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MANAGEMENT AND ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR (BBMM301)CASE STUDY REPORT -GROUP ASSIGNMENT

I. Assessment Summary and Purpose
The case study analysis report is a group assignment intended to assess students' ability to identify, understand and apply key management and organisation behaviour concepts in the context of a realistic business case. Students are expected to identify the problems/issues in the case, analyse the case using the concepts and models discussed in class and recommend relevant and theory-supported solutions.

II. Submission Requirements:
• Word Length: Approximately 1500 words
• File format: MS Word or PDF

III. Format Requirements:

A well written Report should have the following sample report format:
• Cover Page (Title of the case study and student names)
• Executive summary (must indicate the important points of entire report - approximately half a page in length)
• Table of contents
• Introduction (summary of key facts of the case)
• Problem identification (Start with list of symptoms then discuss root causes)
• Analysis /evaluation (Support your arguments with relevant theories from the lectures. Use discussion questions as guide)
• Recommendations - (Theoretically supported solutions to the case problems)
• Reference List - (Harvard Referencing Style)

IV. Assessment Details
The analysis should be guided by the discussion questions in the case study and your report analysis should address said questions. You must support your discussion with relevant theories from textbooks and the lecture.The report should be in proper report format as shown in the sample report format (see above). The Report should be the outcome of a proper group discussion, analysis and research.

You must:
• Research using the prescribed textbook and at least 2 academic journal articles(refer to ProQuest /Ebsco/ ebrary that are accessible via Moodle)
• Carefully select appropriate theories and concepts
• Construct an in-depth and analytical discussion
• Use evidence and examples to support your work
• Write in a clear and logical manner.
• Use in-text citations and referencing using the Harvard referencing system
• Ensure that aside from your group partner, your work is NOT shared among other classmates or groups

Other important reminders:
• Sharing or borrowing report submissions is considered serious academic misconduct which can lead to failure of the assignment or the entire unit.
• Lecturersmay require students to explain their case study report in a separate meeting

Assignment will be marked and assessed based on the following criteria:

• Your understanding of the case problem(s)
• Quality of the research undertaken
• Quality of the analysis and recommendations, how you link aspects of management and organizational behaviour to the case issues.
• Coherence and consistency - how well your argument holds together.
• Professional formatting,spelling, grammar, referencing format.

VII. The Case Study:

Discussion Guide Questions for Analysis:

1. How would you describe the organisational culture and sub-cultures within the Inquirer?
2. Why is there resistance to change within the Inquirer?
3. Discuss the level of centralisation within the Editorial Group and explain its effects.
4. How is the current departmentalisation approach contributing to the problem?
5. At what team development stage would you consider the Editorial Group to be? Why?
6. How does Letty's leadership style and behaviour affect Inquirer's change process?
7. What can Sandy do to change the organisational culture to become more adaptive to the environment?(your answers to this question should form part of your case study recommendations).

Attachment:- Case-Analysis-.rar