Management

 

How would you react to the view that the current literature on cross -cultural management is too
abstract and encourages stereotyping? How do you see conceptual thinking in this area developing in the
future?

Coursework Requirement

Literature Reviews

Although this may not be a separate section of your essay, ie: literature may be referenced throughout
the script, we will be looking for evidence of :
• Good breadth of sources (eg: perhaps some classic texts, professional tests, practitioner texts,
depending on the topic)
• Wider reading beyond the textbook
• Reading from contemporary articles/seminal or ground breaking articles as well as books
• A bibliography that is focused on the topic (but which may still include some ‘off beat’ or allusive
material)
Analysis
• Depth and quality of analysis which closely addresses the question
• Use of concepts, models, ideas as a framework of analysis
• Critical argumentation
• Synthesis of description and analysis
• Insightful interpretation; sensitive inferences
• Use of evidence to support observations
Content
• Relevance and appropriateness of content
• Led by the needs of the question (nothing extraneous/ irrelevant)
• Conceptualisation
• Clear, coherent and logical line of argument
• Argument supported with referencing and with appropriate evidence ( facts, figures or examples etc)
• Description eg some contextualisation; perhaps some short anecdotes/ stories for illustration
• Evidence of broad comprehension eg: theories, concepts applied to the your interpretive structure
• Key themes identified and explored- which progress naturally
• Conclusion which is a summation of what has gone before ( no new data introduced at this stage) and
ends with a clear message to the reader
Structure and Presentation
• Logical sequencing and flow eg: introduction, main body, conclusion
• Clarity of structure so that points lead on in a natural and cumulative way
• Clear organisation, perhaps with sub-headings
• one main point each paragraph; don’t overfreight the paragraphs
• May involve some discussion of definitions; identification of issues/ problems etc
• Well written; clarity of expression; good standard of English language/ grammar
• Points on themes clustered in terms of their relevance/ not scattered
• Paragraphs are linked together in a chain/ not fragmented; each paragraph adds to the meaning of the
one before
• Written in the third person tense
• Use Harvard referencing system – consistently
• Include a bibliography
Originality
• Provide an unusual focus to the topic, but don’t be ‘modish’ for its own sake
• Try to take a different point of view to orthodox thought (as long as you have the evidence)
• Take an unusual line, perhaps even contrarian line of argument where the material justifies it
• Reference to contemporary events; use analogies/ use personal data where appropriate
• Try to find and express a personal voice/ style

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