Order Description

International Management and Leadership HRM45
Assignment Brief – 2015/16
Individual Coursework Assignment (weighting 60%)

Hand Out Date: 29th October 2015

Hand In Date: 4th January 2016 – 11:59pm

Length: 3000 words (+/- 10%) excluding appendices and bibliography

Students are required to complete the following assignment:
Critical Literature Review

The aim of the assignment is to explore the scholarly literature on the theoretical issues and applied aspects of leadership and management in an international context.
‘Global leadership is about leading across countries, and it is also about leading for opportunities related to globalisation within a single country. Success in such an environment means leading people to achieve results. Global leaders must have a global mindset – a way of organising knowledge to create openness to new ways of thinking and acting about personal and business effectiveness.’ (Lane and Maznevski (2014), International Management Behaviour: Global and Sustainable Leadership, p.27).

In the light of this quote, you should select a subject of particular interest to you which is clearly related to International Management and Leadership and agree the subject choice with your tutors. Examples of suitable topics include: cross-cultural communication, global mindset, cultural intelligence, managing change in global organisations, managing global teams, global leadership development etc.. Having selected and agreed your subject area, you are required to identify and draw on a minimum of eight academic published articles, critically explore the subject area and provide a written account of your work in essay format.

Presentation and Format:

Your assignment should be word processed using 12pt font. Please number the individual pages.

You should submit your assignment electronically to the Turnitin submission link on studentcentral.

Criteria for Assessment:

Intelligent selection of articles from a variety of sources
(10%)

Evidence of understanding of theory, current research and knowledge, and application of leadership and management in an international context. (30%)

Evidence of critical thinking, evaluation and analysis (40%)

Formulation of appropriate conclusions based upon all aspects of your work (10%)

Evidence of skills development in a number of areas e.g. written communication skills, academic writing, research skills, IT application, assignment presentation and referencing (10%)
Vicky Richards and Sian Eggert –October 2015.

Order Description

International Management and Leadership HRM45
Assignment Brief – 2015/16
Individual Coursework Assignment (weighting 60%)

Hand Out Date: 29th October 2015

Hand In Date: 4th January 2016 – 11:59pm

Length: 3000 words (+/- 10%) excluding appendices and bibliography

Students are required to complete the following assignment:
Critical Literature Review

The aim of the assignment is to explore the scholarly literature on the theoretical issues and applied aspects of leadership and management in an international context.
‘Global leadership is about leading across countries, and it is also about leading for opportunities related to globalisation within a single country. Success in such an environment means leading people to achieve results. Global leaders must have a global mindset – a way of organising knowledge to create openness to new ways of thinking and acting about personal and business effectiveness.’ (Lane and Maznevski (2014), International Management Behaviour: Global and Sustainable Leadership, p.27).

In the light of this quote, you should select a subject of particular interest to you which is clearly related to International Management and Leadership and agree the subject choice with your tutors. Examples of suitable topics include: cross-cultural communication, global mindset, cultural intelligence, managing change in global organisations, managing global teams, global leadership development etc.. Having selected and agreed your subject area, you are required to identify and draw on a minimum of eight academic published articles, critically explore the subject area and provide a written account of your work in essay format.

Presentation and Format:

Your assignment should be word processed using 12pt font. Please number the individual pages.

You should submit your assignment electronically to the Turnitin submission link on studentcentral.

Criteria for Assessment:

Intelligent selection of articles from a variety of sources
(10%)

Evidence of understanding of theory, current research and knowledge, and application of leadership and management in an international context. (30%)

Evidence of critical thinking, evaluation and analysis (40%)

Formulation of appropriate conclusions based upon all aspects of your work (10%)

Evidence of skills development in a number of areas e.g. written communication skills, academic writing, research skills, IT application, assignment presentation and referencing (10%)
Vicky Richards and Sian Eggert –October 2015.