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Management and Organisations in a Global Environment Assignment - Research paper and presentation
Purpose of the assessment (with ULO Mapping) - Students are required to research a topic from a list of topics provided based on topics discussed in lectures.
Topics include:
- Organisational culture and management
- Organisational structures and design
- Decision making
- Operational planning tools and techniques
- Strategic planning
The research provided will provide more in-depth evidence of individual research on the topic, not only material which is provided within the lecture content.
Assignment Specifications -
Purpose: This assignment aims at ensuring that students have familiarised themselves with a general framework of at least one management related topic. Students will be required to apply relevant theoretical concepts with the use of practical examples in most cases in a written research paper and discuss their topic via a live presentation.
Details: Topics and presentation schedule: Organise yourselves into groups of not more than 4 students and not less than 3 students.
Please choose from one of the following topics from the list (Topic 11).
Please ensure that you include a list of all of the group members in the email. In the event of too many students choosing the same topic, preference will be given to those students who have secured the topic first and subsequent groups will be required to choose another topic.
Research on the broad topic is a group activity and each student must contribute to that work.
Each student in the group will then research, in depth an individual component drawn from the broad research topic.
1. Written report - The written report should begin with the broad research topic which is then followed by each individual component identified by the individual student who prepared it.
Your report is to be written as a business report. It must include;
- Executive summary
- Table of contents
- Section headings
- Paragraphing
- Page numbers
- Reference list at the end of the report
2. Presentation - Presentations must be organised as a business presentation. Use of visual aids is encouraged.
Strict adherence to the 10 minute limit is expected. You should allocate your time to allow for a very short introduction on the broad topic followed by a few minutes allocated to each student to present their individual component.
List of Topics (Choose topic 11):
TOPIC 1 - Globalisation General Framework.
TOPIC 2 - Corporate or Organisational Culture General Framework.
TOPIC 3 - National Culture General Framework.
TOPIC 4 - Management Decision Making: Social Model General Framework.
TOPIC 5 - Organisational Structure General Framework.
TOPIC 6 - Goal Setting and Planning General Framework.
TOPIC 7 - Strategic Planning General Framework.
TOPIC 8 - The Hawthorne Studies General Framework.
TOPIC 9 - Stakeholder Relationship Management and its influence on Management Decision Making General Framework.
TOPIC 10 - Organisational Structure General Framework.
TOPIC 11 - Cross Cultural Teams: People Issues in Global Business General Framework
Discuss the challenges in recruiting and effectively managing cross cultural teams.
Individual Components
1. From the work of Hofstede and others, identify issues likely to face the expatriate manager.
2. Discuss the skills and abilities which have been identified in successful international managers.
3. Demonstrate how multivariate analysis might be used in recruitment of international managers.
4. Discuss acculturation issues in expatriation and repatriation of international managers.
TOPIC 12 - Teams General Framework.
TOPIC 13 - Performance Management General Framework.
TOPIC 14 - Motivation Overview General Framework.
TOPIC 15 - Motivation: Content Theories General Framework.
TOPIC 16 - Motivation: Process Theories General Framework.
TOPIC 17 - Change Management General Framework.
Attachment:- Assignment File.rar