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HRMM055 Management and Organisational Behaviour - University of Northampton

Assessment Task

The purpose of this assignment is to undertake a research report in relation to the chosen topics from the list below. It is mandatory that you develop a critical and analytical report to meet the assessment criteria. You should demonstrate the depth of your research, and highlight your ability to question, compare and contrast and analyse a range of theories and texts in relation to your topics.

For this assignment you are required to:

A. Identify from your research and academic theory, two of the paired topic areas from the module.
You should select either 1 or 2 and either a or b only

1. Work groups and teams
2. Management and Leadership
a) Power and Politics
b) Conflict and Negotiation

B. Using your organisation or one that you are familiar with as a case study, analyse and critically discuss the impact that your topic areas may have on the culture of the organisation. Your analysis must be based upon relevant academic literature. It must also make specific reference to conceptual models and theories.

Learning Outcomes
The learning outcomes that are being assessed in this assessment are:
Knowledge and understanding
a. Critically analyse the factors contributing to organisational dynamics, their relative merits and impact within different organisational contexts
b. Evaluate and critically assess the different theoretical approaches to organisational behaviour and the impact that it has on both the individual and group dynamics
c. Synthesise the various approaches to organisational form and their implications to the working environment and organisational practice

Subject specific skills
d. Interpret and analyse a selection of models, concepts and techniques associated with organisational Behaviour.
e. Make evidence-based business judgements about the advantages and disadvantages of different ways of organising work and the consequences of choices which are made
Key Skills
f. Demonstrate problem solving capability in complex and varied organisational scenarios
g. Analyse, evaluate and reflect on complex issues and material
f. Demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively, in oral or in written form, demonstrating a master level of academic rigour and the practical and analytic competencies of an organizational leader

Assessment Two- Structure and further Support

Below is the proposed structure for the report. You may include additional sections and/or sub-sectionsif relevant

1. Introduction (Break down the assessment task and give us an understanding that you understand what you are expected to address in this assessment. DO NOT start with definitions. You can probably start with something like "The purpose of this assessment task is to ....(read your assessment brief and take help to write the initial few lines and then give us an idea about your main argument that you plan to develop and how you have structured your discussion - give idea of the main sections that will follow the introduction)
2. Leadership and Management (or work groups and teams)
3. Power and Politics (or conflict and negotiation)
4. Organizational Culture(also give an idea about what theory /theories would best explain or support the cultural context of the organization that you have chosen and best fits your main argument and why - DO NOT describe all organizational culture theories one after another)
5. Brief overview of your chosen organization (this section may also fit just after your introduction)
6. How leadership and management (or work groups and teams) and power and politics (or conflict and negotiation) impact on organizational culture of the chosen organization- make application of theories (you have had prior discussion of the theories in section 2,3 and 4) in this section to make the link between your chosen paired topic and organizational culture. Remember, in this section your aim will be to synthesize information from section 2, 3 and 4 to develop arguments and logical conclusions that help establish the links clearly among the chosen topics and the chosen organization culture. You should bring in examples from your chosen organization as evidence to support your arguments.
7. Conclusion
8. References (Harvard Referencing Format in alphabetical order)

Attachment:- Management and Organisational Behaviour.rar