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HI6005 Management and Organisations in a Global Environment - Holmes Institute, Australia

Assessment Title - Group Research paper

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.

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.

Group 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 4 students.

Please choose from one of the following topics from the list (see below).

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. Group Research paper written report - worth 30% of your final grade and must be submitted on Friday of Week 10 at 5pm. 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

'Who did what' section (use below table as template)

Reference list at the end of the report

List of Topics (Choose one):

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 - Goal Setting and Planning General Framework

TOPIC 6 - The Hawthorne Studies General Framework

TOPIC 7 - Stakeholder Relationship Management and its influence on Management Decision Making General Framework

TOPIC 8 - Organisational Structure General Framework

TOPIC 9 - 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 10 - Teams General Framework

TOPIC 11 - Performance Management General Framework

TOPIC 12 - Motivation Overview General Framework

TOPIC 13 - Motivation: Content Theories General Framework

TOPIC 14 - Motivation: Process Theories General Framework

TOPIC 15 - Change Management General Framework.

Note: Topic #9 needs to be done for this assignment.

Attachment:- Assignment File - Management and Organisations.rar