MGT 4670 Executive Leadership Case Study Instructions Instructions: There will be five case studies (listed below) completed in the course. The goal of the case study assignments are to strategically evaluate the students knowledge on a variety of topics covered in the text by use of a real-world scenario. Since the cases used in the course are brief in nature the student must answer each of the questions at the end of the case study with theories and concepts from the textbook in mind. The case study assignments are to be completed individually by the student, no group work is allowed. It is mandatory that the answers to the case studies questions exhibit critical thinking and theoretical rationale. The page length for each of the case studies will range between 3 and 5 pages depending on the case details. The content of the written work in the case studies should be free of grammatical and spelling errors and commensurate with college level scholarship and critical thinking skills. Each assignment should include a title page and a reference page (if sources are used not a requirement, but allowed). The title page and reference page do not count toward the minimum page requirement of 3 pages of body. The paper should fully comply to APA format (6th edition). The rubric provided below will be used to grade each case study. Case Study Grading Rubric: Competency Application of leadership concepts Unacceptable 1. Weight = 20% Applies knowledge with little consistency or accuracy 2. Seeks basic alternative solutions Acceptable 1. Weight = 28% Applies knowledge with some degree of accuracy 2. Seeks relevant solutions for problem Excellent 1. Weight = 33.3% Applies knowledge consistently and accurately 2. Seeks extensive solutions for problem 3. Applies procedures and concepts to familiar tasks with limited accuracy but not to unfamiliar tasks Analysis of leadership concepts 1. Draws conclusions with difficulty 3. Applies procedures 3. Applies procedures and and concepts to familiar tasks but might have difficulty with unfamiliar tasks 1. Draws conclusions with minimal difficulty 2. Distinguishes relevant 2. Distinguishes from irrelevant information with difficulty relevant from irrelevant information with minimal difficulty concepts to familiar and unfamiliar tasks 1. Draws well-reasoned conclusions consistently 2. Distinguishes relevant from irrelevant information easily 3. Breaks down theories 3. Breaks down theories 3. Breaks down theories and arguments into their elements with difficulty and arguments into their elements with minimal difficulty and arguments into their elements with accuracy 4. Demonstrates minimal 4. Demonstrates some 4. Demonstrates awareness of ones or anothers biases, assumptions or values Synthesis of leadership concepts awareness of ones or anothers biases, assumptions or values 1. Draws inconsistent or 1. Draws incomplete generalizations 2. Generates new ideas from existing information inaccurately or inconsistently 3. Integrates relevant knowledge from diverse perspectives with little depth generalizations that are partially consistent 2. Generates new ideas from existing information with some accuracy or consistency 3. Integrates relevant knowledge from diverse perspectives with some depth awareness of ones or anothers biases, assumptions or values 1. Draws generalizations that are consistent and supportable 2. Generates new ideas from existing information with accuracy and consistency 3. Integrates relevant knowledge from diverse perspectives with depth and breadth
