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Msc Managment
Executive Leadership and Governance
Coursework Assessment Brief
1. General Assessment Guidance
• Your summative assessment for this module is made up of this one submission which accounts for 100% of the marks
• Please note late submissions will not be marked.
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• A total of 100 marks are available for this module assessment, and you are required to achieve minimum 50% to pass this module.
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2. Assessment Brief
The Coca-Cola Company
LEADERSHIP AND RISK MANAGEMENT REPORT
You are a management consultant undertaking a series of projects for the Board of Directors of the Coca-Cola Company company. As a company, Coca-Cola Company regularly reviews the effectiveness of the Board as part of their Corporate Governance Strategy.
The Board have asked you to complete two pieces of work focussing on Executive Leadership and Governance. The two tasks are set out below.
PART A (Formative) – Board Review Report Extracts for new and existing Board Members (40 MARKS)
You are required to produce a report which will cover a key section in the Annual Board Review. Two new board members have recently joined as non-executive directors who are to sit on the main board as well as joining the remuneration committee. Your report extracts should contain the following sections ONLY: 1. Organisational Culture and the Role of the Board (12 marks,LO1, LO4)
– An introduction of the leadership style and organisational culture at Coca-Cola.
– Describe the main duties of the board – what we are responsible for, and who we are responsible to
2. Corporate Governance (10 marks, LO3)
– Explain Corporate Governance framework for Coca-Cola
– A critical evaluation of the remuneration committee’s role at Coca-Cola
3. Regulatory Landscape and Management of Risk (18 marks, LO3)
– Evaluate the Board’s responsibility for risk management
– Analyse and evaluate the regulatory landscape for Coca-Cola and the impact regulators have on the company’s success
– Analyse and evaluate at least three risks faced by Coca-Cola
– Recommend and explain appropriate responses to the risks faced by Coca-Cola and explain the role of the Board in managing these risks
No introduction, executive summary or conclusion to the report is required.
PART B- Leadership Report – 60 MARKS
You are required to undertake a review of Leadership at Coca-Cola and to provide report extracts to the CEO on the strengths and weaknesses of Coca-Cola’s’s Leadership using the techniques and concepts you have covered in the module. Your report extracts should cover the following:
Task 1 -Leadership and Management (18 marks, LO1, LO2)
o Provide a critical evaluation of the Leadership and Management style at Coca-Cola using relevant models.
o Provide a thorough comparison of Coca-Cola’s s Leadership Style with that of at least one of its competitors, highlighting any issues for the company’s future development.
o Provide a critical evaluation of Coca-Cola’s ’s ability to handle significant business challenges in the future.
o Support your arguments with academic literature and references to other similar real companies.
Task 2 – Leadership for Performance (18 marks,LO1, LO2, LO3)
o Create a Balanced Scorecard for Coca –Cola including a wide range of Strategic Objectives and Key Performance Indicators
o Provide an in depth explanation of how “Leadership for Performance” approaches can be used to help achieve the objectives identified above
o Provide a critical evaluation of key financial statements within recent 2022 quarterly results board reports and evaluate performance based on data provided
o Support your arguments with academic literature and references to other similar real companies.
Task 3 – Ethical Leadership (16 marks, LO3, LO4)
o Critically evaluate at least one of the most significant ethical issues that Coca-Cola now faces.
o Suggest a few recommendations on how these ethical issues identified can be managed effectively.
o Support your arguments with academic literature and references to other similar real companies.
Presentation and Structure (8 Marks)
• Clear structure and layout
• Writing style: professional and concise
• Appropriate Harvard referencing range and credibility of the sources use and correct application of Harvard referencing style throughout report and appendices
A full report is not required: do NOT include an executive summary, introduction or conclusion.
Your report structure should include the following sections:
Cover page (University cover sheet)
Table of Contents
List of Abbreviations (if appropriate)
Part A : Board Review Report Extracts for New and Existing Board Members
Task 1 – Organisational Culture and the Role of the Board
Task 2- Corporate Governance
Task 3 – Regulatory Landscape and Management of Risk
Part B : Leadership Report
Task 1 – Leadership and Management
Task 2 – Leadership for Performance
Task 3 – Ethical Leadership
Concluding remarks
References
Assessment Self-Evaluation
Appendix (if appropriate)
Word count – only applies to the main body (shown in bold); i.e., cover page, table of content, list of abbreviations, references, assessment self-evaluation and appendix are not part of the 5000-words count.
3. Marking Guide
Marking Guide (student version)
Part A – Board Review Report
Assignment task Distinction (70-100%) Merit (60-69%) Pass (50-59%) Fail (0-49%) Low fail (0%-39%) Task 1 Introduce the new board members to Coca-Cola’s and to their specific roles as part of the Board. (12 marks, LO1, LO4) Organisational Culture and the Role of the Board Guidelines: Introduction An introduction to the leadership style and organisational culture at Coca-Cola Role of the board • Describe the main duties of the board – what we are responsible for, and who we are responsible to.
A good introduction about the culture of the organisation which also sets the context for the rest of the presentation.
Excellent/outstanding knowledge of the business context in which Coca-Cola operates.
Excellent/outstanding knowledge of the role of board members.
A good introduction about the culture of the organisation, with some link to the rest of the presentation.
Good knowledge of the business context in which Coca-Cola operates.
Good knowledge of the role of board members.
A satisfactory introduction about the culture of the organisation, with no link to the rest of the presentation.
Satisfactory knowledge of the business context in which the Coca-Cola operates.
Satisfactory knowledge of the role of board members.
A limited introduction about the culture of the organisation, with no link to the rest of the presentation.
Limited knowledge of the business context in which the Coca-Cola operates.
Limited knowledge of the role of board members.
Weak or No introduction about the culture of the organisation, with no link to the rest of the presentation.
Weak knowledge of the business context in which the Coca-Cola operates.
No knowledge of the role of board members.
Task 2 Ensure that the new board members understand the Corporate Governance context that Coca-Cola operates Corporate Governance Guidelines • Explain te Corporate Governance framework for Apple • A critical evaluation of the remuneration committee’s role at Coca-Cola
within, and their specific role as part of the remuneration committee. (10 marks, LO3)
Excellent understanding of the Domestic and International Corporate Governance Framework for Coca-Cola. Clear understanding of the remuneration committee’s role and responsibilities and the challenges faced by such a committee.
Good understanding of the Domestic and International Corporate Governance Framework for Coca-Cola. Clear understanding of the remuneration committee’s role and responsibilities.
Satisfactory understanding of the Domestic and International Corporate Governance Framework for Coca-Cola. Reasonable understanding of the remuneration committee’s role and responsibilities.
Limited understanding of the Domestic and International Corporate Governance Framework for Coca-Cola. Limited understanding of the remuneration committee’s role and responsibilities.
Weak understanding of the Domestic and International Corporate Governance Framework for Coca-cola No understanding of the remuneration committee’s role and responsibilities. Task 3 Ensure that the new board members understand the regulatory landscape and the key risks that the Coca-Cola Company faces and the board’s role in assessing and managing risks. (18 marks, LO3) Regulatory landscape and Management of Risk Guidelines • Evaluate the Board’s responsibility for risk management • Analyse and evaluate the regulatory landscape for Coca-Cola and the impact regulators have on the company’s success. • Analyse and evaluate at least three risks faced by Coca-Cola. • Recommend and explain appropriate responses to the top three risks faced by Coca-Cola and explain the role of the Board in managing these risks
Excellent evaluation of the board’s responsibility for risk management and of the regulatory landscape.
Good evaluation of the board’s responsibility for risk management and of the regulatory landscape.
Satisfactory evaluation of the board’s responsibility for risk management and of the
Limited evaluation of the board’s responsibility for risk management and of the regulatory landscape.
Weak evaluation of the board’s responsibility for risk management and of the
Excellent analysis and evaluation of the three risks faced by Coca-Cola, with clear use of an appropriate risk management framework.
Clear and appropriate recommendations for the management risks.
Good analysis and evaluation of the three risks faced by Coca-Cola.
Good recommendations for the management risks.
regulatory landscape.
Satisfactory analysis and evaluation of the three risks faced by Coca-Cola.
Satisfactory attempt to make recommendations for the management risks.
Limited analysis and evaluation of the three risks faced by Apple.
Limited attempt to make recommendations for the management risks.
regulatory landscape.
No attempt to make recommendations for the management risks.
Part B – Leadership Report
Assignment task Distinction (70-100%) Merit (60-69%) Pass (50-59%) Fail (0-49%) Low fail ( 0%-39%) Presentation and Structure (8 marks) Presentation and structure • Clear structure and layout • Writing style: professional and concise • Appropriate Harvard referencing: range and credibility of the sources use and correct application of Harvard referencing style throughout report and appendices
Presentation and structure is excellent with precise, full and appropriate references extensively used.
An exemplar of structured layout and professional and accurate expression. Inclusion of sources outside of the prescribed course reading.
Presentation and structure is good with precise, full and appropriate references and correct Harvard referencing style.
A good example of structured layout and professional and accurate expression.
Presentation and structure is satisfactory with full and appropriate references (possibly limited in quantity; largely correct Harvard referencing style).
Structured layout and mainly accurate expression.
Limited presentation and structure with inappropriate references.
Limited expression.
Weak presentation, inadequate structure, weak referenced. Task 1 – Critically Evaluate the Leadership Capability within Coca-Cola with specific references to business challenges and current theoretical thinking around good leadership (18 marks, LO1, LO2) Task 1 – Leadership and Management o Provide a critical evaluation of the Leadership and Management style at Coca-Cola using relevant models. o Provide a thorough comparison of Coca-Cola’s s Leadership Style with that of at least one of its competitors, highlighting any issues for the company’s future development. o Provide a critical evaluation of Coca-Cola’s ’s ability to handle significant business challenges in the future. o Support your arguments with academic literature and references to other similar real companies.
Excellent evaluation of Coca-Cola’s s leadership capability, showing a deep understanding of the case study and the context in which Coca-Cola operates. Insightful comparison with Coca-Cola’s ’s competitors with examples of issues that Coca-Cola may face in the future.
Good evaluation of Coca-Cola’s leadership capability, showing an understanding of the case study and the context in which Coca-Cola operates. Good comparison with Coca-Cola’s competitors with examples of issues that Coca-Cola may face in the future.
Satisfactory evaluation of Coca-Cola’s ’s leadership capability, showing some understanding of the case study and the context in which Coca-Cola operates. Some comparison with Coca-Cola’s ’s competitors.
Limited evaluation of Coca-Cola’s leadership capability, showing little understanding of the case study and the context in which Apple operates. Limited comparison with Coca-Cola’s competitors.
Weak evaluation of Coca-Cola’s leadership capability, showing little understanding of the case study and the context in which Coca-Cola operates. Little/no comparison with Coca-Cola’s competitors.
Task 2 Show how “Leadership for Performance” approaches can enable Coca-Cola to achieve its key objectives (16 marks, LO1, LO2, LO3) Task 2 – Leadership for Performance o Create a Balanced Scorecard for Coca –Cola including a wide range of Strategic Objectives and Key Performance Indicators o Provide an in depth explanation of how “Leadership for Performance” approaches can be used to help achieve the objectives identified above o Provide a critical evaluation of key financial statements within recent 2022 quarterly results board reports and evaluate performance based on data provided o Support your arguments with academic literature and references to other similar real
Excellent use of the Balanced Scorecard with clear, measurable KPIs.
Excellent review of financial statements and application key ratios to interpret information. Excellent and realistic strategies are explained which would help Coca-Cola to achieve key objectives through high performance.
Good use of the Balanced Scorecard with relevant KPIs.
Good review a set of financial statements and use key ratios to interpret information
Strategies are explained which would help Coca-Cola to achieve key objectives through high performance.
Satisfactory use of the Balanced Scorecard with an attempt to identify KPIs.
Brief review of financial statements, satisfactory application of key ratios to interpret information.
Some strategies are explained which would help Coca-Cola to achieve key objectives
Limited attempt at identifying objectives and KPIs for Coca-Cola
Limited/no review of financial statements. Limited application or very little application of key ratios to interpret information.
Limited strategies are explained which would help Coca-Cola to achieve key objectives through high performance.
Weak attempt at identifying objectives and KPIs for Coca-Cola
No review of financial statements. No application or very little application of key ratios to interpret information.
No strategies are explained which
through high performance.
would help Coca-Cola’s to achieve key objectives through high performance. Task 3 Critically evaluate ethical decision making at Coca-Cola and recommend how current ethical challenges can be effectively managed (14 marks LO3, LO4) Task 3 Ethical Leadership o Critically evaluate at least one of the most significant ethical issues that Coca-Cola now faces. o Suggest a few recommendations on how these ethical issues identified can be managed effectively. o Support your arguments with academic literature and references to other similar real companies.
Excellent understanding and critical evaluation of a recent ethical issue at Coca-Cola– uses an appropriate ethical decision making framework to analyse Coca-Cola’s response.
Identification of a range of current ethical issues and clear and realistic recommendations of how to deal with such issues.
Good understanding and critical evaluation of a recent ethical issue at Coca-Cola – uses an appropriate ethical decision making framework to analyse Coca-Cola ’s response.
Identification of a range of current ethical issues and good recommendations of how to deal with such issues.
Satisfactory understanding and critical evaluation of a recent ethical issue at Coca-Cola
Identification of current ethical issues and an attempt made to recommend actions relating to these issues.
Limited understanding and little/no evaluation of a recent ethical issue at Coca-Cola
Identification of current ethical issues with limited attempt made to recommend actions relating to these issues.
Weak understanding and no evaluation of a recent ethical issue at Coca-Cola
No Identification of current ethical issues with a weak/ no attempt made to recommend actions relating to these issues.