ASSIGNMENT

Individual Assignment Within business ecosystems managers learn to move beyond traditional responsibilities of corporate strategy and designing hierarchical structures and control systems. If a top manager looks down to enforce order and uniformity, the company is missing opportunities for new and evolving external relationships. --- Maximum Word Limit and Assessment weighting for each aspect within the assessment: Word count Your assignment should be 2500 words long (+-10 %) (excluding references) Description of Assessment Requirements Format Report format - Please ensure that you acknowledge your sources of data using Harvard referencing method. Research You are expected to use a wide range of academic sources for your research (e.g. journal articles, reports, books, magazines etc). Marking criteria Presentation & Introduction 15% Structure, Language, referencing Objectives 10% Addressing the purpose of the assignment Analysis 40% Application of the theory through critical analysis of the topic area Illustration 15% Use of examples / data, graphical illustration Conclusion 20% Evidence of the conclusion being supported by theory/literature TOTAL MARK: 100 % Your report should meet the following expectations: Answer the question set and keep to the topic. Demonstrate an understanding of relevant organisational principles, concepts and theories; Ability to provide insightful analysis of issues involved; Ability to organise material with supporting evidence; Knowledge of current issues relating to your assignment question – there should be evidence of thorough research. Attach a reference of the books and journal articles used in the assignment. If there is sufficient evidence to prove that the report has been copied from another student or from a book without proper acknowledgement of the sources (plagiarism), such an report will receive a fail grade. Adhere to the word limit. Font size: 12 Spacing: 1.5-spaced Module Learning Outcomes to be Assessed:- - Discuss the historical development, theoretical aspects and practice application of managerial theories. - Provide deep understanding for the structuralist and contingency approach of the management theories - The students who succeed this course will be able to understand how organizational theories fit together to help managers understand, design and manage organisations more effectively - The students who succeed this course will be able to understand the contemporary approaches and current ideas in organsiational theories - The students who succeed this course will be able to understand the components and complexities of organisations culture and its influence to organisations