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HRM&D in a Global Context

Assessment 1: e.portfolio

Firstly, locate and listen to the BBC In Business podcast, ‘Companies without Managers':

Then, select one of the companies discussed in the podcast to focus your assessment answer on:

• ‘Morning Star', Tomato Plant, California, USA
• ‘Buurtzog', Community Nursing team, Holland
• ‘Matt Black Systems, Engineering company, Poole, UK

You should look at these companies' websites and do some research on them, before compiling an answer within a Word Document that addresses the following 4 points.

• Evaluate how the organisation you have selected compares in organisational design terms (structure, way of organising work) with traditional and more contemporary academic theories and ideas (of organisational design)

• Discuss the potential strengths and weaknesses of this form of organisation and design

• Analyse how culture operates and potentially contributes to the success of your selected organisation

• Discuss your view (submitted the literature) of Peter Day's statement at the end of the podcast that: ‘most of us are probably imprinted with the idea of hierarchies, and departments, and being told what to do, and without them many of us may well get lost.'

Learning outcome 1: Evaluate, critique and discuss the variety of cultural norms, behaviours and paradigms in organisation design and development and their value and contribution to organisational life from both historical and contemporary perspectives.
Learning outcome 2: Apply theoretical ideas to help solve problems around organisational design and development including the reference to the way that processes and systems maintain those structures.
Learning outcome 3: Understand and critically evaluate the methods and procedures of organisational development which support organisational design and realignment strategies.
Learning outcome 4: Review research and critically evaluate major debates related to HRM and HRD in organisations in a national and global context including the way that organisational HRM and HRD strategies are shaped by and developed in response to internal and external environmental factors by a variety of factors including through government policy.
Learning outcome 5: With reference to demographic, social and technological trends, demonstrate a sound understanding of globalised HRM and HRD policy and practice and the issues facing international HR managers in a global business environment including the critical evaluation of how organisational leaders and the HR function respond to these pressures.
Learning outcome 6: Work independently and with others in analysing and presenting solutions to organisational design and development problems;
Learning outcome 7: Communicate effectively through a variety of media to different audiences.
Learning outcome 8: Evaluate, critique and present research findings.

Module Aims
1: Evaluate the changing contexts of organisations in a global context.
2: Review complex decision-making processes regarding organisational design and structure.
3: Equip students with the necessary skills to apply theoretical concepts around organisation design and development in practical situations.
4: Analyse critically debates around the convergence or divergence of HR policy and practice in a global context.
5: Prepare students for the roles of HR manager in an international context

Attachment:- Portfolio.rar