An in-depth managerial analysis in “Contemporary Management” Class 2023

Professor Khaled Bekhit, Eslsca Business School, Egypt

Appendix A
Student Assignment Sheet-Individual Project
Purpose and overview

The purpose of this exercise is for students to develop their analytical skills as well as their
understanding of course concepts. This document provides a coherent explanation that will guide you
step by step to understand what is exactly required to fulfil this assignment.

The Assignment:

While these in-depth managerial analysis exercise for a selected company will be used as the main
part of class assessment strategy, you will be responsible for writing and submitting a structured form
of analysis to one of the assigned companies from the list mentioned below. Everyone will write and
submit the analysis report paper on the due date determined by your professor throughout the
semester.

Why in-depth managerial analysis Exercise?

This in-depth managerial analysis exercise provides realistic workplace situations that allow you to think
about and apply management theory/theories. The exercise, like the real world, do not have one “right
solution.” The challenge is for you to analyze the information you may find from different sources,
identify management theories that can help you explain and analyze this information, and make
recommendations that can be supported by management theories which have been discussed
throughout the management course.

Format

The written in-depth managerial analysis report should be approximately 20-25 pages (Font 12 times
new roman in PDF format) + references and appendixes. It must be submitted to the Moodle LMS
directly by email on the due date. You are required to use the following naming style when submitting
your report: (Name as exactly appears in your class roaster -Case name). See the course schedule for
specific due dates and times. Late submissions will not be accepted.

The written case exercise report must include the following sections. Each section must be identified
with a heading that is in bold and underlined and separated from the other sections. These sections are
listed below.
Managerial Analysis Report – Individual Project Issues and Questions to be addressed:

1. Company Background

a. Provide information about the company (industry/service), mission and vision & SWOT Analysis.

b. What planning methodologies are utilized?

c. Define and assess the organization's Plans for growth or stabilize its future.

d. Identify its customers and/or constituents, and its competitors.

e. What was a difficult decision they had to make, and how did they come to that decision?

2. Describe how might the firm is organized.

a. Note the formal structure (organizational charts); also what type of structure exist? Is it successful?
Why? Is it mechanistic or organic, Why?

b. Describe the decision-making process, approaches if possible, and level of centralization Vs. De-
centralization.

c. How does the organization manage change?

D. What techniques do you recommend to manage change and resolve conflicts?

3. What is the leadership style utilized?

a. Who are the organization's heroes/leaders of change?

b. Describe the motivational environment.

c. Assess the effectiveness of the organizational communications.

d. How would you describe the leadership styles dominated in this organization?

e. Discuss a leadership challenges they faced and what they did to overcome it?

4. Comment on the processes for control

a. Note the type of controls & controlling process.

b. Describe the methods for measuring controls.

c. Describe the operational controls.

d. What role(s) do information systems play?

e. How do they measure employees’ performance at work?

 5. Evaluate any social responsibility and ethical managerial practices.

a. How is ethics and ethical practices encouraged?

b. What ethical dilemmas are faced?

c. What sources of "employee empowerment" are utilized?

d. Role(s) of technology.

6. Conclusion and recommendations to enhance the future of the organization.

7. Assess your interest in joining the organization.

a. Why or Why Not?

b. How?

Methodologies:

1. Internet based research (e.g., articles, previous studies, journals, news, company annual report)

2. "Promotional" materials assessment (including web sites)

3. Industry analysis & Competitors

4. Pictures, Graphs, charts, tables…. etc

Important Notes:

1-Refer to the attached rubric on how your work is going to be evaluated.

2-Refer to the course Schedule to get information on submission dates.

3- Using reference is highly recommended, however making direct copy paste is strictly forbidden and
plagiarism action will result cancellation or reduction of marks from your work

List of Companies to Choose from:

Apple, Toyota Group, Zappos, Foxconn, Dell, Nestle, Hyundai Motor Company, General Electric, Procter &
Gamble, Hoffmann-La Roche, Volkswagen Group, Nippon Steel, Cisco Systems, Saint-Gobain,
GlaxoSmithKline, Tyson Foods, Honeywell, Oracle Corporation, SABIC, Tata Motors, Sanofi, Pegatron,
Merck & Co., Denso, Aluminum Corporation of China, Bayer, ChemChina, POSCO, Caterpillar, and LG
Electronics.
 Managerial Analysis Report Grading Rubric
Far Exceeds Exceeds Meets Fails to Meet
Standards Standards Standards Standards
Identification of Identifies all Identifies many Identifies a few Identifies one or
Management management management management few management
Concepts concepts critical concepts critical concepts critical concepts critical
Critical to to effective to effective to effective to effective
Effective management of management of management of management of
Management of organization. organization. organization. organization.
Organization

Score: (30) (27) (24) (21)

Depth of Your Thoroughly Discusses and Discusses and Fails to discuss

Discussion of discusses and evaluates each evaluates each and evaluate
These Concepts evaluates each management management each
and Their management concept, concept, management
Importance to concept and its providing providing concept, does
Management of relation to convincing and convincing and not provide
Organization management of supported supported convincing or
organization arguments, but arguments, but supported
Will consider how providing could have gone could have gone arguments, and
detailed your convincing and into a bit more into much more lacks any
discussion is and supported depth. depth. significant degree
how far into depth arguments. of depth.
you go.

Score: (50) (45) (40) (35)

Literature Provides a Provides a Provides an Provides an

Review of the complete and substantial and adequate and incomplete
Management clear review of clear review of clear review of review of the
Topics— the scholarly the scholarly the journal journal literature
Reference journal literature. journal literature. literature, but and fails to
Support Empirical Some, but not several variables support the
research from all, variables lacked strong knowledge
The more multiple journal were supported support from the associated with
reference support articles provided by empirical empirical each identified
you use, the support for why research from research variable. The few
better. The each variable journal articles. presented in articles that were
quality of the was included. More references journal articles. used came from
journals is also Several of the could have been Most of the low-level journals
important. journal articles used and more articles came or websites.
used came from could have come from lower-level
top-tier journals. from top-tier journals.
journals.

Score: (20) (18) (16) (14)

 APA Formatting Student cited Student cited Student cited Student cited few
of References ALL references most references many references references
properly, properly, properly, properly, not in
Students must formatted in formatted in formatted in accordance with
cite all references accordance with accordance with accordance with the APA style
in proper APA the APA style the APA style the APA style guide (4 or more
format, in-text guide (no errors). guide (a few guide (4 or more errors with at
and on reference minor errors). minor errors). least 1 being a
page. major error).

Score: (This is a (2 Points will be (3 Points will be (5 or more

part of the overall deducted) deducted) Points will be
grade) deducted)

[Link] Student submits a Student submits a Student submits a Student submits a

Similarity Rating paper that scores a paper that scores paper that scores paper that scores a
low similarity rating a mid-range a rather high high similarity
(below 25%), similarity rating similarity rating rating (above 60%),
indicating a high (between 25 and (between 40% and suggesting that
degree of originality 40%). 60%). there could be an
of the student’s issue with
work. plagiarism.
Score: (This is a
part of the overall (10-20 Points will (Paper will not be (Will be reported
grade) be deducted) graded) to Department
Chair of
Management)

Overall Quality Student Student Student Student

of Written presented a well- presented a presented a presented an
Communication written, coherent well-written, rather coherent incoherent
analysis that was coherent analysis that analysis that
free from any analysis that contained contained several
grammar and/or contained a few several minor major errors.
spelling errors. minor errors. errors.

Score: (This is a
part of the overall
grade) (-5) (-10) (-15)

Total Score: out of 100

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