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Assessment brief

The modern social care manager must employ their knowledge of the principles and practices of modern management in supervisory and management contexts, exercise appropriate judgement, and assess organisational environments in an analytical and critical fashion. In this context, consider any two of the following:

Question 1) Describe and apply Porter's Scheme of Competitive Forces to any social care context of your choice.

Question 2) Examine the central features of observable organisation culture, and consider the factors which can contribute to the successful management of cultural diversity in the workplace.

Question 3) Discuss the principal steps which you consider relevant in order to recruit and select a suitable staff team for any social care organisation of your choice.

Question 4) Examine the factors which shape ethical behaviour, and elaborate on the rationalisations which may be relied upon by employees to justify unethical conduct. Discuss four strategies the social care manager can rely upon when attempting to maintain high ethical standards in their organisation.

Question 5) Elaborate on the Hersey-Blanchard Situational Leadership Model, and consider its relevance for leadership in social care settings.