Graded Homework

Unacceptable

Fair

Proficient

Exemplary

Below
70% F

70-79%
C

80-89%
B

90-100%
A

Does
not

Partially

Satisfactorily

Completely

explain
how

explains
how

explains
how

explains
how

politics
and

politics
and

politics
and

politics
and

power-play

power-play
may

power-play
may

power-play
may

may
have

have
influenced

have
influenced

have
influenced

influenced
the

the
organiza-

the
organiza-

the
organiza-

organization’s

tion’s
culture.

tion’s
culture.

tion’s
culture.

culture.

Identifies
some

Identifies
some

Accurately

issues
but

core
issues and

identifies
the

does
not fully

connects
them

core
issues and

explore
them or

to
the impact

strongly
con-

make
a strong

on
the culture.

nects
them to

connection
to

The
explana-

the
impact on

their
impact.

tion
uses

culture.
The

Uses
little

research

explanation
is

research

support

well-supported

support.

by
research.

2.
Sources of

Does
not identi-

Partially
identi-

Satisfactorily

Completely

Power

fy
the sources

fies
the sourc-

identifies
the

identifies
the

of
power or

es
of power

sources
of

sources
of

Weight:
20%

describe
how

and
describes

power
and

power
and

management

how
manage-

describes
how

describes
how

could
use this

ment
could use

management

management

influence
to

this
influence

could
use this

could
use this

enhance
organi-

to
enhance

influence
to

influence
to

zational
perfor-

organizational

enhance
organi-

enhance
organi-

mance.
There is

performance.

zational
perfor-

zational
perfor-

no
reference to

Not
all key

mance.
Most

mance.
Uses

research

concepts
are

key
concepts

relevant
key

identified
and

are
accurately

concepts
and

there
is a loose

identified
and

makes
valid

connection
to

there
is a con-

connections
to

performance.

nection
to

enhanced

There
is little

enhanced
per-

performance

research

formance
with

that
are

support.

research

well-supported

support.

by
research

3.
Leadership

Does
not identi-

Partially
recom-

Satisfactorily

Provides
excel-

Behavior
and

fy
the sources

mends
how the

identifies
the

lent
recommen-

Culture

of
power or

study
of power

sources
of

dations
as to

describe
how

and
politics

power
and

how
the study of

Weight:
20%

management

could
influence

describes
how

power
and poli-

could
use this

leadership

management

tics
could influ-

influence
to

behavior
and

could
use this

ence
leadership

enhance
organi-

impact
the

influence
to

behavior
and

zational
perfor-

organization’s

enhance
organi-

impact
the orga-

mance.
There is

culture,
but the

zational
perfor-

nization’s

no
reference to

recommenda-

mance.
Most

culture.
Recom-

research

tions
are unclear

key
concepts

mendations
are

or
unrealistic.

are
accurately

credible
and

There
is no clear

identified
and

relevant
with a

connection
to

there
is a con-

strong
connec-

the
impact on

nection
to

tion
to the

culture.
There is

enhanced
per-

impact
on

little
or no

formance
with

culture
backed

research

research

by
well-support-

support.

support.

ed
research.

4.
Leadership

Does
not

Partially
recom-

Satisfactorily

Provides
excel-

Influence

recommend

mends
how the

recommends

lent
recommen-

how
the study

study
of power

how
the study

dations
as to

Weight:
20%

of
power and

and
politics

of
power and

how
the study

politics
could

could
influence

politics
could

of
power and

influence
lead-

leadership

influence
lead-

politics
could

ership
behavior

behavior
and

ership
behavior

influence
lead-

and
impact the

impact
the

and
impact the

ership
behavior

organization’s

organization’s

organization’s

and
impact the

culture.
There is

culture,
but the

culture.
Recom-

organization’s

no
reference to

recommenda-

mendations
are

culture.
Recom-

research.

tions
are

clear
and

mendations
are

unclear
or

mostly
realistic;

credible
and

unrealistic.

there
is a con-

relevant
with a

There
is no

nection
to the

strong
connec-

clear
connec-

impact
on

tion
to the

tion
to the

culture.

impact
on

impact
on

Research
sup-

culture

culture.
There

port
is evident.

backed
by

is
little or no

well-supported

research

research.

support.

5.
Executive

Does
not

Partially

Satisfactorily

Thoroughly

Summary

discuss
how the

discusses
how

discusses
how

discusses
how

importance
and

the
importance

the
importance

the
importance

Weight:
10%

complexity
of

and
complexity

and
complexity

and
complexity

leadership

of
leadership

of
leadership

of
leadership

behavior

behavior
influ-

behavior

behavior

influences

ences
organiza-

influences

influences

organizational

tional
structure

organizational

organizational

structure
and

and
perfor-

structure
and

structure
and

performance.

mance.
Some

performance.

performance.

There
is no

key
concepts

Most
key con-

Relevant
key

reference
to

are
missing

cepts
are pre-

concepts
are

research.

and
there is

sented
with

presented
with

little
or no

research

strong
research

research

support.

support.

support.

6.
Write

Writing
does not

Writing
is satis-

Writing
could

Writing
is excel-

Professionally

meet
minimum

factory.
Profes-

be
improved,

lent.
Tone is

Using
Quality

standards.
Tone

sional
tone is

but
meets

professional

Resources

is
not profes-

developing.

acceptable

and
sophisticat-

sional.
Commu-

Shows
moder-

standards.
Tone

ed.
Shows logic,

Weight:
10%

nication
is

ate
logic, clari-

is
professional.

clarity,
and

wholly
lacking

ty,
and/or con-

Shows
logic,

consistent

in
logic, clarity,

sistent
format-

clarity,
and

formatting.

and/or
consis-

ting.
May con-

consistent

Contains
no

tent
formatting.

tain
more than

formatting.
May

spelling,

Contains
many

a
few spelling,

contain
few or

mechanical,
or

spelling,

grammar,

no
spelling,

grammatical

mechanical,

mechanical,

mechanical,

errors.
Is free of

formatting,

formatting,
or

and/or
gram-

formatting
and

citation,
and/or

citation
errors.

matical
errors.

citation
errors.

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