BUS 635 Business Portfolio Assignment
For this 5-8-page paper, in APA format, citing all references, Conduct an analysis of the leadership of an organization. The company to analyze will be one that is used by the Baldrige organization as training for those companies that are entering the Baldrige competition.
This paper should be appropriate for presentation to a CEO. CEO’s expect professionalism and thorough explanation, but are not impressed by – and do not have time for – excessive wordiness or flowery prose.
All of the information needed on the Baldridge Organization can be found here:
https://www.nist.gov/baldrige/publications/baldrige-case-study.
The book used throughout the course is
Laszlo & Zhexembayeva. (2011). Embedded Sustainability: The Next Big Competitive Advantage. Stanford, CA: Stanford University Press. (ISBN-13: 978-1-906-093-587)
The following is a general description of the intended flow of the document that will contribute to the headings/outline created. Students will: · present a basic overview describing the Baldrige case study organization, along with an overview of its Baldrige aspirations. (Note that APA format does not use the heading “Introduction” following the inside title, as it is assumed that all documents begin with an introduction – making that heading unnecessary.) · detail the specifics of the company’s leadership. This discussion should include the student’s version of the company org chart documenting the leadership as discussed. This figure will likely be large enough to appear in a Figures section after the References section (one figure per page) and will be referenced by figure number and page number in the body discussion. (See APA resources such as OWL for proper location and captioning format information.) · describe your assessment of the leadership and its stance regarding sustainability. · provide an overall evaluation of leadership effectiveness at both running the organization in a sustainable manner and the potential influence this may have stakeholders’ sustainability activities. Students’ justification of their assessments must be backed up by course concepts and/or information from other credible, academically rigorous sources on the subject matter. · conclude with a brief summary of the entire paper and review of whether this process yielded valuable results that provide insight for company stakeholders. The conclusion should also include a recommendation for possible further research – perhaps a comparison to a different organization could be helpful.
BUS 635 Business Portfolio Assignment
1.
Introducti
on –
(10%) :
Introduce
the
organizati
on and its
leadershi
p;
describe
in detail.
2.
Evaluatio
n–
(20%) :
Develop
and
present a
professio
nalquality
assessm
ent of the
leadershi
p of the
company
and its
effectiven
ess in
support of
sustainab
ility.
3.
Support – value: 10.00 value: 8.00 value: 6.00 value: 3.00 value: 0.00 Introduction is
stated clearly and
described
comprehensively,
delivering all
relevant information
necessary for full
understanding. Introduction is
stated, described,
and clarified so that
understanding is
not seriously
impeded by
omissions. Introduction is
stated but
description leaves
some terms
undefined,
ambiguities
unexplored,
boundaries
undetermined,
and/or backgrounds
unknown. Introduction is
stated without
clarification or
description. Professional quality
content contain(s)
thorough, extensive
descriptions of both
the leadership and
sustainability. High quality content
contain(s) good
descriptions of both
components. Content is lacking in
either quality or
thoroughness of
either component. Content is lacking in Content is
either quality or
unacceptable
thoroughness of
quality or missing.
both components,
or one of the
components is
missing. High-quality content
includes in-depth High quality content
contain(s) good Content is lacking in Content is lacking in Content is
either quality or
either quality or
unacceptable Introduction is
inadequate or
missing. Score/L
evel value: 10.00
(30%) :
Provide
justificatio
n of your
assessm
ent
backed
up by
course
concepts
and/or
informatio
n from
other
credible,
academic
ally
rigorous
sources
on the
subject
matter.
4.
Conclusio
n–
(20%) :
Summari
ze
informatio
n already
provided.
Recomm
end any
relevant
changes value: 8.00 value: 6.00 value: 3.00 value: 0.00 discussions and
support for own
assessment and
substantial, credible
sources. support and
sources. thoroughness of
either component. thoroughness of
both components,
or one of the
components is
missing. quality or missing. All three elements
(summary,
recommendation,
and conclusion) are
strong and leave
the reader with a
feeling that they
understand what
the writer is "getting
at". All three elements
are present but only
two are strong while
one does not
thoroughly resolve
readers questions. All three elements
are present but two
leave readers with
questions, or two
are strong while
one is missing
completely. All three elements
are present but all
leave readers with
questions, or only
one is high-quality
while two are
missing completely. None of the three
elements are highquality (whether
present or not) Score/L
evel (or none
if that is
the
evaluatio
n
outcome).
Conclude
with
insights
regarding
how
organizati
ons may
use these
tools and
this
process
for realworld
benefit.
Grammar
– (10%).
Use MS
Word to
produce a
seven to
ten page,
publicatio
n-quality
report,
including
a title
page, an
abstract,
the
flowchart( value: 10.00 value: 8.00 value: 6.00 value: 3.00 value: 0.00 Correct format
document includes
all components and
is appropriate
length. Writer
makes no errors in
grammar or spelling
that distract the
reader from the
content. Correct format
document includes
all components and
is appropriate
length. Writer
makes 1-2 errors in
grammar or spelling
that distract the
reader from the
content. Correct format
document includes
all components and
is appropriate
length. Writer
makes 3-4 errors in
grammar or spelling
that distract the
reader from the
content. Document fails to
include one of:
correct format, all
components, the
length
requirements. Or
writer makes more
than 4 errors in
grammar or spelling
that distract the
reader from the
content. Document fails to
include two or more
of: correct format,
all components, the
length
requirements. Or
grammar and
spelling errors are
so prevalent in the
paper that it is
difficult to
understand the
content of the
paper. Score/L
evel value: 10.00
s), and
Referenc
es
page(s)) all with
impeccab
le
grammar.
Format –
(10%).
Use
precise
APA
format
througho
ut
including:
font,
margins,
paragrap
h format,
the title
page,
running
headers,
abstract,
headings,
citations,
Referenc
es, and
all other
applicabl
e
compone
nts. Writer makes less
than 2 APA
formatting errors
throughout the
document. value: 8.00 Writer makes less
than 4 APA
formatting errors
throughout the
document. value: 6.00 Writer makes less
than 6 APA
formatting errors
throughout the
document. value: 3.00 Writer makes less
than 8 APA
formatting errors
throughout the
document. value: 0.00 Writer makes 8 or
more APA
formatting errors
throughout the
document. Score/L
evel
