Assignment Task
Knowledge and Understanding Tested
1. Discuss the origins and contemporary applications of management and leadership theory.
2. Evaluate aspects of management and leadership practice.
3. Analyse and evaluate the impact of organisations on individual and leader behaviour.
Skills and Attributes Tested
1. Assess different approaches to leadership and management.
2. Discuss factors which influence the behaviour of individuals and leadership practice in organisations.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of particular organisational leadership styles.
Detailed Brief
Do you think business leadership styles have evolved significantly in the last 50 years? Demonstrate your viewpoint by critically assessing and comparing the leadership styles and business success of three different business leaders, and suggest if, or how, leaders may need to change further in order to meet the needs of the post-pandemic world?
In doing this:
- Show an understanding of practical considerations for leadership and change processes such as communication, stakeholder management, engagement, power and motivation.
- Identify and briefly discuss various influences (both internal and external) that might impact the overall success of both leadership styles and approaches to change management and meeting the expectations of a changing world.
- Evidence your work citing a minimum of 12 sources of which 8 must be academic
Description of the Assessment
This is an essay question that requires a focus on three different leadership styles and the impact that the behaviour/leadership style has on an organisation and its people.
Identify three different business leaders and demonstrate an understanding of the effectiveness of the different styles they have selected.
Evaluate how each style impacts the organisation in which they are applied.
Critically comment on how the different styles are utilized
Students should demonstrate an awareness of and the importance of organisational cultures and processes and be able to apply their knowledge.
Students should demonstrate an awareness of the external environment in which the organisation operates and the impact this has on leaders and followers.
The essay requires the knowledge of the leadership styles to be applied rather than simply presenting theoretical principles.
