Subject Code & Title :- BUSM4590 Major People And Organisations Report
Assessment type: Report
Weighting :- 50%
Word limit: 3,000 (+/– 10%)
Overview :-
This assessment evaluates your capacity to demonstrate that you can use theory based understandings to design practical solutions.
BUSM4590 Major People And Organisations Report Assignment 3 – AU.

Assessment criteria :-
This assessment will measure your ability to:
• Rubric criteria one: Technical Issues – Responses are comprehensive yet concise coherent and convincing
• Rubric criteria two: Understanding – Demonstrates effective use of and understanding of the course reading materials and the course topics
• Rubric criteria three: Critical Analysis – Not only explains recommendations but also provides the evidential and theoretical grounds adding credibility to why those recommendations were made. Use of examples from workplace and examples studied in this course, to support report

Course learning outcomes
This assessment is relevant to the following course learning outcomes:

CLO1 Demonstrate an advanced and integrated understanding of the influence of employees and teams in the context of organizational performance
CLO2 Critically analyse and synthesise theoretical and practical examples of contemporary organisational behaviour issues and practices
CLO3 Critically analyse synthesize and apply theoretical knowledge and perspectives to develop practical solutions for managing people in organizations
CLO4 Plan communicate and advocate strategic solutions relevant to stakeholders involving key aspects of HRM such as negotiation, conflict management, corporate social responsibility and cross-cultural team building.

Assessment details :-
Critically analyse the following seven (7) questions. You will select relevant theories and workplace examples note: students are strongly encouraged to use their own workplace experiences and examples to provide a set of logical well-supported (by the academic literature) recommendations:

1. Toegel and Barsoux (2016) distinguish good and bad conflict and outline five conversations to diminish conflict.Discuss examples of good and bad conflict within an organisation and how you as an HR manager would facilitate these conversations.

2.Tush man et al. (2011) espouse several leadership principles to manage organisational tensions.
Describe these principles citing examples where possible, and how you as an HR professional would support these principles in your organisation.

3.In negotiation mapping out the negotiation space is considered as important as the outcome.
Discuss the importance of the process of negotiation as distinct from the outcome in your answer describing the difference between distributive and integrative negotiation and citing examples where
necessary.

4.There are several theories regarding motivating employees which can be divided into two classes process theories and content theories. Outline how you would motivate employees using both types of theory with examples.

5.Quinn et al. (2007) identify several barriers to effective communication.Discuss these barriers in the organisational context and how you as an HR manager would facilitate effective communication within your organisation.

6.As an HR manager you will be required to uphold and maintain an ethical culture within your organisation.Discuss the ways you would promote an ethical culture within your organisation citing examples where possible.

7.Walter Lipp man stated when all think alike then no one is thinking and this condition is commonly referred to as group think where consensus is prized above all else to the detriment of the organisation. Diversity of opinion can lead to conflict, so how would you manage conflicting view points without the organisation falling into group think?

Word limit
The word count excludes the cover sheet title page table of contents executive summary appendices and
reference list.

Presentation requirements
This assessment requires use of the Harvard Referencing System. Please consult the Guidelines for Referencing and Presentation in Written Reports and Essays published by the College of Business.
You can access this online and from the Library.

You must use core references from the reading list and your own references from research.
These can include: academic refereed journals and non-academic sources quality news media trade industry journals. A minimum of eight (8) external references are required in addition to references from the reading list.

It is recommended that you address each question individually.

BUSM4590 Major People And Organisations Report Assignment 3 – AU.

Criteria for marking
Your report will be marked based on the following criteria:
• Answers which are comprehensive yet concise, coherent and convincing. Note: This assignment task is not asking you to simply summarise the reading materials. Answers should provide an effective balance between exposition and explanation.
• Demonstrated understanding of the course reading materials and the course topics particularly in
terms of how concepts from different topics can be used to gain a deeper understanding of each other.
• Use of examples from the workplace and the organisations studied in this course to illustrate and
support arguments.
• Not only explains recommendations but also provides the evidential and theoretical grounds as to
why those recommendations were made
• Expression which is articulate clear and grammatical.