Management

MANAGEMENT (MN) FIRST YEAR PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT

Answer ALL TWO sections (B & C)

(The assignment is marked on a pass / fail basis)

Word limit 1000 words (excluding bibliography references)

This is an extended, open book assessment.

You are expected to access a variety of academically appropriate information sources and reference them.

 

CONTENT OF PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT:

Section B – Organisation Studies (500 word limit)
Section C – Foundations in Digital Enterprise (500 word limit)

ANSWER ALL TWO SECTIONS

Please upload a single word or pdf document into the relevant Moodle submission area marked for the Summer Portfolio assignment in MN1705 Organisation Studies.

Please submit your anonymous answers in the following order; (2) Organisation Studies, and (3) Foundations in Digital Enterprise.

Start each section/answer with a new page and clearly label it Section [ B or C] and the module name in full. Do not use a cover sheet.

Use double line spacing.

 

 
SECTION B – ORGANISATTION STUDIES

Explain what is meant by a charismatic leadership style and outline some of the possible risks and rewards of this leadership style to organisations and/or societies in which charismatic leaders are found. Illustrate your answer with reference to one or more leaders with whom you are familiar.

(maximum 500 words excluding bibliographic references)

SECTION C – FOUNDATIONS IN DIGITAL ENTERPRISE

“As information technology’s power and ubiquity have grown, its strategic importance has diminished” (Carr, 2003). Discuss this statement, using relevant theoretical ideas and business examples to support your argument.

(maximum 500 words excluding bibliographic references)

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