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OBHR Comparative Case Study (20%)

Individual assignment

 

Due: Week 11, Tuesday, Sep 17 12:00 noon PDT

 

Prepare a 1500-word comparative case study. Adhere to the following format while preparing the case study.

 

· Choose two well-documented case studies of different organizations.

· One case study should be based on success stories, For Example, Apple, Google, and Microsoft.

· Another case study should focus on organizational failure/project failure etc. For Example, Blueberry, Nokia, and Yahoo.

· Analyze the organizational structure and culture of both organizations.

· What is the mode of communication adopted by both organizations? How do employees interact with each other?

· What kind of leadership style do these organizations prefer/follow? What is the management style of both organizations?

· Explain how the organizational culture, structure, and management style effects/relates to the success and failure of the organization?

· What are the HR Strategic planning, recruitment, and selection strategy, and performance/ talent management strategy of both the organizations?

· Based on the analysis performed propose suggestions and recommendations (5-6) based on the OBHR concepts learned in the course for both organizations.

Report Requirements  

· The report must include a title page, table of contents, introduction, multiple supporting body paragraphs, conclusion, and list of references.

· Students must use a minimum of 10 references. All references must come from peer-reviewed academic journals (UCW University Library); additional references may be from trade and practitioner publications or online search engines.

· Students must use APA format when citing literature.

· Students are encouraged to use Grammarly to avoid plagiarism. If plagiarism is identified in the paper, the student will receive a zero for the assignment.

· Do not exceed the word limit. Marks will be deducted for excessive length.

APA writing conventions should be followed in the report with a minimum of ten (10) sources referenced and cited including in-text citations (if you are presenting another author’s ideas in your own language you still have to provide the in-text citation of that author), references in APA format, the report must demonstrate analysis of the material and its application to the workplace. The title of the company cannot be your report title due to copyright reasons.

 

The submission date is mentioned in the course schedule (i.e., week 11) in the course syllabus. All submissions will be made on Moodle. Please note that assignment submissions are ONLY accepted on Moodle and NOT on email. Kindly rename your assignment file by your respective name before you upload it. For example, if John Smith is submitting his assignment file name should be “Johnsmith”.

 

The report will be graded from 20% as per the rubric mentioned below.

 

 

 

 

 

Appendix – A

Assessment Rubric for OBHR Comparative Case Study

1-4 Scale		1	2	3	4
Percentage Score	Weight	0-59	60-67	68-71	72-75	76-79	80-84	85-89	90-100
Grades		F	C	B-	B	B+	A-	A	A+
Mastery Level		Beginning	Developing	Competent	Mastery
Standard Level		Below Standard	Approaching Standard	At Standard	Exceeds Standard
Executive Summary/ Abstract	5	Executive summary or Abstract missing or poorly constructed	Executive summary or Abstract inadequate	Executive Summary or Abstract Executed Adequately	Executive Summary or Abstract Executed in Superior Fashion
Problem Identification & Scope	10	Shows little understanding of the issues, key problems, and the company’s present situation and strategic issues.	Shows some understanding of the issues, key problems, and the company’s present situation and strategic issues.	Shows adequate knowledge of the issues, key problems, and the company’s present situation and strategic issues.	Shows superior knowledge of the issues, key problems, and the company’s present situation and strategic issues.
Content	10	Does not address the case question with little relevant evidence (e.g., details, examples, facts, and expert opinions) Central idea and clarity of purpose are absent or incompletely expressed and maintained Lacks most of the necessary case parts Does not comment on (/evaluate) the differences	Not all the major similarities and/or differences have been a (e.g., details, examples, facts, and expert opinions) Includes only a few of the necessary case parts Central idea and clarity of purpose are expressed though perhaps too vaguely or broadly Only minimally comments on (/evaluates) the differences	Generally, addresses the case question by providing most major similarities and/or differences but loses focus at times by focusing on minor details Uses a few details, examples, facts, and expert opinions to elaborate on similarities and/or differences Includes most of the necessary case parts Comments on (/evaluates) some of the differences	Addresses the case question by providing all major similarities and/or differences Uses some details, examples, facts, and expert opinions) to elaborate on the similarities and/or differences Includes all the case parts Comments on (/evaluates) the differences
Case Analysis	15	Analysis of case poor analysis of issues of the case, supporting detail is incorrect or missing. No use of material from the textbook and course.	Analysis of case shows inadequate levels of analysis of issues of the case, provides little supporting detail. Some material from the textbook and course was used.	Analysis of case shows adequate levels of analysis of issues of the case and provides supporting details. Good use of material from the textbook and course.	Analysis of case shows superior levels of analysis of underlying issues that are not necessarily readily apparent and uses appropriate levels of supporting detail. Substantial use of material from the textbook, library, and course.
Recommendation and Conclusions	10	Recommendations and/or plans of action provided that are mostly incorrect or absent. No use of material from the textbook and course.	Recommendations and/or plans of action provided that are partially correct, alternate viewpoints not considered. Some material from the textbook and course was used.	Specific recommendations and/or plans of action provided that are substantially correct, alternate viewpoints may be considered. Good use of material from the textbook and course.	Specific recommendations and/or plans of action provided that go beyond the expected scope of the case are fully supported by data, and alternate viewpoints are fully considered. Substantial use of material from the textbook, library, and course.
Organization & Critical Thinking
Coherence, Cohesion, organization, demonstration of thought process, analysis of the problem using own thoughts and ideas	20	Similarities and differences have been clearly organized using either the block or thematic method. A very clear relationship between ideas Accurate use of connectors Accurate use of pronouns Clear match between the topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence in each body paragraph	Similarities and differences are organized generally clearly using the block or thematic method but one of the paragraphs may cover more than one main idea Generally clear relationship between ideas Mostly correct use of connectors. Mostly correct use of pronouns The topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence (if any) support one main idea.	Similarities and differences are organized generally clearly using the block or thematic method but one of the paragraphs may cover more than one main idea Generally clear relationship between ideas Mostly correct use of connectors. Mostly correct use of pronouns The topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence (if any) support one main idea.	Similarities and differences have been clearly organized using either the block or thematic method. A very clear relationship between ideas Accurate use of connectors Accurate use of pronouns Clear match between the topic sentence, supporting sentences, and concluding sentence in each body paragraph
Style & Mechanics
APA Application of the requirements of the 7th APA manual to create a standardized formatted presentation	10	7th Ed. APA Manual is not followed or there are significant errors in: title page & references pages. In-text citations, paraphrasing, and direct quotes are quite inadequate but do not rise to the level of plagiarism	7th Ed. APA Manual is followed with significant errors in: title page & references pages. In-text citations, paraphrasing, and direct quotes are lacking but do not rise to the level of plagiarism	7th Ed. APA Manual is followed with minor errors in: formatted title page, formatted references pages, in-text citations, paraphrasing, and direct quotes are adequately used in the correct context	7th Ed. APA Manual is followed with no errors including: properly formatted title page, properly formatted references pages, in-text citations are correctly used, paraphrasing and direct quotes are properly used in the correct context
Grammar/Punctuation/Spelling Use of proper English language grammar, spelling, and punctuation to create a readable presentation.	10	Grammar and sentence structure has major problems following standard English rules and reads with difficulty with major errors in punctuation and spelling	Grammar and sentence structure has problems following standard English rules and reads with some difficulty with errors in punctuation and spelling	Grammar and sentence structure mostly follows standard English rules and reads reasonably well with few errors in punctuation and spelling	Grammar and sentence structure follow standard English rules and read well with excellent punctuation and spelling
Readability & Style Clarity of thought and appropriate level of language use brings the author’s thoughts and ideas to the reader.	10	Sentences are lacking in completeness, clearness, and conciseness and are not well-structured. Transitions do not maintain the flow of thought. Words are ambiguous. The tone is inappropriate for the audience/assessment. Colloquial language or inappropriate use of paraphrasing is used.	Sentences need to be more complete, clear, concise, and well-constructed. Transitions do not maintain the flow of thought well. Words are not precise and have some ambiguity. The tone is not appropriate for the audience/assessment. Colloquial language or inappropriate use of paraphrasing is used too much.	Sentences are mostly complete, clear, concise, and well-constructed. Transitions mostly maintain the flow of thought. Words are mostly precise with little ambiguity. The tone is mostly appropriate to the audience/assessment. Colloquial language or inappropriate use of paraphrasing is used sparingly.	Sentences are consistently complete, clear, concise, and well-constructed with strong, varied structure. Transitions consistently maintain the flow of thought. Words are quite precise and unambiguous. The tone is completely appropriate to the audience/assessment. No colloquial language or inappropriate use of paraphrasing was used.
Marks	100	Additional Comments