QSO 500: Diversity Management: An Organisational Culture Audit

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QSO 500 Module Two Short Paper Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: For this short paper assignment, you will be critiquing the literature section of a research article. This assignment will assist you in preparing for
Milestone One, due in Module Three.
Prompt: Read the Introduction and Literature Review sections of the article Diversity Management: An Organisational Culture Audit to Determine Individual
Differences, and offer a critique of the author’s literature review. Specifically, your short paper must address the following:
1. Identify the theories that ground the problem. Cite examples from the literature review.
2. Discuss any biases and limitations you identify in the literature review. Does the author present these biases and limitations?
3. Does the literature review follow the guidelines presented in Chapter 4 of your textbook? What elements from the text are present, and what elements
are lacking?
Rubric
Guidelines for Submission: Your short paper must be submitted as a 2- to 3-page Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman
font, one-inch margins, and at least three sources cited in APA format.
Instructor Feedback: This activity uses an integrated rubric in Blackboard. Students can view instructor feedback in the Grade Center. For more information,
review these instructions.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (75%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Theories Identifies the theories that
ground the problem and cites
examples from literature review
Identifies the theories that
ground the problem but does
not cite examples from literature
review
Does not identify the theories
that ground the problem
30
Biases and
Limitations
Discusses biases and limitations
identified in the literature review
and explains whether the author
presents these
Discusses biases and limitations
identified in the literature
review, but does not explain
whether the author presents
these, or is missing key biases
and/or limitations
Does not discuss biases and
limitations identified in the
literature review
30
Guidelines Explains how literature review
follows, or does not follow,
guidelines presented, citing
specific elements present in both
guidelines and literature review
Explains how literature review
follows, or does not follow,
guidelines presented, but does
not cite specific elements
present in both guidelines and
literature review
Does not explain how literature
review follows, or does not
follow, guidelines presented
30
Articulation of
Response
Submission has no major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that negatively impact
readability and articulation of
main ideas
Submission has critical errors
related to citations, grammar,
spelling, syntax, or organization
that prevent understanding of
ideas
10
Total 100%

 
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Gender Leadership/Culture Leadership

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Question Description

Types of Leadership – video
Read these three articles:
Bedard, A. T. (2015). What Candy Crush Saga Teaches Us About Motivating Employees. Performance Improvement, 54(4), 43-46. doi:10.1002/pfi.21476
http://ezproxy.apus.edu/login?url=http://search.eb…
Ionescu, V. (2014). Leadership, culture and organizational change. Manager, (20), 65-71. http://ezproxy.apus.edu/login?url=https://search.p…
Rincón, V., González, M., & Barrero, K. (2017). Women and leadership: Gender barriers to senior management positions. Intangible Capital, 13(2), 319-386. doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.3926/ic.889 http://www.intangiblecapital.org/index.php/ic/arti…
For this forum please choose one the following two discussions for this week:
If you are a woman:
– do you feel that you have been treated differently in your work place because you are a woman?
– what have you done to overcome any biases that have interfered with your career based on gender?
– if you are interviewing for a job where three other candidates are men and you are the only woman, what, if anything, do you need to do to stand out among the other candidates?
If you are a man:
– have you had a woman supervisor and did you have problems relating or getting along with her? If so, why?
– have you ever felt cheated out of a job because the selecting official was biased in selecting a woman because there were too many men already in the office?
– if you are interviewing for a job where three other candidates are women and you are the only man, what, if anything, do you need to do to stand out among the other candidates?
OR
As a male supervisor in a group of 15 employees and half of them are women, would you do anything differently to motivate the female employees and the male employees?
As a female supervisor in a group of 15 employees and half of them are men, would you do anything differently to motivate the male employees and the female employees?
Instructions:
Your initial post should be at least 250 words, not including repeated questions, references and quotes. Please respond to at least two other students. Responses should be a minimum of 100 words and include direct questions. Use your own words. Direct quotes should be rare in these short forum posts. If you do have a quote, you should add on to your post so that in the end you have 250 words of your own.
 
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Write Assignment Article

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Assignment
Critique of Research Article: Students will selected a quantitative research article and provide a critical, in-depth analysis of the research methodology.
The following areas are a guide to help develop the article critique; however, be sure to thoroughly cover each main section:

  • Research problem/question
  • Is there a statement of the problem? Is the problem “researchable”?

That is, can it be investigated through the collection and analysis of data? Is background information
on the problem presented? Does the problem statement indicate the variables of interest and the specific relationship between those variables which are investigated? When necessary, are variables directly or operationally defined?
 Review of Literature

  • Is the review comprehensive? Are all cited references relevant to the problem under

investigation? Have the references been critically analyzed and the results of various
studies compared and contrasted, i.e., is the review more than a series of abstracts or
annotations? Does the review conclude with a brief summary of the literature and its
implications for the problem investigated? Do the implications discussed form an
empirical or theoretical rationale for the hypotheses which follow?
 Hypothesis

  • Are specific questions to be answered listed or specific hypotheses to be tested

stated? Does each hypothesis state an expected relationship or difference? Is each
hypothesis testable?
 Methodology

  • Sample

 Are the size and major characteristics of the population studied described? If
a sample was selected, is the method of selecting the sample clearly
described? Is the method of sample selection described one that is likely to
result in a representative, unbiased sample? Does the sample size meet the
suggested guideline for minimum sample size appropriate for the method of
research represented?

  • Tools/Instruments

 Why did the author select the type of data-gathering instrument used (e.g.
survey, observations, tests, etc.)? Is each instrument described in terms of
purpose and content? Are the instruments appropriate for measuring the
intended variables? Is instrument’s validity and reliability discussed? If an
instrument was developed specifically for the study, are the procedures
involved in its development and validation described, and are administration,
scoring or tabulating, and interpretation procedures fully described?

  • Design

 Is the design appropriate for answering the questions or testing the
hypotheses of the study? Are the procedures described in sufficient detail to
permit them to be replicated by another researcher? If a pilot study was
conducted, are its execution and results described as well as its impact on the
subsequent study? Are the control procedures described? Did the researcher
discuss or account for any potentially confounding variables that he or she
was unable to control for?
 Main Results and Findings
o Are appropriate descriptive or inferential statistics presented? Are the tests of
significance described appropriate, given the hypotheses and design of the study?
Was every hypothesis tested? Are the results clearly presented?
 Discussion and Conclusion

  • Is each result discussed in terms of the original hypothesis to which it relates? Is each

result discussed in terms of its agreement or disagreement with previous results
obtained by other researchers in other studies? Are generalizations consistent with
the results? Are the possible effects of uncontrolled variables on the results
discussed? Are the theoretical and practical implications of the findings discussed?
Are suggestions for future action based on practical significance or on statistical
significance only? What are your suggestions to improve this research?

 
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Introduction to Work and Organisations Module code: LIPC1170

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LIPC Leicester International Pathway College
Programme title:     IFY, BAL
Module Title:            Introduction to Work and Organisations
Module code:          LIPC1170
Owning Board:       Joint Academic Board (DMU/OIEG)
Faculty:                     University Wide Learning (DMU)
Term/semester:      Spring Term, 2020
Module Leader:       Fiona Lloyd
Module tutors:         Iwona Johnson, Epi …, Tim Collins
Email address:        Fiona.lloyd@dmu.ac.uk
Assignment 1:       Course work, Individual Essay
Weighting –               40%
Word count:             1,500 words, (guidance)
Handout date:      Monday 3rd February, 2020, and available on Blackboard in the Assessment folder from 9.00am
Submission date:      Wednesday 19th February, by 09.00am, via turnitin
 
Learning Outcomes:

  1. Demonstrate an understanding of the basic principles and theories of organisational behaviour
  2. Explain the principles of management built into organisational structures and the design of work in the 21st Century
  3. Demonstrate an awareness of current issues relating to managing organisations

 
The essay must contain clear evidence of research.  Therefore, you will need to link your discussion to a variety of academic and factual sources of information such as recent publications (journals, books) and news.
 
 
 
Case study
Caduceus is a Limited liability organisation operating in the care industry in the heart of the UK, and serving the interests of a wide range of stakeholders.  These groups include individuals requiring full time care, individuals who wish to live independently in a sheltered living environment with a range of support services included, the NHS and local government services for health and welfare to the wider community.  With several units of operation in Northamptonshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire, totalling 11 facilities in all, they offer services in a central regional position in the UK.
Caduceus has recently acquired Barhampton View, a care facility in Northampton, with one section providing independent living apartments through ownership to 40 clients, and another section on the same site of a fully supported care unit to meet the needs of 40 vulnerable adults all needing individual care and attention.
Services provided to full care residents at Barhampton are funded by the NHS, or private personal funds or family financial contributions. The independent living community own their own homes, pay normal Council Tax on each residential property and a set additional amount of maintenance fees added for the provision of services and facilities such as cleaners, a residents’ lounge, cinema room, lifts and grounds’ maintenance.
The acquisition of Barhampton by Caduceus has naturally raised concerns amongst staff in both areas of the Barhampton complex, as well as caused a level of instability at regional level in those employees who work for Caduceus.
Due to rising costs for staffing and a reduction in income from the NHS funded residents Caduceus is now considering offering the contract for cleaning, maintaining facilities and the estate in general to an organisation in the private sector and the process of placing tenders for the contract will begin in June 2020.  However, prior to any decision being made the CEO and Senior Managers of Caduceus  have invited a range of stakeholders including all employees at both local and regional level to join in a period of consultation based on improving productivity and efficiency in-house before offering the task to an outsourced private sector provider.  All staff are invited to join and participate in an Employee Forum discussion group.  Ideas for restructuring the organisation and the workforce to provide a better, more economical and efficient service from all individuals and teams participating in the employee forum will be given consideration as a priority over any tender from external organisations.
One team from the Leicester area has put forward some simple proposals for labour efficiency that they estimate will be able to reduce the workforce of the entire company by 20%, (and the associated wages and salary bill), but at the same time retain 80% of the current jobs and so limit the impact of job losses at local and regional level.
 
 
 
 
 
Tasks and questions
 

  1. Identify the management style being used by the CEO of Caduceus and explain why in the current operational climate for health sector organisations you think it may, or may not, be appropriate. In your answer you should make reference to a range of relevant theories on management and leadership styles, advantages and disadvantages of styles with regard to the scenario.
  2. Analyse the impact of the proposed change(s) on the motivation of the Care Services workforce. In your answer, you should make reference to a range of relevant theories of motivation, addressing their strengths and weaknesses which must be applied to the given scenario.

 

  1. Evaluate the impact of the consultation period on those participating in the employee forum. Again, use suitable theory to outline the possible benefits to those involved and evaluate them for both the short, medium and long term, making reference to possible changes in overall organisational structure resulting from the acquisition of the Barhampton complex.

 
 
 

Criteria Proposed marking structure  Marks
Research:
Evidence of research
Good quality sources
 
Required range of sources		 ü  Student has undertaken some research, and at least two academic sources (up to 6 marks)
ü  Student has undertaken research that covers a range of sources including at least one book, one webpage and one other that is appropriate to the task (up to 11 marks)
ü  Student has undertaken thorough research that covers a wide range of resources as above in addition to a journal or further academic source (up to 17 marks)
ü  Student has undertaken extensive research that covers a wide range of resources as above in addition to further current academic sources in the public domain. (up to 25 marks)		 25
Analytical Approach:
Arguments are justified through use of supporting evidence
Evidence is analysed		 ü  Basic descriptive discussion with little analysis, that begins to answer the question(s) (up to 9 marks)
ü  Further developed discussion with analysis, using supportive statements and theories that answer the task set (up to 17 marks)
ü  Considerable discussion with analysis and evidence to support task answer above with application of relevant theoretical models (up to 23 marks)
ü  Excellent discussion with strong analysis, using a range of theoretical models and supportive evidence and which draws conclusions, evidenced with a high level of research including various sources (as detailed above. (up to 30 marks)		 30
Student Voice:
Use of own words and style of writing; use of quotations is not excessive
Critical approach: stands of evidence are compared, contrasted and questioned		 ü  Own interpretation, own style developed, discussion evidence (some critical analysis within discussion can be drawn out of the evidence within the answers) up to 15 marks
ü  As above, with developing critical analysis, used to draw together and create contrast and comparison elements (up to 20 marks)
ü  As above, with excellent critique throughout, to draw strong conclusions that make sound discussion allowing an analytical and evaluative critique (up to 25 marks)		 25
Structure:
Essay Format
 
There is a sequential logic and clear structure to the assignment		 ü  Adequate structure that has a basic element of a beginning, middle and conclusive end (up to 5 marks)
ü  Developed structure with a conclusive argument woven and followed through that creates an appropriate justified conclusion (up to 7 marks)
ü  Excellent structure with an argument drawn from the structure of the essay throughout with a final strong conclusion that is valid, relevant and appropriate to the arguments made throughout the assignment (up to 10 marks)		 10
Referencing:
Correct use of Harvard conventions (in-text citations, reference list, cross-references)
 		 ü  Harvard Referencing is evident, correct, alphabetised, and is appropriate (up to 5 marks)
 		 5
General presentation:
Front cover
Spelling, punctuation and grammar
Correct use of paragraphing
Text formatting (line spacing, font size, word count, fully justified text)		 ü  Spelling, punctuation, grammar, appropriate use of paragraphs and a cohesive layout, which includes a front cover and a contents page, as well as page numbers as a footer (up to 5 marks)
 
ü  Text formatting (Arial 11, double line spacing)		 5
TOTAL:   100

 
 
 
 

 
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