ASSIGNMENT : COMPARE & CONTRAST GROUP PROJECT REPORT

Using the concepts and theories covered in the course, compare and contrast the management and leadership styles, processes, methods, etc. of the following three organizations:

1. Microsoft

2. Facebook

3. Home Depot

The concepts and theories you are to use to compare and contrast the management and leadership styles, processes, and methods of the three companies noted above are:

1. Vision

2. Mission

3. Strategy

4. Leadership

5. Four Functions of Management (Planning, Organizing, Coordinating and Directing)

6. Ethics

7. Organizational Structure

8. Culture

Research

Students are to use the College’s library resources to conduct thorough research for this project. Although the internet may be provide data of interest, this is not an internet-basedsearch assignment.

Definitions to be used for this Report

• Leadership is the ability of a particular individual to influence a group toward the achievement of goals.

• Management is the act of coordinating the efforts of people to accomplish desired goals and objectives using available resources efficiently and effectively.

• Comparison emphasizes the similarities between two things, ideas, concepts, or points of view

• Contrast emphasizes the differences between two things, ideas, concepts, or points of view

Format Requirements

The proper report format for the Group Project must have the following sections in this order:

1. Title page

2. Table of Contents page

3. Executive Summary

4. Background

5. Thesis Statement

6. Analysis - Contrast and Comparison

7. Personal Reflections

8. Summary

9. References

10. Appendix (Optional)

Write in APA Style, including a Cover/Title page, 10 - 12 pages (excluding title & contents pages, references and appendices), 12 font, doubled-spaced use, headings and numbered pages.

The report is to be submitted as a Word format into the eConestoga Assignment Folder system.