2022 Assessment 2 Brief Template IBM7016

Responsible and Ethical Leadership – IBM7016
Assessment 2
Faculty of Business, Law and Society
1. Assessment Tasks – see next page
3500 word written assignment
Assessment 2. Written Case Study
Chose ONE of the following questions, and answer, with reference to the concepts, theory and
philosophy we have covered in the lectures, supplemented by your own understanding and
additional research. As part of these assessments you must select a case study organisation that you
can scrutinise through the lenses that we have acquired in the lectures, as well as those that you
have developed through your own study. In your case study, it will help you to concentrate on a
single event like a single strategic decision or crisis, that that organisation was involved in. This
means that you MUST ENSURE THERE IS SUFFICIENT INFORMATION ON BOTH
THAT ORGANISATION AND THAT EVENT IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR YOU TO GIVE A DETAILED
ANSWER. Please refer to the attachments below, entitled University Assessment Criteria, for a
detailed breakdown of how your assessments will be marked.
Successful answers will balance four objectives:
 Introduce the case study in a clear and comprehensible way.

 Frame the case through as a management or leadership topic that we have covered on
the course, i.e. CSR, strategic management, corporate governance, individual leadership
or employee management.
 Consider the case through theories and philosophy of ethics which we have covered
throughout the course. Examples might include Utilitarianism, Kantianism, discourse
ethics, virtue ethics, Levinas’ ethics of totalisation, ethics of care vs justice, and so on.
This must include reference to one or more of the five core papers.
 Provide recommendations for how the organisation might be able to act more
responsibly, according to theories of management, leadership and ethics that you have
chosen to focus on.
There are no specific requirements for how you balance your word count between the four
elements of the question, and you do not necessarily need to address the four points in this order.
Coherent, persuasive arguments that meet the criteria of the assessment guide will be rewarded. I
recommend depth over breadth in your approach to the question. You will be more likely to score
well if you provide a detailed study of your case through the lens of one or two theories of
management and one or two approaches to ethical philosophy.
CHOOSE ONLY ONE OF THE BELOW QUESTIONS
Option 1
‘Find an example organisation, and make the argument that it has exhibited irresponsible corporate
governance. Provide recommendations for the implementation of responsible governance in that
organisation. ’
Option 2
‘Find an example organisation, and make the argument that it has exhibited irresponsible strategic
management. Provide recommendations for the implementation of responsible strategic
management in that organisation.’
Option 3
‘Find an example organisation, and make the argument that an individual within it has exhibited
irresponsible leadership. Provide recommendations for the implementation of responsible leadership
in that organisation.’
Option 4
‘Find an example organisation, and make the argument that it has exhibited poor CSR. Provide
recommendations for the implementation of CSR in that organisation.’
Option 5
‘Find an example organisation, and make the argument that it has exhibited irresponsible employee
management. Provide recommendations for the implementation of responsible employee
Option 6
'Find an example public organisation, and make the argument that it has exhibited irresponsible
management. Provide recommendations for the implementation of responsible public management
in the case of that organisation.’
Option 7
‘Find an example organisation, and make the argument that it has exhibited irresponsible financial
management. Provide recommendations for the implementation of responsible financial
Your answer must indicate that you have read, and understood at least one of the following
papers. You must analyse your chosen ethical issue in terms of the content of one or more of
these papers. If you fail to do so, we may initiate an investigation into the authorship of your
submission. It is highly advisable that you include evidence of wider reading and associated analysis
in your answer as this list alone is insufficient for the full assignment.
1. Bauman, D.C., 2018. Plato on virtuous leadership: An ancient model for modern
business. Business Ethics Quarterly, 28(3), pp.251-274.
2. Cosans, C.E. and Reina, C.S., 2018. The leadership ethics of Machiavelli’s Prince. Business
Ethics Quarterly, 28(3), pp.275-300.
3. Gardiner, R.A., 2018. Ethical responsibility - an Arendtian turn. Business Ethics Quarterly, 28(1),

pp.31-50.
4. Patzer, M., Voegtlin, C. and Scherer, A.G., 2018. The normative justification of integrative
stakeholder engagement: A Habermasian view on responsible leadership. Business Ethics
Quarterly, 28(3), pp.325-354.
5. Ladkin, D., 2018. Self Constitution as The Foundation for Leading Ethically: A Foucauldian
Possibility. Business Ethics Quarterly, 28(3), pp.301-323.
2. Assessment Weighting
70% of the module mark
3. Assessed Learning Outcomes
Learning outcomes assessed are: 1, 4 and 5
1.Evaluate the role and the context of strategic leadership and the legal and ethical responsibilities
of those in different positions within corporate organisations
4. Understand the wide variety of different approaches taken by organisations historically and at the
current time to embed ethical and responsible behaviour in business models
5. Reason analytically about ethically contestable issues and produce professional and critically
reflective analysis on issues related to ethics in organisations
4. Knowledge, Attributes and Skills You Will Develop While Completing this
Assessment
Written communication
Critical thinking
Research skills
Strategic thinking
Ethical practice and principle application
5. Submission Deadline
January 12th at 23:55
6. Feedback Deadline
January 31st at 23:55
7. Format
Written report style or essay style is acceptable. The styles have been introduced in the week 1
seminar.
8. Marking Criteria
The generic St Mary’s marking criteria will be used. Each marker will assess the work in accordance
with each element outlined in the marking criteria.
9. Additional Information
Questions are welcome in the seminar sessions about your drafts in the seminars prior to the
deadline.
A study skills seminar is embedded in week 1 seminar material.
A range of academic writing support resources are introduced in the week 2 seminar material.

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Responsible and Ethical Leadership – IBM7016

1. Assessment Tasks – see next page

3500 word written assignment

Assessment 2. Written Case Study

Successful answers will balance four objectives:

 Introduce the case study in a clear and comprehensible way.

CHOOSE ONLY ONE OF THE BELOW QUESTIONS

3. Gardiner, R.A., 2018. Ethical responsibility - an Arendtian turn. Business Ethics Quarterly, 28(1),

70% of the module mark

3. Assessed Learning Outcomes

Learning outcomes assessed are: 1, 4 and 5

January 12th at 23:55

January 31st at 23:55

A study skills seminar is embedded in week 1 seminar material.

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