Term Paper

Competitive Strategic Management

1. How to do execute Group Assignment

2. Paper critique
3. Short Answer Question
 Outline of this discussion
1. How to execute Group Assignment
Outline of report
1.1 How to choose ........?
1.2 Appendices: Decision making process of competitive strategic
management
1.4 Term paper(group) grading rubric

2. Paper critique
2.1 Paper critique: grading rubric

3. Short answer question

3.1 Paper critique: grading rubric

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 H11.How to execute Group Assignment
Outline of report
Executive summary
1.Introduction
2.Central contents
Findings and analysis
3.Recommendations
4.Conclusion
5.Reference(s) – APA style
6.Appendices

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 How to choose ........?

1. The best in the industry(?) versus weakest(?)

2. Turning points
– Weak financial earnings
– Bankruptcy
– Mergers & Acquisitions
3. Industry sector/subsector
4. PESTLE analysis

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Appendices: Decision Making Process of Competitive Strategic
Management

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 Term paper (group)
Grading Rubric
Grade Contents
20 % Mastery, up to date data,
correct analysis and
findings(tools), good
recommendations
15 % Above-average grap, up to
date data, correct analysis
and findings(tools), fair
recommendations
10 % Adequate grasp, outdated
data, average analysis and
findings(tools), poor
recommendations
5% Low-level grasp,
outdated data, poor analysis
and findings(tools), poor
recommendations
Arguments
Clear, logical, comprehensive,
critical,
Coherent, well-stated,
Marginally coherent
Incoherent, illogical
Presentations
Easy to understand sentences,
within word counts, up to date
references
Easy to understand sentences,
several errors, within word
counts, up to date references
Hard to understand sentences,
many errors, exceeding word
counts
Examiner cannot understand,
well exceeding word counts
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 2. Paper critique

1. Max 1 page excluding references(APA style)

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 Paper critique
Grading Rubric
Grade Contents Arguments Presentations

10 % Mastery, up to date Clear, logical, Easy to understand

data comprehensive, sentences, within word
critical, count, up to date
references
7% Above-average grasp, Coherent, well-stated, Easy to understand
up to date data sentences, several
errors, within word
count, up to date
references
3% Adequate grasp, Marginally coherent Hard to understand
outdated data sentences, many errors,
exceeding word count
0 Low-level grasp, Incoherent, illogical Examiner cannot
outdated data understand, exceeding
word count

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 3. Short Answer Question

1. Answers relate to own organization, subsector or sector

2. Use diagram, tables when possible(appendices)
3. Max 300 words(excluding references)

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 Short answer questions
Grading Rubrics
Grade Contents Arguments Presentations

10 % Mastery, up to date Clear, logical, Easy to understand

data comprehensive, sentences, within word
critical, count, up to date
references
7% Above-average Coherent, well-stated, Easy to understand
grasp,, up to date sentences, several
data errors, within word
count, up to date
references
3% Adequate grasp, Marginally coherent Hard to understand
outdated data sentences, many errors,
exceeding word count
0 Low-level grasp, Incoherent, illogical Examiner cannot
outdated data understand, , exceeding
word count

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