Scope

The assignment comprises a report pertaining to a current trend or issue in society. Topic for the assignment can be related to a variety of different management aspects and their impact on the organization at both the micro and macro levels. The report will enable the students to examine business trends and issues closely and implement the conceptual knowledge gained during in-class lectures/discussions.

Suggested Topics

Change Management at the Workplace.

Resource Management Importance of Effective.

Importance of Effective Strategic Planning.

Organizational Culture and its Influence on Productivity.

Importance of having a Customer Orientation as Management Philosophy.

Specific Requirements

Report

Part 1: Background of the topic/issue:

What is the relevance of this topic to the current trends and issues in business/society.

In your opinion why should we think about this discussion.

Part 2: Recent developments related to the topic

Literature review related to this topic (what recent trends can you identify in the past 5-10 years).

Part 3: Analysis and interpretation of the developments mentioned in Part 2.

Further explanation of the research carried out for part 2.

Examples related to the topic in the corporate world.

Part 4: Conclusion and recommendations/opinion

Your own stance and recommendations.

Part 5: Bibliography/Referencing

Professional referencing in APA style.

Formatting

The report should be in the mentioned format:

Title Page mentioning the course, teacher and group number along with roll numbers.

Font: Times New Roman, size 12.

Line Spacing 1.5.

Margins: 1 top, bottom, right, left.

Footer mentioning the page number as Page x of x (placed at the middle of the page).

Word Limit: Minimum 1,000 words excluding title page and references