Organisations & People
Organisations & People
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Organisations & People Assignment Brief
The assessment has two parts and is designed to test your understanding of the organisational behaviour and strategic human resource management literature.
A: How can the study of organisational behaviour theory provide managers with the knowledge and capability to maintain the organisations competitive advantage during a period of change?
B: Assess the degree to which there is evidence of strategic HRM policies which (are designed to) integrate corporate and business objectives with everyday people management.”
Word Count: 5000 (We do not require 2500 for each part you decide how words to assign to each section.)
You should refer to an organisation you work for know about in answering these two questions.
In developing Part A of the assignment you should consider the following factors;
The sector in which the organisation is located:
NHS Community Healthcare Services
The size of the organisation in terms of staff / locations etc:
Regional Organisation with 4400 employees
OB research on structure/culture/leadership/power & conflict/commitment as appropriate;
The psychological contract / employee engagement / emotional labour & commitment
What constitutes the organisations competitive advantage?
In developing Part B of the assignment you should consider the following factors;
The sector in which the organisation is located:
NHS Community Healthcare Services
Explore the different definitions of SHRM in terms of how they see the development of organisational capability;
Discuss the difference between SHRM and HRS in the context of vertical / horizontal integration;
Discuss the contribution that HR can make to enhancing productivity and competitive advantage;
Consider how SME’s manage SHRM & HRS where there is no HR function.
As you work through the materials you will be able to develop you assignment by applying the theory and research. At the end of each section there are questions linked to the assignment.