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Assessment - Essay based on scholarly articles
ASSESSMENT DESCRIPTION
The purpose of this assignment is for students to link academic research findings to real-world business cases. Students are required to search for a relevant case online and critically analyse the key issues of the case, discuss how scholars address these issues in HR analytics literature, and identify the strengths and weaknesses of these scholarly findings. Research gaps and future directions should also be proposed.
You should choose from the following topics for your assignment:
Topic 1: Role of HR analytics in aligning HRM to an organisation's strategic goals
OR
Topic 2: Knowledge and skills of HR data, metrics, and analytics are essential for today's HR professionals
These are very broad topics. You can focus on a certain aspect of the topic. Do some research online to find a case from a real-world organisation that is relevant to this Unit, and use it as the basis for your discussion. Analyse the case and explain:
What happened? How did the firm apply HR analytics in support of organisational strategies or how did HR professionals in the firm leverage HR data, metrics, and analytic knowledge and skills in improving HR service quality and functionality?
Critically analyse: What are the key issues in HR analytics identified in the case? How does HR analytics integrate with strategic goals or HR operations in an organisation? what are the potential drawbacks or limitations of using HR analytics? How did scholars address these issues in HR analytics literature? What are the strengths and weaknesses of these scholarly findings? How can these findings be applied to organisational context?
Moving forward, what are missing from current research, how can this research area be further developed, and why future studies along this direction is critical?
Word length - 1.000 words (plus or minus 10%). The word count should not include cover page. reference list and appendix (if any). The word count needs to be identified on the front cover of the assignment. A minimum of 5 scholarly articles/books must be cited for the topic of your choice.
You will be assessed on these key criteria:
Synopsis of the case (5%)
A clear and concise description of the case.
Critical analysis (10%)
Identify the key aspects of the problem that will be addressed.
Demonstrate a high level of understanding of relevant literature.
Develop a well-argued, critical evaluation based on scholarly references.
Identify research gaps and propose future directions essential for the development of HR analytics inspired by the chosen case.
Content should be relevant to MBS603.
Writing skills and editorial care (5%)
Minimum 5 scholarly references cited. Correct APA citation style.