2023/24 ASSIGNMENT REMIT – DOCUMENT UPLOAD

Programme Title MSc Enterprise Management

Module Title Leading for the Future

Module Code 2169

ASSIGNMENT TITLE Strategic Foresight Report

Level 7

Weighting 100%

Lecturers Pooja Kochhar

W/C Hand Out Date 02/10/2023

Due Date By 17:01 on 12/01/2024

Feedback Post Date 09/02/2024

ASSIGNMENT FORMAT Formal Report

Essay/Report Format Formal Report

Assignment Word Count 4500

Submission Format e-Submission Individual

Permitted use of Artificial Delete as required

Intelligence within this Artificial Intelligence can ONLY be used as per the formal UCB
assessment guidance (see UCB’s guidance on the next page)

ASSIGNMENT TASK:
Using evidence from your research write a strategic foresight report for the case study that will be
given to you at the time of assignment launch. Your report should focus on the key leadership
concepts required for directing the case study organisation to the future industry, its drivers, and
shapers, in addition to encompassing the leadership styles to develop values for change management.

● Part 1: Using examples from the case study business critically evaluate the leadership styles
that suits future industry. Compare and contrast how these leadership styles can prepare for
the world of rapid change and disruption. Justify your answers with clear examples (up to
1,500 words)
 ● Part 2: You are required to analyse the theory of change management to the key challenge(s)
posed to the case study business scenario. Incorporate the implementation of leadership using
agility, evolution, and transformation to the selected business (up to 1,000 words)
● Part 3: Evaluate the process of talent management that values digital transformation required
by future industries. Identify your role as an ethical leader that values well-being and flexibility
for the team by implementing strategies that promotes talent management, finding skills gap,
reskilling, building capabilities and capacities (up to 1,500 words)
● Part 4: From the areas you have evaluated and analysed above, present a ‘futures’ toolkit that
improves the case study business venture’s ability in leading for the future. The toolkit
template (provided) should encompass the key six areas to enable the business to be agile and
constantly evolve in the developments of the business world.

You need to also weigh up your readiness to lead future industries by assessing your key
strengths and areas of development. This will be evidenced from your self-assessment test and
an honest and in-depth reflection of the feedback (up to 500 words).

Each appendix must be numbered, named, and referred to in the main body of the
work.

TASK GUIDANCE:
● Focus on attention to detail, quality of work and overall academic standards.
● For additional guidance on this assignment, please access the assignment vodcast available on Canvas.

MARKING CRITERIA:
Part 1: This requires a brief but a clear introduction setting out the context of your work. Critically
evaluate why your chosen leadership styles are suitable for give case study business to implement
future industries. Can you give examples of companies that have applied these leadership
approaches? Your justification should articulate/synthesis varying relevant leadership styles, consider
ethical approach, values systems and briefs, authentic leadership and communicating the vision. This
will equate to 25% of your marks.

Part 2: Using the theory of change management analyse how it can support the business strategic
goals to implement future industry using agility, evolution, and transformation. Discuss how the case
study business should position themselves at the forefront of technological development such as
artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and robotics. You also need to justify how leading change has
the potential to deliver competitive advantages in relation to quality, operating costs, and customer
service. This will equate to 20% of your marks.

Part 3: In your role as a future industry leader implement strategies that promotes talent
management. Consider the steps you will take to prepare your workforce with a strong emphasis on 3
Rs – retain, retrain and recruit to prevent the skills gap. Your strategies should also cover suitable
cross-hierarchical structure including a focus on techniques that create a co-operative and self-
managing work environment. This will equate to 25% of your marks.

Part 4: Using evidence from your research and examples of best practice present a ‘future’ toolkit as a
future industry readiness document. This should cover the six key areas: automation, sustainability,
futureproofing, artificial-intelligence, foresight methods and horizon scanning. You need to highlight
the challenges the business will face during the implementation process e.g., talent readiness and
structure and management. Please adhere to the template.

You need to also weigh up your readiness to lead future industry by assessing your key strengths and
areas of development. This will be evidenced from your self-assessment test and an honest and in-
depth reflection of the feedback (up to 500 words).

Present the below in the appendices of the report:

 Screen-print of self-assessment text (result page)
Part 4 will equate to 20% of your marks.

Marks for referencing will also be embedded with a focus on the accuracy, extent, currency,
presentation, and quality of references accounting for 10% of the marks. At least 30 references across
different sources are expected. The currency and triangulation of references (cross referencing
information to add further justification of points) are critical.

E-SUBMISSION GUIDANCE:
● This assignment will require you to submit your work by uploading a document in Word or PDF format
to Canvas. Please follow this online guide on document submissions and contact the DICE team on
[email protected] if you need any further support.

LEARNING OUTCOMES:
 Evaluate leadership styles for future industries.

 Analyse the theory of change management and apply concepts to given scenarios.

 Evaluate the process of talent management.

 Justify futures toolkit for a business, examining human resources, systems requirements and
horizon scanning the competition

SKILLS OUTCOMES:
● The skills outcomes to be developed by completing this assignment can be found here.

GENERAL ASSIGNMENT GUIDANCE:

Using Artificial Intelligence Please read the guidance attached within this link on how to use Artificial
(AI) ethically within your Intelligence (AI) ethically within your assignments –
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Should this assignment require you to work as part of a team, you will
Teamwork and ITS receive an individual grade based upon your performance as well as
Assessment personalised feedback. The module leader will explain how your individual
grade and feedback will be determined.

Assignment word counts and presentation timings should always be

observed. Ignoring a word count increases significantly the risk of your work
losing marks because it lacked focus and clarity. Students will be required to
state their word count on all submissions. A 10% leeway will be allowed – so
the maximum a student should submit will be the word count + 10%.

The word count will exclude:

Importance of Word Count

and Presentation Timings o The title page
o The contents page
o Models, graphs, data tables and other exhibited figures or
images
o Lists of references
o Appendices (these should be kept to a minimum)

In addition, timings must be observed for assessed presentations for the

same reasons.

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