HR4052 Managing People in Organisations
INDIVIDUAL STUDENT WORKBOOK
Module Code: HR4052
Module Title: Managing People in Organisations
Session: Spring Semester 2021-22
| Student ID: ________________ Name of Seminar Tutor: ____________________________ |
Introduction
This student workbook/handbook provides a reflection upon the learning developed by students from the lectures, seminar activities and class discussions.
The workbook includes ten sections (weeks 2-11), each section includes two or three questions which students answer within the wordcount of 100 -150 words per question per week.
Please note: Not only 100-150 words for the whole weekly section. Also, students must answer all the questions each week.
Week 2: Recruitment methods
| 1. | Explain why line managers adopt the rational approach to recruitment? You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing. |
| 2. | Describe the differences between a job description and person specification? You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing. |
| 3. | List three examples of how Diversity could encourage diversity when recruiting candidates in organizations? You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing. |
Week 3: Selection Methods
| 1. | What are the problems with using selection interviews to identify the best candidate in relation to reliability and validity as a selection tool? You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing. |
| 2. | What are the advantages of using a competency framework to design selection interview questions? You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing. |
Week 4: Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion
| 1. | A friend suggests that George should implement mandatory diversity training. Based on your reading of the Dobbin and Kalev (2016) article, do you agree with George’s friend? Provide specific examples from the article to back up your point why you agree/why you do not. You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing |
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| 2. | Please recommend to George two alternative diversity management interventions, that academic research has proven to be effective. You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing. |
Week 5: Skills, Training and Development
| 1. | What are the challenges which Covid 19, has created for adult learners’ employability in the labour market? You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing. |
| 2. | Why is coaching by line managers important for the performance of their teams? What benefits does conducting induction for new joiners have for organizations? You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing |
Week 6: Performance Management
| 1. | Please copy and paste a fully completed table assessing the performance review practices that you have experienced in your current job role. You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing |
| 2. | Identify one area of performance review in your current job role that is weak and explain why this is a problem. You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing. |
Week 7: Academic writing, referencing and plagiarism
| 1. | What have you learnt about academic writing that will do differently because of your learning from today’s lecture/seminar? |
| 2. | What have you learnt about plagiarism OR referencing that will do differently because of your learning from today’s lecture/seminar? |
Week 8: Motivation and rewards
| 1. | Identify the main pros and cons of “Payment by Results” (PBR). You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing. |
| 2. | Identify at least three of the more significant components of financial reward other than salary. Argue the benefits and drawbacks of each of them. You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing. |
Week 9: The psychological contract and employee engagement
| 1. | Present a reliable definition of Employee Engagement. You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing. |
| 2. | Identify at least three of the benefits of Employee Engagement to organisations. You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing. |
Week 10: International differences in organisations and management
| 1. | Describe the challenges for line managers of leading in global firms? You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing |
| 2. | List the reasons why expatriates fail in global firms? You should cite relevant theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing |
Week 11: Leadership style
| 1. | Present definitions and give examples of these five concepts: Transactional Leadership Transformational Leadership Contingency Leadership Situational Leadership Inclusive Leadership You should cite relevant leadership theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing |
| 2. Choose one of the above Leadership approaches and, give example of practice from an organization. (Research your organization) You should cite relevant leadership theory to support your points and illustrate them with empirical evidence using Harvard referencing. | |
Reference list
Please include here in a-b order of Author’s Surname all the references and citation used in this workbook
Appendices
The ‘Appendices’ is an optional Section only.
You have the option if you want to please include any relevant ongoing work relating to the different sections: for example, references/screenshot to a website you visited; photos/scans of any notes you have made; etc.
If you do include any appendices, please give a title and a number each one of the appendices: