BAE 6 LSC Leadership, Strategy, and Change, Coursework 1, London South Bank University

The Assignment Tasks

This module is assessed entirely by Individual Coursework prepared by students independently (unsupervised).

This coursework is designed to test the following module learning outcomes as set out in section 3 of the Module Guide:

You will write a 4,000-word (+/- 10%) analytical management report in which you use theory from the module to review an organisation’s strategic change initiative and reflect on the management and leadership practices in the company.

You should select a diversified firm from the FTSE100 LIST, or you can choose a substantial public/third-sector organisation as the focus for your strategic change review. You should choose an organisation for which there is sufficient, current factual information available, relating both to the organisation itself and the main industries or areas of activity in which it operates. You are encouraged to discuss your choice of organisation with the seminar tutor.

You are expected to use theory from the module, to analyse the business context in which the organisational strategic change was initiated, assess the impact of emerging trends from the macro-environment, and draw out the examples of leadership practices as factors for the success in the change initiative. If you can find and use relevant theory from sources other than the module textbooks in addition to using the frameworks studied on the module; this will enhance your grade.

In the report, you can demonstrate your comprehension of the intended learning outcomes by collecting and critically analysing secondary data information connected to the company’s strategic change project. You can do this by addressing the following aspects of a particular change initiative:

• Identify and analyse the internal and external influences on organisational objectives and strategy, and the relevance of creativity and innovation in business that triggers and enables change in the company. Additionally, you can [c]ritically evaluate the need for flexibility in strategic management and the practical limits of quantifying corporate strategy
• In your reflections on the change initiative you can [e]xplain and critically analyse the concepts of leadership and management and their application in an organisational, social, environmental and multicultural context[s]
• Analysing the progress and/or results of the change initiative you can [a]ssess the relationship and the need for compatibility between strategic management and functional management policies, using the theoretical frameworks that explain strategy as a practice phenomenon.
• In the discussion on the practical implementation of the contemporary theoretical frameworks you can [d]emonstrate self-awareness of change management strategies to support the business in gaining competitive advantage.