Assessment task: Individual Essay

Assessment details: This assessment task assists students to develop skills with which they will be able to demonstrate the ability to keep “up to date” on legislative and regulatory management planning and decision making.

Task Overview:

Prepare a critical evaluation of a public company (of your choosing) that has suffered crisis or become insolvent at some time over the past 10-15 years. Your essay should include (but not be limited by)a discussion about the following issues:
A (brief) history of the company and how it formed
Its key initial success drivers, financial milestones or achievements
Any major changes in its structure over its life – ie mergers / demergers / major capital management programs etc
The generally accepted reasons that caused its failure
The social impact of its failure – both internally (ie Staff) and externally, across the wider business community and society in general
A summary of the lessons learned (This might include regulatory changes)

Note: Your essay is more than just a report. You are also required to analyses, evaluate and produce a line of argument to support your analysis findings.

A few points to guide you:

Marks will be awarded primarily upon the strength of the arguments you present – these should be based on solid research using material from credible reports, analysis and commentary.
The use of practical examples will provide support to your paper
Your work must be in essay format – meaning that you are encouraged to present your own supported opinion
You must research widely, but include references, cited using APA style, from credible sources – You must adhere to the word count. You will be penalized for exceeding the word limit.

Category: Essays