Organizational Behaviour do not cheatand write based on the brief 20190305020958meo_assignment_brief_2018_19 Managing Effective Organizations 2018 – 2019 C
Organizational Behaviour do not cheatand write based on the brief 20190305020958meo_assignment_brief_2018_19
Managing Effective Organizations 2018 – 2019
Choose TWO out of the following three Organisational Behaviour topics and write a critical
reflective essay demonstrating how you can use OB theory to understand and improve your own
professional behaviour:
1. Conflict
2. Managing diversity issues in practice
3. Personality and Identity
Word limit: 2,500 words +-10% (NOT including references and appendices)
References: 12 references, the majority from good quality academic sources (textbooks, peerreviewed journal articles; NOT Wikipedia).
Brief outline of the task
Describe your own chosen organisational situation from your experience and explain why
you have chosen the two topics (from Conflict, Managing diversity issues in practice and Personality
and identity).
Give a critical review of the theories or models that you are using.
Demonstrate how you have applied the theories or models to understand your own
organisational behaviour experience
Give a critical reflection on how it can contribute your professional development.
Detailed guidance on content:
The sections outlined below are indicative it gives a possible outline of what to include:
Identify a real world organisational situation to analyse.
Provide a brief introduction section to outline the situation clearly to the reader.
The situation that you are familiar with from your experience and will need to be one
which will give you rich opportunities to apply thought & insight from your studies:
usually situations involving change or conflict are useful. It might be drawn from your
own industrial/ commercial experience or could be at university.
You will use judgement, discretion & consultation to decide what situation to use for
this assignment.
The situation does not have to be major or particularly exciting but demonstrating your
ability to look beyond the usual case studies (i.e. GOOGLE) and apply the theory
covered in the unit to a familiar situation to yourself.
Choose TWO out of the three topics and identify 1 or 2 theories/models for EACH
topic from the lecture/tutorial content and the recommended reading.
Provide a clear description of your chosen theories/models and explain why you have
chosen them.
You need to be clear but concise. You may have covered these topics briefly on previous
units, however at level 5 we expect you to be able to understand the limitations and
strengths of models, and to apply them effectively.
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Analyse the events in your real world situation using the chosen theories or
models.
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In this you show how the theories/models help to make sense of what happened, You
will be exploring why the events occurred as they did and whether the actors involved
could have handled the situation differently (perhaps by applying ideas from the theories
or models).
Were there any instances of (un)professional and (un)ethical behaviour?
Most importantly, compare the effectiveness of your chosen models as analytical
tools for your further development.
Address the extent to which each model provides insights into the real world situation
and what have you learned from each. In addition, does using more than one model
provide further insights than you would have using a single model?
How will you take the lessons learned from this analysis in future if you find yourself in
a similar situation? What have you learned in terms of acting professionally and
ethically?
What you are doing:
Selecting & describing a situation to which to apply OB analysis.
Critically applying appropriate multiple OB theories to the situation drawing from two of
the three given topics.
Discussing the matter of the fit & selection of the chosen models in order to conduct your
analysis.
Contributing your developed thoughts about OB as a tool of analysis.
How we mark your assignment
Your assignment is assessing the following learning outcomes:
? Learning Outcome 1: Frame & explore key theories in management & organisational
theory.
? Learning Outcome 3: Identify data & interpret information through analysis & synthesis
with literature.
? Learning Outcome 4: Communicate a structured, logical & evidenced argument.
? Learning Outcome 5: Discuss the value of reflective practice for professional managers in
a commercial/ organisational context, & reflect constructively on one’s own professional
capabilities & development.
Therefore you must provide:
A wide-ranging & intelligent discussion of relevant literature.
Analysis of relevant OB theory & application to the situation.
Professional presentation of essay (including formatting & correct referencing) appropriate
to Level 5.
Quality & depth of reflection provided on student situation and an understanding why
reflection is important for students & managers.
Weighted at 50% of unit total.
Submission date : 13 March 2019. Penalties for late submission according to University Regulations.
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MEO 18/19 Assignment Feedback sheet
Level: 5
Unit: Managing Effective
Organisations
Unit Element: Individual
Assignment
Mark:
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Student name:
MARKER NAME:
0-19%
20-34%
35-39%
40-49%
50-59%
60-69%
70-85%
(86+)
LO 1: Frame &
explore key
management
&
organisational
theories.
No framing or
exploration of
theory
Very
limited
framing
and
exploration
of theory
Limited framing &
exploration of
relevant
management &
organisational
theory.
(Exploration &
framing
incomplete or not
attempted)
Adequate framing
& exploration of
relevant
management &
organisational
theory.
Carefully
attempted
framing &
exploration of
relevant
management &
organisational
theory.
Thorough
framing &
exploratio
n of
relevant
manageme
nt &
organisatio
nal theory.
Authoritative framing &
exploration of relevant
management &
organisational theory.
(
original insights to
framing & exploration).
LO 3: Identify
data &
interpret
information
through
analysis &
synthesis with
literature.
No
identification of
data
Limited
identificati
on and
discussion
of data
Some
identification &
interpretation of
data through
analysis &
synthesis with
literature.
Adequate
identification &
interpretation of
data through
analysis &
synthesis with
literature.
Coherent
identification &
interpretation of
data through
analysis &
synthesis with
literature.
Identification
&
interpretatio
n of data
through
analysis &
synthesis
with
literature is
carried out
rigorously.
Identification &
interpretation of data
through analysis &
synthesis with literature
is carried out critically
(
with authoritative
insight).
LO 4:
Communicate
a structured,
logical &
evidenced
argument.
Essay
presentation is
communicated
in an
unstructured
and illogical
way
Essay
presentatio
n is
communica
ted poorly
with
limited
logical flow
Essay
presentation is
communicated
will some
structure and
logical flow but
overall
inadequately
Essay
presentation is
generally
communicated
satisfactorily.
Essay
presentation is
communicated
clearly and
consistently.
Essay
presentation
is
communicate
d fluently and
thoroughly.
Essay presentation is
communicated
convincingly. (
&
authoritatively)
LO 5: Discuss
the value of
reflective
practice for
professional
managers in a
commercial/
organisational
context, &
reflect
constructively
on one’s own
professional
No discussion
of reflective
practice for
managers or
own
professional
capabilities &
development
Very
limited
discussion
of
reflective
practice for
managers
or own
professiona
l
capabilities
and
developme
nt
Inadequate
discussion of
value of reflective
practice for
managers or own
professional
capabilities &
development.
Satisfactory
discussion of
value of reflective
practice for
managers or own
professional
capabilities &
development.
Discussion of
value of reflective
practice for
managers or own
professional
capabilities &
development
coherently
articulated.
Discussion of
value of
reflective
practice for
managers or
own
professional
capabilities &
development
thorough &
fluently
articulated
Discussion of value of
reflective practice for
managers or own
professional capabilities
& development
thorough & confidently
articulated (
&
creatively)
(
identification
& interpretation
of data is
confused/
erroneous)
(
Little attempt
at reflection).
capabilities &
development.
Recommended Reading List
Core text
Bratton, J. (2015) Introduction to Work and Organizational Behaviour (3rd Edition)
Essential reading will be from this book for the majority of the topics we cover. Where the topics are
not covered in this text, we will ensure that essential reading is digitised and put up on Moodle. The
textbook has a student website which includes extra case studies, activities, glossary, self-test
questions and web links. At the end of each chapter youll also find good suggestions for further
reading.
Other essential reading:
1. Browaeys M-J and Price R. (2015) Understanding cross-cultural management, Harlow,
England: Pearson.
2. Buchanan DA and Huczynski A. (2017) Organizational behaviour, Harlow, England: Pearson.
3. French R. (2015) Cross-cultural management in work organisations, London: Chartered
Institute of Personnel and Development.
4. Lilley SLSFL. (2009) ‘Introduction – A critical approach to management and organization’ IN:
Management and organization: a critical text. In: Linstead S, Fulop L and Lilley S (eds)
Management and organization: a critical text. 2nd ed ed. Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan,
1-31.
5. Morgan G. (2006) Chapter 9: The Ugly Face: Organizations as Instruments of Domination. In:
Morgan G (ed) Images of organization. Updated ed ed. London: SAGE, 291-333.
Wilson T. (2006) Activity 10.5 – ‘Francesca dismantles the people-processing machine. In: Watson TJ
(ed) Organising and managing work: organisational, managerial and strategic behaviour in theory
and practice. Harlow: Financial Times Prentice Hall, 436-442.
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