Team Report Guidelines A 12 – 15 page report of the analysis is required using 12 point font, double-spacing, and following APA’s writing style. Only one report is needed for each team. For the purpose of this project, use the text chapters assigned for this course in addition to any other available references such as books, journals, newspaper, internet information, or a direct interview (in case of an interview) as resources for your research. Comment by JINGDAO QIAN: Comment by JINGDAO QIAN: 6 page for my part Teams are to cite at least ten (10) references for their analysis. This means that teams are to refer to the information in these sources in a relevant way throughout the paper using APA format. At least five (5) references must be journal articles from scholarly sources using the University of La Verne’s Wilson library or Google Scholar searches. The remainder of the team’s references can come from a wide variety of non-scholarly sources including newspapers, business magazines, and professional organizations. Please have a list of references on a separate page at the end of the document. Although not required, please also consider conducting an interview(s) with a member(s) of the organization. If your team does conduct interviews, include the interview questions in the report. In the report you need to apply the concepts learned during the course to describe and assess the organization. A description and assessment of the following components of the organization must be included in your report: 1. Vision, mission, strategies, and goals 1. Culture and ethics including its use of teams 1. Environment Comment by JINGDAO QIAN: My part 1. Leadership styles and effectiveness 1. Evaluate overall effectiveness and recommend changes 1. Training and workforce diversity Presentation Guidelines A 30-minute PowerPoint presentation with slides is required. Each team member is expected to participate in the presentation. Your team should focus on trying to make the presentation interesting and informative to the class. Remember, your team will be the "experts" on this subject after they have finished researching the topic. Comment by JINGDAO QIAN: 12 slides wil be enough, better be content-wise, for presentation. Presentation of the Organization Analysis Project must be professional with minimal, if any, direct reading of your report. Be sure to enhance your presentation by citing relevant literature and including appropriate pictures and video clips related to the organization and your analysis. Important Note: To keep within the 30 minute time limit, only present on four components from A to F of the report. However, you must include component A the company’s vision, mission, strategies, and goals. In addition, you must also provide an evaluation of the organization’s overall effectiveness and the team’s recommendations based on the concepts learned in the course (component E). Getting Started Comment by JINGDAO QIAN: 5 scholarly re.

1. Team Report Guidelines
A 12 – 15 page report of the analysis is required using 12 point
font, double-spacing, and following APA’s writing style. Only
one report is needed for each team. For the purpose of this
project, use the text chapters assigned for this course in
addition to any other available references such as books,
journals, newspaper, internet information, or a direct interview
(in case of an interview) as resources for your research.
Comment by JINGDAO QIAN: Comment by
JINGDAO QIAN: 6 page for my part
Teams are to cite at least ten (10) references for their analysis.
This means that teams are to refer to the information in these
sources in a relevant way throughout the paper using APA
format. At least five (5) references must be journal articles from
scholarly sources using the University of La Verne’s Wilson
library or Google Scholar searches. The remainder of the team’s
references can come from a wide variety of non-scholarly
sources including newspapers, business magazines, and
professional organizations. Please have a list of references on a
separate page at the end of the document.
Although not required, please also consider conducting an
interview(s) with a member(s) of the organization. If your team
does conduct interviews, include the interview questions in the
report.
In the report you need to apply the concepts learned during the
course to describe and assess the organization. A description
and assessment of the following components of the organization
must be included in your report:

2. 1. Vision, mission, strategies, and goals
1. Culture and ethics including its use of teams
1. EnvironmentComment by JINGDAO QIAN: My part
1. Leadership styles and effectiveness
1. Evaluate overall effectiveness and recommend changes
1. Training and workforce diversity
Presentation Guidelines
A 30-minute PowerPoint presentation with slides is required.
Each team member is expected to participate in the
presentation. Your team should focus on trying to make the
presentation interesting and informative to the class. Remember,
your team will be the "experts" on this subject after they have
finished researching the topic. Comment by JINGDAO QIAN:
12 slides wil be enough, better be content-wise, for
presentation.
Presentation of the Organization Analysis Project must be
professional with minimal, if any, direct reading of your report.
Be sure to enhance your presentation by citing relevant
literature and including appropriate pictures and video clips
related to the organization and your analysis.
Important Note:
To keep within the 30 minute time limit, only present on four
components from A to F of the report. However, you must
include component A the company’s vision, mission, strategies,
and goals. In addition, you must also provide an evaluation of
the organization’s overall effectiveness and the team’s
recommendations based on the concepts learned in the course
(component E).
Getting Started Comment by JINGDAO QIAN: 5 scholarly
reference needed , can be from google scholar
Your team will need to claim the organization you will report
on. Only one team can write a report about and present on the

3. same company. A company can only be used by one team.
A good starting point to search companies and is a library guide
from Cornell University available at this link:
http://guides.library.cornell.edu/companypractices. However,
you will need to use the resources from the University of La
Verne’s Wilson library http://library.laverne.edu/ to access the
databases listed in the guide.
The Wilson Library link http://library.laverne.edu/find-
articles.php will explain how to search for articles while this
link http://library.laverne.edu/empirical-research.php will
explain the composition of an empirical article.
This short Cornell University video
http://guides.library.cornell.edu/content.php?pid=123535&sid=1
061491 will explain scholarly articles. Reviewing the articles
listed in the “Notes” at the end of the chapter in the course text
is also helpful.
X. RUBRIC – GROUP REPORT
Your Group is to select a significant real-life example of a
contemporary Organization; write a 12-15 page (typed double-
spaced) report (only one report is needed for each group); and
conduct a 30 minute presentation. Grade is based in part on peer
evaluation.
I. Group Formation
At the first class meeting, you will form a group of up to three
(3) students to conduct this required group project. Groups’
presentation time will be coordinated with the instructor.

4. II. Organization Selection
Your group is to select a significant real-life example of a
contemporary organization. The selected organization does not
have to be a well-known Fortune company, nor does it have to
be a for profit organization. The organization can be an
institution of higher education, a business corporation, a health
organization, or a manufacturing company etc.
III. Group Report Guidelines
For the purpose of this group project, use related course
chapters and other articles in addition to any available
references such as books, journals, newspaper, internet
information, or a direct interview as resources for your research
(in case of an interview, include your interview questions as an
appendix in your report).
Write a 12-15 page (typed double-spaced) report (only one
report needed for each group) and conduct a 30 minute class
presentation. Your response must follow the following format:
1. Assess the Organization’s Mission Statement, Strategies, and
Goals.
1. Assess the Organization’s Culture and Ethics.
1. Assess the Organization’s Environment.
1. Analyze the Organization’s Leadership styles and determine
its effectiveness.
1. Evaluate the Organization, recommend changes including
structural, and design ones to improve performance.
1. Assess the Organization’s Training and Diversity Programs.
IV. Group Project Grading
Fifty (50%) of your grade on this Group Project is based on
peer evaluation and the other fifty (50%) is based on the quality
of the report itself.

5. V. General Notes
Any disputes within the team including a poor performance by
any team member must be discussed with the instructor as soon
as it arises. The instructor will arbitrate any dispute.
1. Assess the organization’s mission, strategies, and goals.
Excellent
Good
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Correctly
1. Introduced and analyzed the organization’s mission.
1. Introduced, discussed, and analyzed the organizational
strategies.
1. Introduced and analyze the organization goals and how these
goals relate to the effectiveness of this organization.
Allow
inadequate analysis on maximum of two of the requirements
Missing one of the requirements
Missing more than one of the requirements
2. Assess the organization’s culture and ethics.
Excellent
Good
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Correctly
1. Introduce and analyzed the organization’s culture.
1. Explained the organizational culture through the application
of the theory learned.
1. Discussed and analyzed the concept of creativity and how it
is impacted by the organizational culture.
1. Introduced an example or examples pertaining to the
organization’s ethical behavior.
Allow
inadequate analysis on maximum of two of the requirements

6. Missing one of the requirements
Missing more than one of the requirements
3. Assess the organization’s environment. Comment by
JINGDAO QIAN: 3.4.5 is my part.
Excellent
Good
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Correctly
1. Identified and analyzed at least 2 dimensions of the
organization’s external environment (e.g. the economic
dimensions, the technological dimension, the socio-cultural
dimension, the political dimension, and the international
dimension).
1. Identified and analyzed at least 2 dimensions of the
organization’s task environment (e.g. competitors, customers,
suppliers, strategic partners, and regulators).
1. Identified and analyzed at least 2 of the organization’s
internal environment (e.g. owners, board of directors,
employees, and the physical work environment).
Allow for maximum of two elements missing in the list of
consequences
Missing one of the environment and its dimensions.
Missing more than one of the environments and its dimensions.
4. Analyze the organization’s leadership styles and determine
its effectiveness.
Excellent
Good
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Correctly
1. Introduced the leader (s) of the organization and discussed
their leadership traits and behavior.

7. 1. Analyzed through the use of the theory learned how the
leader(s) traits and behavior influenced the leadership
effectiveness.
1. Explained and discussed the leadership style and how it fits
the situation (the organization).
Allow for an incomplete introduction and explanation of the
traits of the leader and or an incomplete explanation of the
leadership style and its fit with the situation.
Allow for a weak introduction and the explanation of the traits
of the leader is incomplete. Additionally, the explanation of the
leadership style and its fit with the situation is weak.
The introduction, the explanation of the traits of the leader, and
the leadership style is very weak or not available.
5. Evaluate the organization, recommend changes including
structural, and design ones to improve performance.
Excellent
Good
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Correctly

8. 1. Discussed and explained all the approaches to evaluate the
effectiveness of the organization (i.e. the external resource
approach, the internal systems approach, and the technical
approach).
1. Recommended major organizational changes (substantial) to
the organization, including structural ones to improve
performance.
1. Discussed and explained at least two approaches to evaluate
the effectiveness of the organization.
2. Recommended some organizational changes (not substantial)
to the organization to improve performance.
1. Discussed and explained at least one approach to evaluate the
effectiveness of the organization.
2. Recommended minor organizational changes (not important).
Weak recommendations.
1. Did not discuss or explained any of the approaches to
evaluate the effectiveness of the organization.
2. Did not recommend any organizational changes or the
recommendations were very weak.
6. Assess the organization’s training and diversity programs.
Excellent
Good
Satisfactory
Unsatisfactory
Correctly

9. 1. Introduced and identified the objectives of training and
diversity training programs.
1. Introduced and suggest various training and diversity training
programs and how these programs relate to the effectiveness of
this organization.
Allow
inadequate analysis on maximum of two of the requirements
Missing one of the requirements
Missing more than one of the requirements
Contribution/Participation Rubric
Graduate Level Work
Ideal
[Grade = a]
Satisfactory
[Grade = b]
Unacceptable
[Grade = c]
BREADTH OF
KNOWLEDGE
Exhibits thorough knowledge of broad range of course concepts
Accurately and effectively employs a wide range of concepts in
analysis
Demonstrates knowledge of material assigned
Employs a variety of concepts in analysis
Lacks basic knowledge of key concepts
Inaccurately uses terms and concepts
Appears to be unfamiliar with assigned materials
DEPTH OF UNDERSTANDING
Demonstrates clear, deep understanding of assigned materials
Effectively links multiple course concepts

10. Develops strong arguments with clear, well-thought out
rationale and good examples
Clarifies points others may not understand
Demonstrates ability to appropriately and accurately apply
course concepts
Develops logical arguments employing course materials
Lacks ability to apply concepts
Argumentation weak, illogical, &/or unsupported
INTEGRATIVE ABILITY / CREATIVITY
Effectively synthesizes course material
Offers new, creative insights
Thoughtfully links course concepts to well-chosen examples and
appropriate personal experience
Demonstrates understanding of links between concepts
Offers cogent comments and insights
Effectively uses examples to illustrates points
Unable to grasp conceptual connections
Comments often irrelevant &/or off-topic
Examples cited are unclear or incomplete
REGULARITY OF CONTRIBUTION
Consistently contributes to class discussion & development
Offers relevant, succinct input
Initiates discussion Completes work in advance to allow time
for reflection
Adheres to format requirements for written work
Regularly makes productive contributions
Sometimes initiates discussion
Completes work in a timely fashion
Adheres to format requirements for written work
Little or no input unless solicited

11. Often unprepared
Does not follow flow of discussion or ideas
Submits late, incomplete, &/or careless work
Does not adhere to format requirements
ATTITUDE /
DEMEANOR
Is learning oriented
Energizes class and groups
Makes productive suggestions
Listens actively
Leaves air time for others
Is learning oriented
Contributes to positive group dynamics
Disruptive, distracted, &/or impatient
Unhelpful or uncooperative with class or groups
Organization and Mechanics/Language
4 (Excellent)
Very well organized; main ideas are clear and vivid; effective
smooth sequencing. Displays consistent facility with language;
variety of sentence structures (simple and complex);
sophisticated/precise/clever word choice; appropriate use of
idioms; no detectable grammatical or mechanical errors.
3 (Good)
Organized; clearly stated main ideas with only minor problems
in cohesiveness; ideas appropriately sequenced. Displays
facility with language; competence with most sentence
structures; good word choice; occasional minor errors in
grammar, mechanics, idiom usage, but meaning is not obscured.
2 (Fair)
Not clearly organized; may wander or lack appropriate
transitions, but thought can be followed. Displays competence

12. with simple sentence structure, although may have problems
with complex sentences; lacks variety of sentences; occasional
errors in grammar, mechanics, word choice or idiom usage, that
may occasionally confuse meaning.
1 (Poor)
Disorganized with confusing, disconnected ideas; very difficult
to understand analysis. Meaning is seriously or frequently
obscured or confused due to major or frequent problems in
sentence construction, grammar, mechanics or word
choice/idiom usage.