MNG10247 Managing Organisations

Students are to interview a current Manager to identify and analyse how he/she performs, as part of their Managerial responsibilities, one of the fundamental Functions of Management (i.e. Planning,Leading, Organising or Controlling). This information is to be presented as a report with a minimum of three distinct references from academic ‘peer-reviewed’ journals to support your analysis. Citing the textbook is permissible but counts as a fourth reference. Purpose: The assignment is designed to help students recognise the way in which a key management concept studied in the unit is applied in practice.Submitting: The assignment is to be submitted via Turn-it-in. Look for the submission link in the ‘Task 2’ folder. The link is active from Week 3 and students can submit any time up to the due date.

Feedback: Students who submit their report by the due date will receive feedback within 2 weeks. This feedback will be in the form of a marking rubric and a copy of the report with electronic comments made by the marker.

Report Research:

The aim of the report is to explain and evaluate how theory is applied in practice. Specifically, how a manager applies in practice one of the four managerial functions (i.e. Planning, Leading, Organising or Controlling). As such, develop three to five open-ended2 questions that specifically address the manager’s understanding and application of the selected managerial function, analyse the information you get for your evaluation and discuss your findings.