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MgMT20144 – Assessment Item 1 Business Case Analysis Essay • 30% or 30 marks • This is a business case analysis that will be 1600 words +/- 10% • Week 5 Friday (August 16) 11:59 am AEST • Cover page: The essay must include a cover page that contains your name, student ID number, resident campus, assessment title, and lecturer/tutor. • Format: Text should be word-processed, with appropriate layout and use of headings/sub-headings. Times New Roman, 12 size font and line spacing (1.5). • This individual written assessment is designed to: – Assist you to develop your knowledge of management and business contexts – Give you the opportunity to enhance skills in research, professional responsibility, and written communication. • All submissions must be uploaded through the Assessment Item 1 link on the unit Moodle page. Email submission to the Unit Coordinator is NOT accepted. • The business case analysis can be uploaded as a pdf or word document. • Penalties for late submission are applied according to the policy. This is 5% of the total marks for this assessment item deducted for every day the assignment is late. • PLEASE NOTE: Moodle access suspension due to non-payment of fees is NOT legitimate reason for an extension. Task description • 1. You must first select ONE of the follow three companies as the subject of your business case – Huawei Enterprise USA, Inc. – Adani Australia – Oxfam Australia • 2. Conduct research on your chosen company in the aspects below, which correspond to week 1-5 topics, with a focus on critically analysing the impact of a range of internal and external contextual factors on the performance and decision making of your chosen organization: a) What is the business structure and governance structure of your chosen company? b) Which environmental factors are influencing your chosen company’s performance and/or decision-making? c) What are the top three risks your chosen company face and how are they influencing its performance and/or decision making? d) What business practices your chosen company adopt and how are they influencing its performance and/or decision making? e) What functional departments does your chosen company have? Task description • 3. Your business case analysis must include at least five (5) peer reviewed journal articles published after year 2009 from the list of journals (see next page) provided. • You cannot use articles from any other journals and You must include the doi for each journal article in the reference list. For example: Derouiche, I., Hassan, M., & Amdouni, S. (2018). Ownership structure and investment-cash flow sensitivity. Journal of Management & Governance, 22(1), 31-54. DOI: 10.1007/s10997-017-9380-x You should search the library databases via the online ‘advanced search’ function of the CQUniversity library. By choosing the ‘advanced search’ function you can select the actual journal you wish to search. The articles must come from these journals • Asia Pacific Business Review • Benchmarking: an international journal • Business Strategy and the Environment • Business Strategy Review • Competition and Change: the journal of global business and political economy • Contemporary Pacific • European Business Review • European Journal of Work and Organizational Psychology • European Management Journal • Global Governance • Human Resource Development Quarterly • IIMB Management Review • International Journal of Organizational Analysis • International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management • International Journal of Strategic Decision Sciences • International Studies of Management and Organization • Journal of Business Strategy • Journal of General Management • Journal of Industrial and Management Optimization • Journal of Management and Organization • Journal of Organizational Behavior Management • Journal of Organizational Change Management • Journal of Organizational Effectiveness: People and Performance • Leadership • Management Decision • Measuring Business Excellence • Nonprofit Management and Leadership • Pacific Affairs: an international review of Asia and the Pacific • Qualitative Research in Organizations and Management • Quality Management Journal • The Journal of Applied Behavioral Science • The TQM Journal Marking criteria Criteria 1. Introduction * 3 marks Clearly outlines the purpose, scope, structure of the essay. Criteria 2 Body—Theoretical knowledge * 8 marks Demonstrated ability to define key terms and utilise the theories and concepts presented in Topics 1-5. Criteria 3. Body—Research efforts and analysis * 12 marks Level of research efforts demonstrated on the chosen company and ability to critically analyse the impact of a range of internal and external contextual factors on the performance and decision making of the chosen company through addressing the five proposed topics: ▪ What is the business structure and governance structure of your chosen company? ▪ Which environmental factors have major impact on your chosen company and how so? ▪ What are the top three risks your chosen company face and how they are/should be managing them? ▪ What business practices your chosen company adopt that are highly effective? ▪ What functional departments does your chosen company have? Criteria 4. Conclusion *3 marks All aspects drawn together in a brief, concise summary. Consistent with findings, no new material introduced but highlights implications or a comment on the future of the company. Criteria 5. Presentation *2 marks High quality of expression, grammar, spelling, punctuation and proofreading. Criteria 6. Referencing * 2 marks Inclusion of an accurate reference list on a separate page listing only the sources that actually have been used. The reference list is arranged in alphabetical order according to the authors’ last names. At least 5 academic references post 2009 have been used, together with a numerous number of non-academic references. Meaning of words • Contextual factors: are characteristics of the internal and external environment; such as structure, functions, environmental forces, risks, etc. • Key terms: words that are being used in this unit such as sole trader, structure, SWOT analysis, benchmarking etc. • Concept: this is an abstract idea that someone has named and defined. For example, the concept of employee engagement is defined as the extent to which employees feel passionate about their jobs, are committed to the organisation, and put discretionary effort into their work. It has a cognitive, affective, and behavioural component. • Theory: is a supposition or a system of ideas intended to explain something. For example, increasing employee engagement will increase performance, customer satisfaction, profitability and productivity, and reduce employee turnover. Meaning of words • APA referencing system: you must only use this referencing system in the body of the essay and in the reference list at the end. Ensure you familiarise yourself with it! Appropriate writing conventions • Must be within the word limit (first word of introduction to last word of the conclusion). • Write in paragraph form with full sentences. A paragraph is more than one sentence. • Introduce a new topic in a new paragraph, don’t write overly long paragraphs. • Make the first or last sentence the topic sentence of the paragraph. • Write using formal academic language and specific Management and Business Context words, theories, concepts and terms. • Avoid using casual conversational language. For example, instead of writing “it’s a good idea to think about . . .” write “an important consideration is . . ” • Write in the third person not using “I”, “we”, “one”, “he/she”. 9 Plagiarism • Plagiarism is the intentional use of someone else’s ideas, words or concepts in your assignment without appropriate acknowledgment. It is considered serious misconduct at university and should be avoided at all times. • Committing plagiarism can carry very serious penalties for students, including expulsion from the university. • Past penalties include zero marks or a reduction of marks for an assignment. This reduction of marks on one assessment item has even lead to failure of the entire unit! • TurnItIn is the first place that we look for when assessing plagiarism. This score may increase even after you submit your assignment as more comparisons are made between your work and other students’ work, journal articles or information on the www. 10 Plagiarism • CQUniversity has a policy on plagiarism and you are strongly encouraged to familiarise yourself with it. • Not having read the policy is no excuse when you are reported for plagiarism. • The following URL will lead you to CQUniversity’s policy repository where you can search for plagiarism procedures and policy. https://www.cqu.edu.au/policy • There is also information on the unit Moodle site about plagiarism and academic misconduct. You should read this information and watch the student video. 11 https://www.cqu.edu.au/policy Uploading your assignment • Please ensure you upload the correct assignment to Moodle. • You will not have the opportunity to have your assignment removed and replaced because you: – Received a high TurnItIn score or – Accidently uploaded an assignment from another unit or student or – Submitted the assignment without the reference list or – Submitted the wrong copy of your assignment. • Please ensure you do not leave your assignment in draft form after the due time and date. 12 Extensions • Only the unit coordinator can approve extensions on assignments; but, do not email the unit coordinator directly. • All extensions must be applied for via the Assessment Extension Request system on Moodle. • Criteria for deciding assessment extension requests incudes: – The extension request is in writing and includes sufficient details, such as relevant grounds and supporting documents, to enable an informed decision; – When the extension request was received – Any other relevant circumstances. • The act of applying for an extension is no guarantee that it will be granted. Late penalties apply when an extension is not granted. (5% of the possible marks = 1.5/day) 13 Feedback • The markers will use the ‘Feedback Studio’ in Moodle when marking your assignment. • You will need to click on the ‘blue pencil’ to the right of your TurnItIn score to access feedback. • You will notice blue ‘callouts’ and short phrases that contain feedback. Click on these to see the feedback that the marker has written. • There is also an ability to access the marking rubric here by clicking on the blue symbol made up of eight little squares on