IBA111 Management Concepts - Assessment 2 Task

TASK:

You have been employed as a management consultant at GOOGLE and you have been asked to write a report for the CEO to enhance the future of the business.

You have been asked to: 

• discuss the causes and effects of the management issue (lack of diversity, racial bias, unethical behaviours) and identify appropriate processes and/or strategies to manage the issue. 

Your report will include ONLY ONE of the Four Functions of Management – 1.) Planning OR 2.) Organising OR 3.) Leading OR 4.) Controlling to IDENTIFY the appropriate process and strategy to manage the issue.   

• Critically discuss the issue by combining the management literature (i.e. your research on management theories and concepts you have learned in the subject) and your knowledge of the organisation (through your brief research of the organisation).  

You will use a minimum of five (5) peer-reviewed journal articles.   You may use more journal articles and academic books such as your textbook if you want. You will use the news articles to introduce the company background and the management problem. 

Both in-text citations and the reference list are required. At the end of report, you should provide a reference list which includes:

• The peer-reviewed journal articles (minimum 5)
• Your textbook if you used it in your paragraph (list it only if you use it in your in-text citation as well)
• The newspaper/web articles you used to complete the research on the organisation (list them because you will introduce the organisation)
• Your reference list should be in the APA style