Learning Outcomes

You should be able to:

Appreciate the different management theory and practice from the era of scientific management to contingency theory.

Demonstrate knowledge of the underlying concepts and principles related to entrepreneurial and management activities.

Deliverables

This assignment represents 30% of the total INCOURSE marks for this module.

The deliverables: A report of 1,000 words.

You should state the number of words used on the cover of the assignment. You may include diagrams or figures, reference and bibliography lists and any appendices without word penalty. The standard sliding scale of penalties for excess length will be imposed as follows:

|1 -10% excess |no penalty |
|11-20% excess |3 marks reduction |
|21-30% excess |6 marks reduction |
|31-40% excess |9 marks reduction |

The report must follow the standard academic format:

• Font type: Times New Roman • Font size: 12 pts • Line spacing : 1.5

Instructions

CHOOSE ONE (1) OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTION:

Question 1:

Follow the steps below:

a) You are required to select any ONE (1) organisation from the list provided by your lecturer.

b) Next, you are required to select one of the categories of a set of 2 management viewpoints From Table 1 below:

|Category |Management Viewpoints |
|A |Classical Viewpoint |
| |Behavioral Viewpoint |
|B |Classical Viewpoint |
| |Quantitative