Year 2 Integrated Business Functions
Assignment 1 (20 marks)
Module 4: Organizing for value creation
This is an INDIVIDUAL assignment, which is marked out of 100. It is worth 20 marks of the total course scores (i.e., 600 marks). The written report is due on 21 February 2025 (Week 25) by 5:00 pm.
Assignment 1 Design
Understanding MBTI Results:
Students should review their MBTI reports on personality types and its characteristics. They should consider how their type might influence their preferences in management.
Research Management Approaches:
Students need to familiarize themselves with various management approaches (e.g., classical, behavioral, quantitative, contemporary). You should focus on at least two approaches that that strongly align with your personal values and professional aspirations. By engaging with these approaches, you will gain valuable insights into how they can be effectively applied in real-world scenarios.
Identify Most Preferred Management Roles:
Students should reflect on which management roles (under interpersonal, informational and decisional) they prefer based on their own MBTI personality type. You should focus on at least three roles that resonate with you.
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Details:
Length: 1200 - 1500 words
Main Structure:
• Introduction (120-150 words) - 10%
State your MBTI personality type. Provide a brief overview of your MBTI characteristics.
• Preferred Management Approaches (320-400 words) - 30%
Describe the management approaches (at least two) that resonate with you, highlighting their core principles and how they relate to your specific MBTI personality type.
The following questions could help you to develop this part of the assignment:
• Which management approaches align with your individual values and preferences?
• What are your strengths in relation to the management approaches you are exploring?
• How do the management approaches you’re interested in provide opportunities for career advancement?
• Preferred Management Roles (320-400 words) - 30%
Describe the management roles (at least three) that resonate with you, highlighting how they relate to your specific MBTI personality type.
You can consider the following question when developing your answer:
• How do you think your personality type influences the choice of management roles?
• What qualities of your chosen management roles align with your values, preferences and strengths?
• How do you envision applying these management roles to your future career?
• Illustrative Examples (320-400 words) - 20%
Provide examples from your experiences, such as group assignments, part-time jobs, internships, volunteer work, and learning activities or events (e.g., Induction, Interim Camp, Bizathon), that illustrate your preferred management approaches and roles.
• Conclusion (120-150 words) - 10%
Summarize your key findings and insights on the interplay between your MBTI personality type and your preferred management approaches and roles. You should also reflect on how this assignment has enhanced the understanding of yourself and identified areas for development in a management context.
Main assessment criteria include:
• Demonstrate comprehensive understanding one’s MBTI type and its characteristics.
• Evaluate the relevance and depth of management approaches discussed in relation to the MBTI type.
• Provide insightful analysis of preferred management roles .in relation to the MBTI type.
• Exhibit strong analysis, self-reflection, organization of ideas, and appropriate use of references.