Newcastle University Managing Organization Essay
There are two parts:
Part 1: Choose one of the following topics and discuss how, if at all, it can help us understand the modern world of work and management: Fordism, Varieties of Capitalism, Employment Relations, or Diversity.
Part 2: Compare and contrast competing theories and perspectives within one of the following topics: Motivation, Culture, Identity, or Leadership. Critically evaluate how useful, and appropriate, these theories and perspectives are for managing people today.
Overview of Content
The word count is 2,000 words overall. The normal word count allowance of plus or minus 10% applies, which means that the upper limit is 2,200 words. Recommend that you allocate a similar number of words to answering both parts of the assignment – i.e. 1,000 words approximately for each of the two parts.
Overview of Structure
Suggest you structure each part of the assignment separately i.e
.•Introduction to part 1 – ‘set up’ what you are going to look at in this part
• Main body of your answer
• Conclusions – summarize what found
•Introduction to part 2 – ‘set up’ what you are going to look at in this part
•Main body of your answer
•Conclusions – summarize what found
Part 1 in more detail: Choose one of the following topics and discuss how, if at all, it can help us understand the modern world of work and management: Fordism, Varieties of Capitalism, Employment Relations, or Diversity.
•“how, if at all” – you are being asked to evaluate if the content of the topic is useful for understanding…
•“the modern world of work and management”… How relevant or useful is it today for understanding work and management today? What, perhaps, are the critical views about the importance or relevance of the topic? How convincing?
Part 2 in more detail
Compare and contrast competing theories and perspectives within one of the following topics: Motivation, Culture, Identity, or Leadership. Critically evaluate how useful, and appropriate, these theories and perspectives are for managing people today.
•“Compare and contrast competing theories” – how different / similar selected theories are in terms of focus /approachetc.
•“Critically evaluate how useful, and appropriate, these theories and perspectives are for managing people today” – useful for managers in today’s workplaces /contemporary organisations? Appropriate – ethical? Today versus yesterday?
When answering Part 2 you are encouraged to refer to material you covered in Part 1. For example, in Part 2 you could highlight how motivation, leadership, identity or culture might be affected by the context of work you discussed in Part 1. Refer back to first answer where appropriate, but don’t base your whole part 2 answer on part 1 material. Imagine them like separate chapters of the same book – make links. For example, could highlight implications of Tayloristic management or different varieties of capitalism for Motivation, Culture, Identity, or Leadership topics? Use your imagination!
TIPS
You should not try and cover everything related to your topic in your answers – doing so will not allow you space for analysis / evaluation. Be selective.
Use the introduction to set out how you are going to answer this part – what you are going to look at. Justify why you have chosen to look at certain things/theoriesin the introductions (why it helps you address the question).
Try to avoid the mindset of this assignment being about getting the right or wrong answer or covering the correct material.
•Carefully read the assignment guide and marking criteria
•Read and refer to a good range of academic sources
•You can also draw on quality information from other sources
•Can use brief examples as evidence to back up your answers, for example based on companies/people. Can reference news articles etc., but do not use material uncritically
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