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Assignment - Case Study Report

Task - Report on Case Study.

Based on this case study, you are now required to identify, discuss and evaluate a range of selected management theories and concepts from management that managers and organisations can use to operates efficiently and effectively.

Although this is a report based on the real world (case study), you are still required to use academic sources including the textbook and journal articles as well as use academic citation and referencing conventions. A good analysis (in the discussion section) will include consideration of the factors that support and constrain the management and/or organisation's response to the ensuring efficient and effective operations.

Details of task - Read and analyse the 'case study "Sunset Prayers" and answer the three questions.

Present your answer in a report format. The report should be 1500 words with appropriate APA referencing citing a minimum of four academic references.

In your report you should consider the following:

Preliminaries: These are the title page, table of contents, and full executive summary, Note that these are NOT included in the word count.

Introduction: This indicates the purpose of your report and identifies the plan of the report.

Discussion: This is the main part of your report. Here you will identify, discuss and evaluate case study based on the questions provided. You can have three separate subheadings addressing each aspect of the questions in this section.

Conclusion: This is where you draw your conclusion from the discussion based on the purpose of this report.

Recommendations: Finally, based on your discussion, make some recommendations that you suggest the organisation/manager should do to achieve their purpose.

Quality: You must use academic journal resources and suitable language and grammar.

References: appropriate APA referencing citing a minimum of four academic references. Note that the reference list is NOT included in the word count.

Your main aim in this report is to show your reader that you can apply some of the management theories and concepts you are studying to address real-life problems faced by managers in organisations and that you can present these ideas.

Case Study - Sunset Prayers

Case Questions for Report:

1) Referring to the case study, is Frank Piechowski a top manager, middle manager or a front-line/first-line manager?

2) The external organisational environment can determine the success or failure of an organisation. What external environmental components/elements have impacted Frank Piechowski's company, and how so?

3) Referring to any two management functions (Fayol). Is the organisation operating i) effectively, and/or ii) efficiently?

Attachment:- Assignment File - Case Study.rar