation of 7uantitative counts of the codes (


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Remember that the global economy especially inthe =est fundamentally changed in 233D6 1o be careful what references imply before this date

Efor something happening after this date.

A reference from 2333 is already 45 years out ofdate6 A reference from 2343 is already 5 years old6 =herever possible use references post2333 unless

they are where key theories were introduced. &ample older references to ofstede will *F"

cover the later updated range of culturaldimensions6 G! 5!or @C

+e'are older re$erences


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Ff course things need reference support butwhere you have direct personal e&perienceand observations then do use these

+t)s a balance so it cannot be 8+ think) butit can be referenced discussion supportedand e&tended by any observations ore&ample metaphors.

our e-perience


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Hou have a glass bottle of li7uid goodwill

Believe it or notE we do not set out to fail you6

Hour task is to increase the level of goodwilland so pick up marks

-resentation! e&amples! referencing! graphics!writing style! academic arguementE all thesehelp to raise (or lower6$ this goodwill.

Hou need to get us to think high marks *F" tothink low marks6

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