BUS520 ASSIGNMENT 3 POSITION PAPER: POWER, POLITICS, AND CULTURE

Unacceptable

Fair

Proficient

Exemplary

Below 70% F

70-79% C

80-89% B

90-100% A

Does not

Partially

Satisfactorily

Completely

explain how

explains how

explains how

explains how

politics and

politics and

politics and

politics and

power-play

power-play may

power-play may

power-play may

may have

have influenced

have influenced

have influenced

influenced the

the organiza-

the organiza-

the organiza-

organization’s

tion’s culture.

tion’s culture.

tion’s culture.

culture.

Identifies some

Identifies some

Accurately

issues but

core issues and

identifies the

does not fully

connects them

core issues and

explore them or

to the impact

strongly con-

make a strong

on the culture.

nects them to

connection to

The explana-

the impact on

their impact.

tion uses

culture. The

Uses little

research

explanation is

research

support

well-supported

support.

by research.

2. Sources of

Does not identi-

Partially identi-

Satisfactorily

Completely

Power

fy the sources

fies the sourc-

identifies the

identifies the

of power or

es of power

sources of

sources of

Weight: 20%

describe how

and describes

power and

power and

management

how manage-

describes how

describes how

could use this

ment could use

management

management

influence to

this influence

could use this

could use this

enhance organi-

to enhance

influence to

influence to

zational perfor-

organizational

enhance organi-

enhance organi-

mance. There is

performance.

zational perfor-

zational perfor-

no reference to

Not all key

mance. Most

mance. Uses

research

concepts are

key concepts

relevant key

identified and

are accurately

concepts and

there is a loose

identified and

makes valid

connection to

there is a con-

connections to

performance.

nection to

enhanced

There is little

enhanced per-

performance

research

formance with

that are

support.

research

well-supported

support.

by research

3. Leadership

Does not identi-

Partially recom-

Satisfactorily

Provides excel-

Behavior and

fy the sources

mends how the

identifies the

lent recommen-

Culture

of power or

study of power

sources of

dations as to

describe how

and politics

power and

how the study of

Weight: 20%

management

could influence

describes how

power and poli-

could use this

leadership

management

tics could influ-

influence to

behavior and

could use this

ence leadership

enhance organi-

impact the

influence to

behavior and

zational perfor-

organization’s

enhance organi-

impact the orga-

mance. There is

culture, but the

zational perfor-

nization’s

no reference to

recommenda-

mance. Most

culture. Recom-

research

tions are unclear

key concepts

mendations are

or unrealistic.

are accurately

credible and

There is no clear

identified and

relevant with a

connection to

there is a con-

strong connec-

the impact on

nection to

tion to the

culture. There is

enhanced per-

impact on

little or no

formance with

culture backed

research

research

by well-support-

support.

support.

ed research.

4. Leadership

Does not

Partially recom-

Satisfactorily

Provides excel-

Influence

recommend

mends how the

recommends

lent recommen-

how the study

study of power

how the study

dations as to

Weight: 20%

of power and

and politics

of power and

how the study

politics could

could influence

politics could

of power and

influence lead-

leadership

influence lead-

politics could

ership behavior

behavior and

ership behavior

influence lead-

and impact the

impact the

and impact the

ership behavior

organization’s

organization’s

organization’s

and impact the

culture. There is

culture, but the

culture. Recom-

organization’s

no reference to

recommenda-

mendations are

culture. Recom-

research.

tions are

clear and

mendations are

unclear or

mostly realistic;

credible and

unrealistic.

there is a con-

relevant with a

There is no

nection to the

strong connec-

clear connec-

impact on

tion to the

tion to the

culture.

impact on

impact on

Research sup-

culture

culture. There

port is evident.

backed by

is little or no

well-supported

research

research.

support.

5. Executive

Does not

Partially

Satisfactorily

Thoroughly

Summary

discuss how the

discusses how

discusses how

discusses how

importance and

the importance

the importance

the importance

Weight: 10%

complexity of

and complexity

and complexity

and complexity

leadership

of leadership

of leadership

of leadership

behavior

behavior influ-

behavior

behavior

influences

ences organiza-

influences

influences

organizational

tional structure

organizational

organizational

structure and

and perfor-

structure and

structure and

performance.

mance. Some

performance.

performance.

There is no

key concepts

Most key con-

Relevant key

reference to

are missing

cepts are pre-

concepts are

research.

and there is

sented with

presented with

little or no

research

strong research

research

support.

support.

support.

6. Write

Writing does not

Writing is satis-

Writing could

Writing is excel-

Professionally

meet minimum

factory. Profes-

be improved,

lent. Tone is

Using Quality

standards. Tone

sional tone is

but meets

professional

Resources

is not profes-

developing.

acceptable

and sophisticat-

sional. Commu-

Shows moder-

standards. Tone

ed. Shows logic,

Weight: 10%

nication is

ate logic, clari-

is professional.

clarity, and

wholly lacking

ty, and/or con-

Shows logic,

consistent

in logic, clarity,

sistent format-

clarity, and

formatting.

and/or consis-

ting. May con-

consistent

Contains no

tent formatting.

tain more than

formatting. May

spelling,

Contains many

a few spelling,

contain few or

mechanical, or

spelling,

grammar,

no spelling,

grammatical

mechanical,

mechanical,

mechanical,

errors. Is free of

formatting,

formatting, or

and/or gram-

formatting and

citation, and/or

citation errors.

matical errors.

citation errors.

grammatical

There may be

errors.

Does not meet

minor format-

Exceeds

the required

ting or citation

number of

References are

number of

errors.

required refer-

not provided.

references;

ences; all refer-

some or all

Meets the

ences are

references are

number of

high-quality

of poor quality.

required refer-

choices

ences; all refer-

ences are

high-quality

choices