MGT5026 Leadership in Organisations Assignment Brief Semester 1, 2025-26  | SMU

MGT5026 Learning Outcomes:

• Compare management and leadership within a business;
• Critique theories of leadership and how they apply in different businesses;
• Critically assess the role of leadership in developing a successful organisational strategy and in planning for change in the business environment
• Assess and relate to their own capacity for developing successful leadership skills

MGT5026 Assignment Task:

Prepare a report profiling a prominent leader, applying leadership theories you have learned about during the module. Discuss these in relation to the leadership style they have demonstrated. Within the report, you should also draw a comparison between leadership and management. There should also be a reflection on your own leadership qualities and approach.

1. Brief, general background of the candidate chosen
2. Critical application of theories of Leadership (for example - Trait, Behaviour, Contingency) on their leadership style
3. Draw a comparison between leadership and management, demonstrating your understanding. This could be interwoven into your discussion.

4. Reflective analysis of your own individual leadership qualities and approach, including critical alignment with theory

5. Qualitative analysis of "effectiveness" as a leader

6. Conclusion of the profile

2,500 words +/- 10%

Each student must upload their report to the correct submission box on Turnitin before the deadline given.

Academic Integrity

The purpose of this assessment is to measure your own ability to conduct research and construct arguments, without the use of content produced by other writers, essay mill websites or Artificial Intelligence tools (ChatGPT, QuillBot, and others). Therefore:

1. Use of any AI-generated content for this assessment or work produced by other writers (including contracted writers) is prohibited and may be referred to an academic misconduct panel.

2. Use of AI to paraphrase, summarise or translate content from a foreign language is prohibited and may be referred to an academic misconduct panel.

By submitting the assignment via Turnitin, you affirm that the submission is your own original work and that it meets the standards of academic honesty (in accordance with the University's Academic Regulations) by signing the Academic Integrity pledge:

"I hereby declare that the work I am submitting for assessment is my own work and not that produced by anyone else. I have not drawn on essay mills, contract cheating services, or the work of other students, past or present. I have not drawn on material generated by artificial intelligence (AI) platforms (e.g. ChatGPT) except where this is allowed in the specific rules on Al set out by the Module Convenor. Where use has been made of Al platforms in accordance with the rules that apply to this module or this assessment, I have explained explicitly in this submission how I have used them and how they have informed this submission. I can confirm that this submission contains no text whatsoever that has simply been cut and pasted or included with only minor adaptations/amendments from other sources. Sections of text drawn directly and verbatim from other sources have always been placed in quotation marks to show that they are quotations. I have retained earlier drafts of this submission, and any rough notes produced during the process of drafting it, so that I can provide evidence of the originality of this submission if requested to do so"

As stated on St Mary's University website, 'All members of the University's community have a responsibility to be alert to the potential for academic misconduct, to adopt and promote good academic practice and to safeguard the integrity of the University's degrees and other awards.' This includes you - the students, and this is why we are asking you to:

1. Make yourself familiar with the Academic Regulations Sections 29-30
2. Complete the Academic Integrity modules on Moodle