OBHR Comparative Case Study (20%)

Individual Assignment

Due: Week 11

Prepare a 1500-word comparative case study. Adhere to the following format while preparing the case study.

 Choose two well documented case studies of different organizations.

 One case study should be based on success story like Apple, Google, Microsoft.
 Other case study should focus on organizational failure/project failure etc. like Blueberry, Nokia, Yahoo.

 Analyze the organizational structure and culture for both organizations.

 What is the mode of communication adopted by both organizations? How do employees interact with each other?

 What kind of leadership style these organizations prefer/follow? What is the management style of both organizations?

 Explain how the organizational culture, structure and management style effects/relates to the success and failure of the
organization?
 What is the HR Strategic planning, recruitment and selection strategy, performance/ talent management strategy of both the
organizations?

 Based on the analysis performed propose suggestions and recommendations (5-6) based on the OBHR concepts learned in
the course for both organizations.

Report Requirements

 The report must include a title page, table of contents, introduction, multiple supporting body paragraphs, conclusion and list
of references.
 Students must use a minimum of 10 references. All references must come from peer-reviewed academic journals (UCW
University Library); additional references may be from trade and practitioner publications or online search engines.
  Students must use APA format when citing literature.
 Students are encouraged to use Grammarly to avoid plagiarism. If plagiarism is identified in the paper, the student will
receive a zero for the assignment.
 Do not exceed the word-limit. Marks will be deducted for excessive length.

APA writing conventions should be followed in the report with a minimum of ten (10) sources referenced and cited including in-
text citations (if you are presenting another author’s ideas in your own language you still have to provide the in-text citation of
that author), references in APA format, the report must demonstrate analysis of the material and its application to the
workplace. Title of the company cannot be your report title due to copyright reasons.

The submission date is mentioned in the course schedule (i.e., week 11) in course syllabus. All submissions will be made on Moodle.
Please note that assignment submissions are ONLY accepted on Moodle and NOT on email. Kindly rename your assignment file by
your respective name before you upload. For example, if John Smith is submitting his assignment his assignment file name should be
“Johnsmith”.

The report will be graded from 20% as per the rubric mentioned below.

Appendix – A
Assessment Rubric for OBHR Comparative Case Study
1-4 Scale 1 2 3 4
Percentage Score 0-59 60-67 68-71 72-75 76-79 80-84 85-89 90-100
Grades F C B- B B+ A- A A+
Mastery Level Weight Beginning Developing Competent Mastery
Approaching
Standard Level Below Standard At Standard Exceeds Standard
Standard
Executive summary or Executive Summary or Executive Summary or
Executive Summary/ Executive summary or
5 Abstract missing or Abstract Executed Abstract Executed in
Abstract Abstract inadequate
poorly constructed Adequately Superior Fashion
 Shows little Shows some Shows adequate Shows superior
understanding of the understanding of the knowledge of the knowledge of the
issues, key problems, issues, key problems, issues, key problems, issues, key problems,
Problem Identification & Scope 10
and the company’s and the company’s and the company’s and the company’s
present situation and present situation and present situation and present situation and
strategic issues. strategic issues. strategic issues. strategic issues.
Generally, addresses
Not all the major the case question by
Does not address the
similarities and / or providing most major
case question with Addresses the case
differences have been similarities and / or
little relevant question by providing
a (e.g., details, differences but loses
evidence (e.g., details, all major similarities
examples, facts, and focus at times by
examples, facts, and and / or differences
expert opinions) focusing on minor
expert opinions) Uses some details,
Includes only a few of
Central idea and details examples, facts, and
the necessary case
clarity of purpose are Uses a few details, expert opinions) to
Content parts
10 absent or examples, facts, and elaborate on the
Central idea and
incompletely expert opinions to similarities and / or
clarity of purpose are
expressed and elaborate on differences
expressed though
maintained similarities and / or Includes all the case
perhaps too vaguely
Lacks most of the differences parts
or broadly
necessary case parts Comments on
Only minimally Includes most of the
Does not comments (/evaluates) the
comments on necessary case parts
on (/evaluates) the differences
(/evaluates) the Comments on
differences
differences (/evaluates) some of
the differences
Case Analysis 15 Analysis of case poor Analysis of case shows Analysis of case shows Analysis of case shows
analysis of issues of inadequate levels of adequate levels of superior levels of
the case, supporting analysis of issues of analysis of issues of analysis of underlying
detail is incorrect or the case, provides the case, provides issues that are not
missing. little supporting supporting details. necessarily readily
No use of material detail. Some material Good use of material apparent, uses
from the textbook from the textbook from the textbook appropriate levels of

Recommendation and
Conclusions
Organization & Critical
Thinking
Coherence, Cohesion,
organization, demonstration of
thought process, analysis of
problem using own thoughts
and ideas
supporting detail.
Substantial use of
and course. and course was used. and course. material from the
textbook, library, and
course.
Specific
recommendations
Specific
Recommendations and/or plans of action
recommendations
Recommendations and/or plans of action provided that go
and/or plans of action
and/or plans of action provided that are beyond the expected
provided that are
provided that are partially correct, scope of the case fully
substantially correct,
10 mostly incorrect or alternate viewpoints supported by data,
alternate viewpoints
absent. No use of not considered. Some alternate viewpoints
may be considered.
material from the material from the fully considered.
Good use of material
textbook and course. textbook and course Substantial use of
from the textbook
was used. material from the
and course.
textbook, library, and
course.
20 Similarities and Similarities and Similarities and Similarities and
differences have been differences are differences are differences have been
clearly organized organized generally organized generally clearly organized
using either the block clearly using the block clearly using the block using either the block
or thematic method. or thematic method or thematic method or thematic method.
Very clear relationship but one of the but one of the Very clear relationship
between ideas paragraphs may cover paragraphs may cover between ideas
Accurate use of more than one main more than one main Accurate use of
connectors idea idea connectors
Accurate use of Generally clear Generally clear Accurate use of
pronouns relationship between relationship between pronouns
Clear match between ideas ideas Clear match between
the topic sentence, Mostly correct use of Mostly correct use of the topic sentence,
supporting sentences connectors. connectors. supporting sentences
 Mostly correct use of Mostly correct use of
pronouns pronouns
The topic sentence, The topic sentence,
and concluding and concluding
supporting sentences supporting sentences
sentence in each body sentence in each body
and concluding and concluding
paragraph paragraph
sentence (if any) sentence (if any)
support one main support one main
idea. idea.
Style & Mechanics
7th Ed. APA Manual is 7th Ed. APA Manual is
7th Ed. APA Manual is 7th Ed. APA Manual is
not followed or there followed with no
followed with followed with minor
are significant errors errors including:
significant errors in: errors in:
APA in: properly formatted
title page & formatted title page,
title page & title page, properly
references pages. In- formatted references
Application of the requirements references pages. In- formatted references
10 text citations, pages, in-text
of the 7th APA manual to create text citations, pages, in-text
paraphrasing and citations,
a standardized formatted paraphrasing and citations are correctly
direct quotes are paraphrasing and
presentation direct quotes are used, paraphrasing
lacking but do not rise direct quotes are
quite inadequate but and direct quotes are
to the level of adequately used in
do not rise to the level properly used in the
plagiarism the correct context
of plagiarism correct context
 Grammar and Grammar and
Grammar and
sentence structure sentence structure Grammar and
Grammar/Punctuation/Spelling sentence structure
has major problems has problems sentence structure
mostly follows
following standard following standard follows standard
Use of proper English language standard English rules
10 English rules and English rules and English rules and
grammar, spelling and and reads reasonably
reads with difficulty reads with some reads well with
punctuation to create a well with few errors in
with major errors in difficulty with errors excellent punctuation
readable presentation. punctuation and
punctuation and in punctuation and and spelling
spelling
spelling spelling

Readability & Style
Clarity of thought and
appropriate level of language
use that brings the author's
thoughts and ideas to the
reader.
Marks
Sentences are
Sentences need to be Sentences are mostly consistently complete,
Sentences are lacking
more complete, clear, complete, clear, clear, concise and
in completeness,
concise and well- concise and well- well-constructed with
clearness, and
constructed. constructed. strong, varied
conciseness and are
Transitions do not Transitions mostly structure.
not well-structured.
maintain flow of maintain flow of Transitions
Transitions do not
thought well. thought. consistently maintain
maintain flow of
Words are not precise Words are mostly flow of thought.
thought.
10 and have some precise with little Words are quite
Words are
ambiguity. ambiguity. precise and
ambiguous.
Tone is not Tone is mostly unambiguous.
Tone is inappropriate
appropriate to appropriate to Tone is completely
to
audience/assessment. audience/assessment. appropriate to
audience/assessment.
Colloquial language or Colloquial language or audience/assessment.
Colloquial language or
inappropriate use of inappropriate use of No colloquial
inappropriate use of
paraphrasing is used paraphrasing is used language or
paraphrasing is used.
too much. sparingly. inappropriate use of
paraphrasing used.
100 Additional Comments