Assignment Prompt & Instructions
Effective teams apply effective team management concepts. Managers are tasked with producing
high team performance teams from synergy. It is important to evaluate the effectiveness of team
management concepts in producing synergistic results.
There should be a cover page, abstract, introduction, conclusion and reference sections which do
not count towards the minimum word count.
Evaluate the effectiveness of 2 of the following team management concepts (ownership,
delegate, relationships, reward, recognition, support, conflict, goals, feedback, communication,
trust, cooperation, and harmony) in producing synergistic performance with supporting citations.
Describe each concept, discuss their strengths and weaknesses, summarizing their effectiveness
toward producing synergy. Provide biblical integration stating what the Bible or Christian
literature says regarding team management. Be sure to discuss how synergy can be achieved with
your 2 chosen team concepts.
Required Headings
Cover page with Topic Title
Abstract
Team Management Concept #1
Concept Description (at least 50 words in this section)
Concept Strengths regarding Synergy (at least 100 words in this section)
Concept Weaknesses regarding Synergy (at least 100 words in this section)
Team Management Concept #2
Concept Description (at least 50 words in this section)
Concept Strengths regarding Synergy (at least 100 words in this section)
Concept Weaknesses regarding Synergy (at least 100 words in this section)
Conclusions
References
Other Requirements
Materials submitted to fulfill requirements in one course may not be submitted in another course.
• The cover page must include this statement: By submitting this assignment, I attest this
submission represents my own work, and not that of another student, scholar, or internet
source. I understand I am responsible for knowing and correctly utilizing referencing and
bibliographical guidelines.
• All references listed must be from peer-reviewed journal articles, except the Bible and the
2 course textbooks. This paper must include at least 5 references that have publication
dates no older than 5 years, in addition to the course textbooks and the Bible. Do not use
any books other than the Bible and the 2 course textbooks. Do not cite the management
text more than once in your paper. Do not cite or reference dissertations. Dissertations are not
peer-reviewed articles. Do not conduct interviews.
• In-text citations are required to support your thesis statement, paragraph topic sentences
points, statements, issues, arguments, concerns, statements of fact and opinion. Do not
quote any words in the entire paper.
• The required cover page, abstract, introduction, conclusion, and reference sections are not
included in the required assignment word count but are required as part of your paper.
There is no maximum word count for any course assignments.
• The abstract should be written within a range of 150-250 words. Your abstract should
focus on key findings linked to management concepts in the assignment, but not on your
specific research information. The abstract should be written as if it were a stand-alone
document. Therefore, do not use phrases such as, “in this paper” which are more
appropriate in the introduction section.
• The introduction should not be longer than ½ page, but not shorter than one paragraph. It
presents a detailed description of the problems and issues central to the case. Your
introduction must include a thesis statement, with a supporting citation at the end of your
introduction section.
• Do not provide a separate biblical integration, biblical application or biblical analysis
section. Instead, concentrate your biblical integration in the team management concept
sections, not in your introduction or conclusion sections.
• Your conclusion section should not be longer than ½ page. It clearly states the answer to
the problem which you stated in your introduction.
• Sources of information from Wikipedia, dictionaries, encyclopedia and Course Hero will
not be accepted. Turnitin similarity scores should not exceed 20%.
• Paragraph lengths: Each paragraph should have a topic sentence unless it continues from
or provides support to the prior paragraph. A paragraph is defined in this course as being
at least 4 sentences in length.
• Sentence lengths: Each sentence must not exceed 30 words.
• The first and second person may not be used. This assignment must be based on peer
reviewed and biblical/Christian literature.
• Avoid clichés, slang, jargon, exaggerations, abbreviations, figurative language, words
with a double meaning, and language that is too informal and/or too subjective for
example: “showcasing,” or “this paper aims to…” Use words that convey exact meaning.
Remember: This assignment and all assignments in this course have a management, not
leadership focus. There is a distinct difference between management and leadership. Discuss
management, not leadership. The Contemporary Management text only provides basic topical
information.