6018SSL International Leadership Individual Assessment Brief 2025 | Coventry University

Assignment Task

This assignment is an individual assignment.This assignment is designed to assess the following learning outcomes:

1. Critically evaluate theoretical approaches to responsible leadership.
2. Examine the relationship between international leadership and management and discuss the roles of leaders and managers in achieving organisational objectives.

Part 1- Cross- culture leadership challenges

You are to select an organisation in the service sector, which has presence in more than two continents (e.g., Asia, Europe, North America) using information available in the public domain to examine and evaluate the leadership style(s) and skills of the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the chosen organisation in order to classify and compare academic theory with professional practice.

Discuss the role of this responsible leader in achieving the organisational objectives and dealing with challenges such as Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), cross-culture,sustainability, gender pay gap, and the impact of this leader within the chosen organisation.Provide relevant recommendations for the CEO that are consistent with the findings of your analysis (i.e., what would you advise the CEO to do differently in dealing with the challenges faced his/her company?)

Part 2

Using in-depth literature, critically discuss what you believe is the leadership style(s) andskills of the CEO, in the context of the chosen organisation, and how you believe this leadership style(s) is linked to academic theories.