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Enterprise Leadership 700252
Written BUSINESS REPORT Assignment
This task is worth 15 % of your total assessment for the unit
DUE DATE: ALL ASSIGNMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED VIA vUWS/ TURN IT IN
BY MIDNIGHT 23 APRIL 2017 - WEEK 9
NOTE: Hard copies of your assignment to be handed in within the first 30 minutes of
your class in week 9
This task is a 1250 +/- 10% word business report (any work beyond 1375 words will not be
read) addressing the scenario and topic below. The word count does not include Cover
page, Executive Summary and Table of Contents.
• The purpose of this business report is to make recommendations within an
organisational context. The scenario is outlined below.
• When developing your report, you are expected to start by researching the topic and
gathering evidence (findings). You should present this evidence in your report.
You are expected to select and justify appropriate recommendations based on your research
evidence. For this task, you are required to cite a minimum of 3 journal appropriate academic
articles. Your primary source of information will be your essential text: Dalglish, C. & Miller,
P. (2016), Leadership: Modernising our perspective, 2nd ed., Tilde Publishing, Prahran, Vic.,
Chapter 7.
SCENARIO: Imagine you have recently returned from attending a conference discussing a
number of Enterprise Leadership issues. At the conference you learnt that one of the most
important things a leader needs to do in today’s society is establish a fully functioning
multicultural organisation. You have been asked to prepare a report on how your organisation
should go about developing a multicultural organisation.
YOUR TASK: You should present a fully researched academic business report that addresses
this organisational leadership issue. In your report you should be sure to specifically address:
• The nature of cultural diversity in organisations and how enterprise leaders may
develop a multicultural organisation.