Critically evaluate the leadership and management styles at the company using relevant academic models.

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MSc Management

Executive Leadership and Governance

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2.Assessment Brief

You are a Management Consultant hired by BPP Consultants, who have been commissioned to provide information to a large investment firm, which is considering the following three aircraft manufacturers for investment. For this assessment, you are to select one company from the three listed below to focus on.

Airbus SE.

The Boeing Company.

Embraer S.A.

The scope of your work is to complete four sections of a report covering Executive Leadership and Corporate Governance.

Please note, you are NOT required to make recommendations or advice in your report about whether to invest. This will be solely the investor’s decision after evaluating all the information obtained from your report.

Please select only one company from the above three when attempting the tasks below.

You should use the following links to obtain company presentations and reports:

The four tasks you should include in your report are:

Task 1 – Leadership and Management (LO1)

- Critically evaluate the leadership and management styles at the company using relevant academic models.

Conduct independent research into your chosen company and support your arguments with academic literature and the appropriate application of relevant leadership and management models.

Task requirements continue on the next page.

Task 2 – Corporate Governance and Regulation (LO4)

- Discuss the different governance rules, practices, and processes (collectively known as the Corporate Governance Framework) at the company that ensure that it meets the interests of its shareholders.

Conduct independent research and refer to relevant academic literature.

Ensure that you identify the internal governance mechanisms and the external governance rules and regulations and demonstrate how the company applies and complies with them to meet shareholder interests. Depending on your company of choice, these might include some of the following:

-The AMF (The French Financial Market Authority), the French Commercial Code and the French Corporate Governance Code.

The SEC (U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission), the Securities and Exchange Act in the USA, and the Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002.

-CVM (The Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission), The Brazilian Corporate Governance Code, and the Novo Mercado Listing Regulation

Task 3 – Risk Management (LO3)

- Analyse three significant risks that the company faces and recommend appropriate responses to each of these risks.

Conduct independent research into your company of choice and ensure that your analysis and recommendations are specific to the company.

For higher marks, use and apply relevant risk management models and frameworks such as the Three Horizon Model, Risk Heat Maps, or the 4T’s Process. Explain how you used the models to identify and analyse the risks and to offer your recommendations.

As part of your recommendations, explain what role the board of directors plays in the risk management process at the organisation.

Task 4 – Ethical Leadership (LO2)

- Discuss at least one significant ethical business challenge that the company faces and provide ethical leadership recommendations on how the company can address and manage this ethical challenge.

Conduct independent research and explain why the challenge(s) you discuss are considered ethical, by analysing their impact on the company and its stakeholders. Ensure that your recommendations are targeted at the company’s top management and leadership.

For higher marks, use and apply a relevant ethical leadership model or framework such as the Triple Bottom Line

Task requirements continue on the next page.

Presentation and Structure

- Clear structure and layout

- Writing style: professional and concise

- Appropriate Harvard referencing: range and credibility of the sources used and correct application of Harvard referencing style throughout the report and appendices.

Do NOT include an executive summary, introduction, or conclusion.

Your report structure should include the following sections: Cover page (University cover sheet)

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations (if appropriate)

Task 1- Leadership and Management (LO1)

Task 2 – Corporate Governance and Regulation (LO4) Task 3 – Risk Management (LO3)

Task 4 – Ethical Leadership (LO2) 

References

Appendix (if appropriate)

Suggested Word Count Guide 

Task 1- Leadership and Management

1,250 Words

Task 2 – Corporate Governance and Regulation

1,250 Words

Task 3 – Risk Management

1,250 Words

Task 4 – Ethical Leadership

1,250 Words

Total

5,000 Words

The word count applies to the main body of the report only i.e., cover page, table of content, list of abbreviations, references, and appendices are not part of the 5,000-words count.

3.Marking Guide

Learning Outcome

Fail

Marginal Fail

Pass

Merit

Distinction

High Distinction

0% – 39%

40% – 49%

50% – 59%

60% – 69%

70% – 79%

80% - 100%

LO1: Develop your

Weak or

Limited knowledge of

Satisfactory

Good level of

Excellent knowledge

Outstanding

knowledge of

inadequate

critical leadership

knowledge and

knowledge and

and understanding of

knowledge and

critical leadership

knowledge of

capability in leading

understanding of

understanding of

critical leadership

understanding of

capability in

critical

organisations. Limited

critical leadership

critical leadership

capability in leading

critical leadership

leading

leadership

evaluation of the

capability in

capability in leading

organisations. An

capability in leading

organisations

capability in

company`s leadership

leading

organisations. A good

excellent critical

organisations. An

 

leading

and management

organisations.

critical evaluation of

evaluation of the

outstanding critical

 

organisations.

style. Limited research

Satisfactory

the company`s

company`s leadership

evaluation of the

 

Weak or no

and analysis of the

evaluation of the

leadership and

and management

company`s leadership

 

evaluation of

company’s leadership

company`s

management style,

style, that objectively

and management

 

the company`s

leadership and

and management.

leadership and

management

with some discussion

of the strengths and

weighs the strengths

and weakness of the

style, that objectively

weighs all the

 

management

 

style. Some

weakness of the

company’s

strengths and

 

style. Weak or

 

research and

company’s

leadership and

weakness of the

 

inadequate

 

analysis, of the

leadership and

management. An

company’s

 

research and

 

company’s

management. Good

excellent and

leadership and

 

analysis of the

 

leadership and

application of

detailed application

management. An

 

company’s

leadership and

 

management.

relevant leadership

and management

of relevant

leadership and

outstanding and

extensive application

 

management.

 

 

models to the

management models

of relevant

 

 

 

 

company. Evidence-

to the company.

leadership and

 

 

 

 

backed analysis of

Excellent evidence-

management models

 

 

 

 

the company’s

backed analysis of

to the company.

 

 

 

 

leadership and

the company’s

Outstanding and

 

 

 

 

management.

 

extensive evidence-

backed analysis of

 

 

 

 

 

 

leadership and management.

the company’s leadership and management.

LO4: Critically

Weak or

Limited evaluation of

Satisfactory

Good evaluation of

Excellent evaluation

Outstanding

evaluate the

inadequate

the impact of the

evaluation of the

the impact of the

of the impact of the

evaluation of the

impact of the

evaluation of

governance and

impact of the

governance and

governance and

impact of the

governance and

the impact of

regulatory context on

governance and

regulatory context on

regulatory context on

governance and

regulatory context

the governance

the success of an

regulatory context

the success of an

the success of an

regulatory context on

on the success of

and regulatory

organisation. Limited

on the success of

organisation. Good

organisation.

the success of an

an organisation

context on the

knowledge of the

an organisation.

and clear

Thorough and deep

organisation.

 

success of an

Corporate Governance

Satisfactory

understanding of the

knowledge and

Thorough, balanced,

 

organisation.

Framework at the

appreciation of

Corporate

understanding of the

and deep knowledge

 

Weak or

company. Limited

the Corporate

Governance

Corporate

and understanding of

 

inadequate

explanation of internal

Governance

Framework at the

Governance

the Corporate

 

knowledge of

governance in the

Framework at the

company. Good

Framework at the

Governance

 

the Corporate

company and external

company.

explanation of

company. Excellent

Framework at the

 

Governance

governance rules and

Satisfactory

internal governance

and detailed

company.

 

Framework at

the company.

regulations.

explanation of

internal and

in the company and

external governance

discussion of internal

governance in the

Outstanding and

extensive discussion

 

Weak or

 

external

rules and regulations.

company and

of internal

 

inadequate

 

governance rules

A good discussion on

relevant external

governance in the

 

explanation of

 

and regulations.

how the company

governance rules and

company and

 

internal

 

Some discussion

complies with these

regulations that

relevant external

 

governance in

 

on how the

rules and regulations.

apply to the

governance rules and

 

the company

 

company complies

 

company. An

regulations that

 

and external

 

with these rules

 

excellent discussion

apply to the

 

governance

 

and regulations.

 

on how the company

company. An

 

 

 

 

 

 

outstanding and

 

 

rules and regulations.

 

 

 

complies with these rules and regulations.

extensive discussion on how the company complies with these rules and regulations.

LO3: Critically

Weak or

Limited appreciation

Satisfactory

Good critical

Excellent critical

Outstanding critical

evaluate risk

inadequate

of critical evaluation of

appreciation of

evaluation of risk

evaluation of risk

evaluation of risk

management at a

appreciation of

risk management at a

critical evaluation

management at a

management at a

management at a

corporate level

critical

corporate level,

of risk

corporate level. A

corporate level.

corporate level.

 

evaluation of

Limited analysis, and

management at a

good and clear

Thorough and deep

Thorough, balanced,

 

risk

evaluation of three

corporate level.

analysis and

knowledge and

and deep knowledge

 

management at

risks faced by the

Satisfactory

evaluation of three

understanding of risk

and understanding of

 

a corporate

company. Limited

analysis and

significant risks faced

management. A

risk management. An

 

level. Weak or

recommendations for

evaluation of

by the company.

thorough an

outstanding analysis

 

inadequate

the management of

three risks faced

Good and

excellent analysis and

and evaluation of

 

analysis and

the risks identified.

by the company.

appropriate

evaluation of three

three significant risks

 

evaluation of

Limited discussion on

Satisfactory

recommendations

significant risks faced

faced by the

 

three risks faced

the board’s role in

recommendations

for the management

by the company.

company.

 

by the

managing these risks.

for the

of the risks identified.

Excellent, realistic,

Outstanding,

 

company. Weak

 

management of

A good discussion on

and appropriate

realistic, and

 

or inadequate

 

the risks

the board’s role in

recommendations

insightful

 

recommendatio

 

identified. A

managing these risks.

for the management

recommendations

 

ns for the

 

Satisfactory

some application of a

of the risks identified.

for the management

 

management of

 

discussion on the

risk management

An excellent

of the risks identified.

 

the risks

 

board’s role in

model or framework

discussion on the

An outstanding

 

identified. Weak

 

managing these

such as the Three

board’s role in

discussion on the

 

or inadequate discussion on

the board’s role

 

risks.

Horizon Model or Risk Heat Maps.

managing these risks. Excellent and

detailed application

board’s role in

managing these risks.

Outstanding and

 

 

 

 

 

of a risk management

extensive application

 

 

in managing these risks.

 

 

 

model or framework such as the Three Horizon Model, the 4T Model or Risk Heat Maps.

of one or more risk management modes or frameworks such as the Three Horizon Model, the 4T Model or Risk Heat Maps.

LO2: Apply your

Weak or

Limited application of

Satisfactory

Good application of

Excellent application

Outstanding

understanding of

inadequate

how an understanding

application of how

how an

of how an

application of how an

leadership

application of

of leadership

an understanding

understanding of

understanding of

understanding of

principles to key

how an

principles can be

of leadership

leadership principles

leadership principles

leadership principles

business

understanding

applied to key

principles can be

can be applied to key

can be applied to key

can be applied to key

challenges

of leadership

principles can

business challenges.

Limited knowledge

applied to key

business

business challenges.

Good and clear

business challenges.

Thorough, and

business challenges.

Thorough, balanced,

 

be applied to

displayed of a

challenges.

evaluation of a

balanced evaluation

and deep evaluation

 

key business

significant ethical

Satisfactory

significant ethical

of a significant

of a significant

 

challenges.

challenge that the

appreciation of a

challenge that the

ethical challenge that

ethical challenge that

 

Weak or

company faces.

significant ethical

company faces. Good

the company faces.

the company faces.

 

inadequate

Limited demonstration

challenge that the

demonstration of

Excellent

Outstanding

 

knowledge

of how this challenge

company faces.

how this challenge

demonstration of

demonstration of

 

displayed of a

impacts the company

Some

impacts the company

how this challenge

how this challenge

 

significant

and its stakeholders.

demonstration of

and its stakeholders.

impacts the company

impacts the company

 

ethical

Limited or

how this challenge

Appropriate

and its stakeholders.

and its stakeholders.

 

challenge that

inappropriate

impacts the

leadership-level

Excellent, realistic,

Outstanding,

 

 

the company

recommendations on

company and its

recommendations on

and appropriate

realistic, and

faces. Weak or

how the company can

stakeholders.

how the company

leadership-level

insightful leadership-

no

address this ethical

Appropriate

can address this

recommendations on

level

demonstration

challenge.

recommendations

ethical challenge.

how the company

recommendations on

of how this

 

on how the

Some application of

can address this

how the company

challenge

 

company can

an ethical leadership

ethical challenge.

can address this

impacts the

 

address this

framework or model,

Excellent application

ethical challenge.

company and its stakeholders.

Weak or

 

ethical challenge.

such as the Triple Bottom Line.

of an ethical leadership

frameworks or

Outstanding application of one or

more ethical

inadequate

 

 

 

model, such as the

leadership

recommendatio

ns on how the

 

 

 

Triple Bottom Line.

framework or model

such as the Triple

company can

 

 

 

 

Bottom Line.

address this

 

 

 

 

 

ethical

 

 

 

 

 

challenge.

 

 

 

 

 

Research Skills

Weak or poor

Limited research skills

Satisfactory

Good demonstration

Excellent

Outstanding

 

research skills

exhibited through the

demonstration of

of research skills

demonstration of

demonstration of

 

exhibited

use of a narrow range

research skills

through the use of a

research skills

research skills

 

through an

academic sources –

exhibited through

somewhat broad

through the use of a

through the use of a

 

overreliance on

and corporate sources

the use of some

range of academic

broad range of

broad range of

 

some sources

and annual reports

academic sources

sources – and

academic sources –

academic sources –

 

and limited use

where appropriate.

– and corporate

corporate sources

and corporate

and corporate

 

of academic

 

sources and

and annual reports

sources and annual

sources and annual

 

sources.

 

annual reports

where appropriate.

reports where

reports where

 

 

 

where

 

appropriate.

appropriate.

 

 

 

appropriate.

 

 

 

 

Presentation and Structure

Weak presentation, inadequate structure, weakly referenced.

Limited presentation and structure with inappropriate references. Limited expression.

Presentation and structure are satisfactory with full and appropriate references (possibly limited in quantity; largely correct Harvard referencing style). Structured layout and mainly accurate expression.

Presentation and structure are good with precise, full and appropriate references and correct Harvard referencing style. A good example of structured layout and professional and accurate expression.

Presentation and structure are excellent with precise, full and appropriate references extensively used. An exemplar of structured layout and professional and accurate expression. Inclusion of sources outside of the prescribed course reading.

Presentation and structure are outstanding with precise, full and appropriate references extensively used. An exemplar of structured layout and professional and accurate expression. Inclusion of sources outside of the prescribed course reading.

 

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