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Group Report and Power point presentations

Purpose of the assessment

To research and analyse new trends impacting global businesses.

Assessment - Group report Specifications

Assignment Structure:

You will conduct this assessment as a group effort (size 3 or 5 students). Your tutor will ensure all students are allocated toa group
- Choose one of the questions (I to x below). You might also frame your own question provided it is acceptable to your tutor.
- You will research the question you have chosen (using Proquest) collecting learned opinion on that question. You may also use any material that any of your group members might have found in their Literature Review (first assignment).
- This is a research assignment; we are NOT interested in your opinion, we want you to research scholarly articles and find learned opinion on the question you have selected. Do not be surprised if learned opinion makers differ amongst themselves. Your job is to collect a range of learned opinion on the question you have chosen.

The Written Report
Your group will prepare a written research paper outlining the various learned opinions (and their sources) that you have discovered. It is essential that all your sources be from scholarly academic publications. If there is any doubt please consult your tutor to ensure Academic Integrity.

Choose only one question from below:

Your focus in this subject has been on new trends impacting global business. For instance:

i. Organisations are experimenting with radical workplace arrangements such as, amongst others, hot-desking, working from home, corridor meetings standing-up etc. What is the motivation for these developments and are they succeeding?

ii. Assessing worker performance and productivity is a challenge for managers. Automating various processes has been identified as a way of improving performance. What are the implications of automation in today's workplaces particularly professional jobs?

iii. Is the ability of individuals to work in a team important and how is collaboration encouraged. Or is privacy an issue that precludes collaboration?

Iv. Managers continually are required to make decisions - to make the ‘right' decisions. But decision- making is affected by biases. Discuss some of the common biases in decision-making and how they might be overcome.

v. What are the key drivers of disruptive innovation?

vi. What examples of the execution of successful businesses strategies can you find in your research?

vii. While it is easy to see the need for design expertise in a furniture manufacturer like IKEA, why are organisations like Australia's Commonwealth Bank placing emphasis on design in everything they do. Give examples.

viii. Is the ‘freedom to fail' essential to encourage business innovation? [Cite some examples of entrepreneurs successful now but who failed, even going bankrupt prior to their success]. Can experimentation help?

ix. ‘Digital disruption' has launched a number of successful innovations. Research examples and identify the role of digital disruption?

x. Some commenters foresee major impacts of information technology still to come in the workplace. Discuss.