Brevis and Vrba (2014) explain that managers have to engage with people, gather and disseminate information and make decisions. Q.1.1 Managers at various levels play different types of roles. Explain the role distribution of managers in an organisation such as IBM. (12) Q.1.2 Management is found in all areas of the business, but the skills needed to do the job are different at every level. The skills needed by a top manager will differ from the skills needed by first level manager (Brevis and Vrba 2014).
19; 20; 21 2021 © The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd 2021 Page 1 of 9 MODULE NAME: MODULE CODE: BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 2A BUMA6211/d/p BUSINESS MANAGEMENT 2A BUSM6211/d ASSESSMENT TYPE: ASSIGNMENT 1 (PAPER ONLY) TOTAL MARK ALLOCATION: 100 MARKS TOTAL HOURS: 10 HOURS By submitting this assignment, you acknowledge that you have read and understood all the rules as per the terms in the registration contract, in particular the assignment and assessment rules in The IIE Assessment Strategy and Policy (IIE009), the intellectual integrity and plagiarism rules in the Intellectual Integrity Policy (IIE023), as well as any rules and regulations published in the student portal. INSTRUCTIONS: 1. No material may be copied from original sources, even if referenced correctly, unless it is a direct quote indicated with quotation marks. No more than 10% of the assignment may consist of direct quotes. 2. Any assignment with a similarity index of more than 25% will be scrutinised for plagiarism. Please ensure you attach an originality report to your assignment if required. 3. Make a copy of your assignment before handing it in. 4. Assignments must be typed unless otherwise specified. 5. All work must be adequately and correctly referenced. 6. Begin each section on a new page. 7. Follow all instructions on the assignment cover sheet. 8. This is an individual assignment. 9. Pay careful attention to word count. Do NOT exceed the word count stipulated on each task, failure to adhere to word count limit/s will result in work being unmarked, as content provided after the respective threshold will not be considered. Word count excludes references. 19; 20; 21 2021 © The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd 2021 Page 2 of 9 Referencing Rubric ____ Providing evidence based on valid and referenced academic sources is a fundamental educational principle and the cornerstone of high-quality academic work. Hence, The IIE considers it essential to develop the referencing skills of our students in our commitment to achieve high academic standards. Part of achieving these high standards is referencing in a way that is consistent, technically correct and congruent. This is not plagiarism, which is handled differently. Poor quality formatting in your referencing will result in a penalty of a maximum of ten percent being deducted from the mark awarded, according to the following guidelines. Please note, however, that evidence of plagiarism in the form of copied or uncited work (not referenced), absent reference lists, or exceptionally poor referencing, may result in action being taken in accordance with The IIE’s Intellectual Integrity Policy (0023). Markers are required to provide feedback to students by indicating (circling/underlining) the information that best describes the student’s work. Minor technical referencing errors: 5% deduction from the overall mark – the student’s work contains five or more errors listed in the minor errors column in the table below. Major technical referencing errors: 10% deduction from the overall mark – the student’s work contains five or more errors listed in the major errors column in the table below. If both minor and major errors are indicated, then 10% is deducted from the overall mark. The examples provided below are not exhaustive but are provided to illustrate the error. Required: Technically correct referencing style Minor errors in technical correctness of referencing style Deduct 5% from mark awarded Major errors In technical correctness of referencing style Deduct 10% from mark awarded Consistency The same referencing format has been used for all in-text references and in the bibliography/reference list. Minor inconsistencies. The referencing style is generally consistent, but there are one or two changes in the format of in-text referencing and/or in the bibliography. For example, page numbers for direct quotes (in-text) have been provided for one source, but not in another instance. Two book chapters (bibliography) have been referenced in the bibliography in two different formats. Major inconsistencies. Poor and inconsistent referencing style used in-text and/or in the bibliography/ reference list. Multiple formats for the same type of referencing have been used. For example, the format for direct quotes (in-text) and/or book chapters (bibliography/ reference list) is different across multiple instances. Technical correctness Referencing format is technically correct throughout the submission. Position of the reference: a reference is directly associated with every concept or idea. For example, quotation marks, page numbers, years, etc. are applied correctly, sources in the bibliography/reference list are correctly presented. Generally, technically correct with some minor errors. The correct referencing format has been consistently used, but there are one or two errors. Concepts and ideas are typically referenced, but a reference is missing from one small section of the work. Position of the references: references are only given at the beginning or end of every paragraph. For example, the student has incorrectly presented direct quotes (in-text) and/or book chapters (bibliography/reference list). Technically incorrect. The referencing format is incorrect. Concepts and ideas are typically referenced, but a reference is missing from small sections of the work. Position of the references: references are only given at the beginning or end of large sections of work. For example, incorrect author information is provided, no year of publication is provided, quotation marks and/or page numbers for direct quotes missing, page numbers are provided for paraphrased material, the incorrect punctuation is used (in-text); the bibliography/reference list is not in alphabetical order, the incorrect format for a book chapter/journal article is used, information is missing e.g. no place of publication had been provided (bibliography); repeated sources on the reference list. Congruence between in-text referencing and bibliography/reference list All sources are accurately reflected and are all accurately included in the bibliography/reference list. Generally, congruence between the in-text referencing and the bibliography/ reference list with one or two errors. There is largely a match between the sources presented in-text and the bibliography. For example, a source appears in the text, but not in the bibliography/reference list or vice versa. A lack of congruence between the in-text referencing and the bibliography. No relationship/several incongruencies between the in-text referencing and the bibliography/reference list. For example, sources are included in-text, but not in the bibliography and vice versa, a link, rather than the actual reference is provided in the bibliography. In summary: the recording of references is accurate and complete. In summary, at least 80% of the sources are correctly reflected and included in a reference list. In summary, at least 60% of the sources are incorrectly reflected and/or not included in reference list. Overall Feedback about the consistency, technical correctness and congruence between in-text referencing and bibliography: _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 19; 20; 21 2021 © The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd 2021 Page 3 of 9 Important instructions: 1. Students are required to do research beyond the scope of the prescribed textbook. Additional sources available to students include EBSCOHost available via the library website, Learn content and additional notes provided by lecturers. 2. Student are required to use at least 2 sources additional to the prescribed textbook to answer complete this assignment. 3. All answers must be paraphrased to adhere to the IIE intellectual integrity policy. Students are encouraged to make use of the resources on the library website based on paraphrasing and writing of assignments. 4. All answers must be referenced according to the IIE Harvard referencing method available on the library website. Kindly refer to the referencing rubric included in the assessment as a guide. 5. Be sure to provide ORIGNAL examples where indicated in questions, thus examples not taken from the prescribed textbook. 6. Read the question specific instructions carefully and make sure to answers all parts of the question. 19; 20; 21 2021 © The Independent Institute of Education (Pty) Ltd 2021 Page 4 of 9 IBM In the year 1990, IBM had emerged as one of the top organisations in the world and was competing for a transformation in order to lead the company to a path of success. The employees and the world had a notion that the firm was growing spectacularly well and had a promising future. But its senior executives were well aware that all was not going well with the firm. The firm had issues in its structure and the impact started taking in the first quarter of the year 1991 when the firm suffered a substantial loss. The year 1993 had a new CEO of IBM, Mr. Gerstner. He was not even from the information technology industry and was brought in order to split up the company and sell it off. However, after holding talks with several employees, analysts and customers, Mr. Gerstner came to understand that the strength of the company lay in sticking together and not being broken to pieces. This is when he started working hard to save IBM. The year 1995 witnessed a boom in the information technology industry and IBM rocketed back. However, the growth rate of this firm was slower than the growth rate of the information technology sector. In March 2002, Gerstner resigned as the CEO of IBM and instead passed on his functions to a 31-year