STRM042 Critical Issues in Business - University of Northampton

Learning Outcome 1. Critique debates on contemporary issues in business that influence leadership, strategic decision making, and responsible management.

Learning Outcome 2. Contextualise, synthesise, and critically evaluate the inter-disciplinary literature in business and management

Learning Outcome 3. Develop and support an argument using evidence, analysis, and critical reflection based on academic and practitioner literature.

Learning Outcome 4. Communicate management concepts and arguments effectively to specialist and non- specialist audiences.

The assessment task is to write a 2000-word literature review on the following topic -

The relationship between leadership and organisational performance

Students could narrow down the scope of the literature review on to specific aspects of leadership such as types, styles, etc and its inter-relationships with specific facets of organisational performance such as financial performance, innovation performance, sustainability and responsibility, and so on. Another way to narrow down the scope of the review is to focus on a particular industry and evaluate the relationship between leadership and organisational performance in that industry.

The literature review must critically evaluate and synthesise the current state of knowledge on the given topic. Therefore, it is recommended that only articles published in the last 5 to 7 years be reviewed for this assessment as it will provide an overview of the contemporary debates on the topic. It is also recommended to use articles published in the top-ranked academic and practitioner journals given in Table 1.

Mandatory requirements

1. A 100-word abstract must be presented. The abstract is excluded from the word count.

2. All citations and references must be in the Harvard referencing format

Attachment:- Critical Issues in Business.rar