MGT4205: Leadership and Corporate Social Responsibility
Midterm Assignment
Please complete the following table.
Student Name(s)
Course Number MGT 4205
Section Number
Professor Name
Date
Please carefully read all examination instructions.
1. You may not collaborate with anyone outside of your pair.
2. This examination is subject to compliance with the directive AA48: Academic Integrity
3. This assignment will be submitted through Turnitin (via Brightspace link).
4. Provide your name(s), section number, and date in the provided spaces.
5. This examination is worth 25 points and 25% of your total course grade.
6. Record answers directly in the space provided within this timed assignment.
By submitting this assignment, you acknowledge that you have read and agree to
each statement above.
Grading (for Professor Use ONLY)
Question 1 /out of 5 marks
Question 2 /out of 5 marks
Question 3 /out of 5 marks
Question 4 /out of 5 marks
Question 5 /out of 5 marks
TOTAL /out of 25 marks
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MGT4205: Leadership and CSR
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Grading Rubric:
Each of the questions will be graded using the following rubric.
Grade Description
5 Demonstrates complete understanding of the theory required. Theory is
appropriate and well tied to the question. All requirements of the question are
included.
4 Demonstrates considerable understanding of the theory required. Theory is mostly
appropriate and tied to the question. Nearly all requirements of the question are
included.
3 Demonstrates good understanding of the theory required. Theory is somewhat
appropriate and tied to the question. Most requirements of the question are
included.
2 Demonstrates partial understanding of the theory required. Theory is not
appropriately applied Some elements of the question are missing from analysis.
1 Demonstrates little understanding of the theory required. Most requirements of the
question are missing from analysis.
0 Demonstrates no understanding of the theory required, or no response provided.
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Instructions:
For all of the following questions, use as much space as you deem appropriate to thoroughly
answer the question. Answers must be logically organized, comprehensive, and thorough.
Ensure that sentences are structured and words are chosen to communicate ideas clearly, and
that ideas are sequenced and transitioned logically to make your ideas clear and concise.
Ensure that your final document is professionally formatted, i.e. fonts and margins are
consistently used, and bullets (if used) are properly structured.
In all instances, be specific and provide supporting evidence from the case study, the textbook,
the PMBOK®, and course materials. You may leverage all knowledge gained throughout this
program. Your depth of analysis, understanding and thorough application of the program
material are the critical items being assessed.
Leader Research:
For the overall exam, you MUST select a leader who has had significant biographical and
leadership-based content published about them. You MUST provide an available citation (in
hyperlink format) in Question 1 so that your professor may read about this leader, should they
not be well known. Failure to provide a citation for further information about your selected leader
may make you ineligible for marks on any questions which may not be properly investigated
through your citation.
That said, this assignment is meant to show your application of the theories learned throughout
this program. Your citation provided may not necessarily include reference material for each
individual question. Here, your application of course material and thought process will be
assessed more than citation relevance to each question.
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Questions:
1. For your selected leadership example, please explain why you chose this leader to
discuss.
a) Would you consider your chosen leader a ‘good’ leader or an ‘effective’ leader?
Why?
b) Would you consider your chosen leader to be a good manager? Why?
Also, please provide a reference citation where I may read more about your leader.
(5 points)
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2. In examining your chosen leader’s relationship with or beliefs about their followers,
what stands out to you? Describe in the context of Leader-Member Exchange Theory
(LMX). Please provide 3 concrete examples that support your response. (5 points)
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3. Is your selected leader a transactional or transformational leader? Describe your
leaders top 2 leadership traits with supporting examples. Would this leader be
effective in an Agile project management environment? Why? (5 points)
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4. What is your leader’s vision? What do you believe motivates your chosen leader?
Support your example with 3 motivational theories we have learned about to explain
why they have chosen to lead. (5 points)
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5. Discuss the one base of power that your leader makes use of most. How did they gain
this base of power? Provide 3 concrete examples of how this power has been used
and the outcome. (5 points)
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