Business Information Resources

Week 2 – Prepare

Business Information Resources

The Strayer University Library has several tools and resources for locating credible, appropriate, and current information for business students. These resources will help you locate company information for your Week 3 Assignment – The Value of Failure in Leadership.

Company Information or Profiles

• Business Source Ultimate Database.
  • This essential tool for business students includes case studies, company profiles, industry profiles, SWOT analyses, eBooks, market research reports, product reviews, news articles, country reports, business journals and magazines, trade publications, and more than 100,000 videos from the Associated Press and other business publishers.
• Nexis Uni Database.
  • Nexis Uni facilitates targeted searches for trending articles on current business issues.

News Sources and Magazines

• U.S. Newsstream Database.
  • The database provides access to current U.S. news content, as well as archives, from the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Newsday, and the Chicago Tribune.
• U.S. Major Dailies.
  • U.S. Major Dailies provides direct access to daily issues of the five largest national newspapers in our U.S. Newsstream database: the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, and the Chicago Tribune.
• Flipster Magazine Database.
  • Flipster provides access to popular magazines related to business, including Forbes and Fortune.
• Wall Street Journal Online Database.
  • A free account through Strayer provides access to the WSJ‘s member-only digital content.
• This is the ASSIGNMENT

Overview

An old adage says, “If at first, you don’t succeed, try, try again.”

Many people avoid situations in which they might fail or avoid risks because of the potential for failure. In developing as a leader, you will likely be exposed to the idea of failure and how it relates directly to leadership. Many CEOs have experienced such failures.

In this assignment, you’ll use your management and critical thinking skills to analyze how leadership behavior impacts an organization’s business outcomes.

Prepare

Identify a public company that failed within the past 3-5 years. Conduct research on the company and its CEO or leader at the time of the failure.

Instructions

Write a 3-5 page paper in which you:

1. Provide a brief overview of the company that identifies the leader and explains the incident of failure.
2. Present an examination of the key traits and characteristics of the leader and determine the leadership style. Include two leadership behaviors the leader exhibited to support your rationale.
3. Explain the impact of the leadership style on the company’s failure.
4. Suggest an alternative leadership style that could have been more appropriate for the organization. Support your reasoning.
5. Create a list of five best practices to help leaders deal with the challenge of potential failure in an organization.
6. Use five sources to support your writing. Choose sources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate. Cite each source listed on your source page at least one time within your assignment. For help with research, writing, and citation, access the library or review library guides.

This course requires the use of Strayer Writing Standards (SWS). The library is your home for SWS assistance, including citations and formatting. Please refer to the Library site for all support. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.

The specific course learning outcome associated with this assignment is:

• Analyze how leadership styles and behaviors affect outcomes in organizations.

View RubricWeek 3 Assignment – The Value of Failure in LeadershipWeek 3 Assignment – The Value of Failure in LeadershipCriteriaRatingsPtsProvide a brief overview of the company that identifies the leader and explains the incident of failure. (16%)view longer description35.2 to >31.67 ptsExemplaryProvided a brief overview of the company that identified the leader and explained what led up to the failure. The explanation was appropriately specific and detailed.31.67 to >28.15 ptsCompetentProvided a brief overview of the company and identified the leader, but did not explain what led up to the failure.28.15 to >24.63 ptsNeeds ImprovementProvided a brief overview of the company, but did not identify the leader and did not explain what led up to the failure.24.63 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not provide a brief overview of the company that identifies the leader and explains the incident of failure./ 35.2 ptsPresent an examination of the key traits and characteristics of the leader and determine the leadership style. Include two leadership behaviors the leader exhibited to support your rationale. (20%)view longer description44 to >39.59 ptsExemplaryPresented an examination of the key traits and characteristics of the leader and determine the leadership style. Included two leadership behaviors the leader exhibited to support your rationale.39.59 to >35.19 ptsCompetentPresented an examination of the key traits and characteristics of the leader and determine the leadership style and included one leadership behavior the leader exhibited to support your rationale.35.19 to >30.79 ptsNeeds ImprovementPresented an examination of the key traits and characteristics of the leader and determine the leadership style but did not include two leadership behaviors the leader exhibited to support your rationale.30.79 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not present an examination of the key traits and characteristics of the leader and determine the leadership style. Did not include leadership behaviors the leader exhibited to support your rationale./ 44 ptsExplain the impact of the leadership style on the company’s failure. (20%)view longer description44 to >39.59 ptsExemplaryExplained the impact of the leadership style on the company’s failure. The explanation was appropriately specific and detailed.39.59 to >35.19 ptsCompetentExplained the impact of the leadership style on the company’s failure, but the explanation was incomplete.35.19 to >30.79 ptsNeeds ImprovementExplained the impact of the leadership style on the company’s failure, but the explanation was incorrect.30.79 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not explain the impact of the leadership style on the company’s failure./ 44 ptsSuggest an alternative leadership style that could have been more appropriate for the organization. Support your reasoning. (20%)view longer description44 to >39.59 ptsExemplarySuggested an alternative leadership style that could have been more appropriate for the organization. Supported your reasoning.39.59 to >35.19 ptsCompetentSuggested an alternative leadership style that could have been more appropriate for the organization, but the suggestion and supporting rationale were incomplete.35.19 to >30.79 ptsNeeds ImprovementSuggested an alternative leadership style that could have been more appropriate for the organization, but the suggestion and supporting rationale were incorrect.30.79 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not suggest an alternative leadership style that could have been more appropriate for the organization./ 44 ptsCreate a list of five best practices to help leaders deal with the challenge of potential failure in an organization. (14%)view longer description30.8 to >27.71 ptsExemplaryCreated a list of five best practices to help leaders deal with the challenge of potential failure in an organization.27.71 to >24.63 ptsCompetentCreated a list of 3–4 best practices to help leaders deal with the challenge of potential failure in an organization.24.63 to >21.55 ptsNeeds ImprovementCreated a list of 2–3 best practices to help leaders deal with the challenge of potential failure in an organization.21.55 to >0 ptsUnacceptableDid not create a list of five best practices to help leaders deal with the challenge of potential failure in an organization./ 30.8 ptsProvide at least five quality academic resources in this assignment. (5%)view longer description11 to >9.89 ptsExemplaryProvided at least five quality academic resources that are credible, relevant, and appropriate.9.89 to >8.79 ptsCompetentProvided quality resources that are credible, relevant, or appropriate, but not all three.8.79 to >7.69 ptsNeeds ImprovementProvided resources, but they are not credible, relevant, or appropriate.7.69 to >0 ptsUnacceptableNo references provided./ 11 ptsWriting contains accurate grammar, mechanics, and spelling in accordance with SWS style. (5%)view longer description11 to >9.89 ptsExemplaryWriting contains accurate grammar, mechanics, and spelling in accordance with SWS style.9.89 to >8.79 ptsCompetentWriting contains 1–2 errors in grammar, mechanics, spelling, and/or the application of SWS style.8.79 to >7.69 ptsNeeds ImprovementWriting contains 3–4 errors in grammar, mechanics, spelling, and/or the application of SWS style.7.69 to >0 ptsUnacceptableWriting contains more than four errors in grammar, mechanics, spelling, and/or the application of SWS style./ 11 pts