Evaluate the principle of total rewards and its importance to reward strategy.

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Assessment brief/activity
Using your own organisation (or one with which you are familiar), investigate the reward environment and produce a written report in which you:

Assess the context of the reward environment and the key perspectives that inform reward decisions. In this section you should:
Use an appropriate analysis tool to identify the internal and external factors.
Analyse the particular impact of business drivers and related factors on reward decisions.
Give examples of different ways of gathering and presenting reward intelligence.
Demonstrate your understanding of key reward principles and the implementation of reward policies and practices. In this section you should:
Evaluate the principle of total rewards and its importance to reward strategy.
Identify and explain the importance of equity, fairness, consistency and transparency in terms of how they should underpin reward policies and practices. You may illustrate your understanding of these key principles by referring to topical reward matters.

Assess the contribution of both extrinsic and intrinsic rewards to improving employee contribution and sustained organisation performance. Refer to academic research and the literature in this area and illustrate with examples of good practice.
Explain how reward policy initiatives and practices are implemented in your chosen organisation.
Demonstrate your understanding of the role of line managers in making reward decisions. In this section you should:
Explain the various ways line managers contribute to reward decision-making.
Evidence to be produced/required

A written report of approximately 3900 words in total.

You should relate academic concepts, theories and professional practice to the way organisations operate, in a critical and informed way, and with reference to key texts, articles and other publications and by using organisational examples for illustration.

All reference sources should be acknowledged correctly and a bibliography provided where appropriate (these should be excluded from the word count).

All submissions should be in the region of 3,900 words plus or minus 10% and references should be added in the Harvard Referencing Format.

Describe the result of a survey that suggested that there are five stable antecedents of middle-managers

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Describe the result of a survey that suggested that there are five stable antecedents of middle-managers' entrepreneurial behavior.

Describe and explain each antecedent.

Define the role, function and characteristics of business in a free enterprise system;

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Select a business topic you are passionate about that we have covered in this class thus far. Write a 2-3 paper on that topic. Be sure to cover the following requirements:
• Discuss the history and evolution of the concept • Explore controversies and current examples of the concept • Include a minimum of 3 resources; 1 resource can be your textbook • Include 5 key words from your textbook. Be sure to underline these. • Submit in APA or MLA format
Connects to class LO’s #1, #2, #3, #5, #6 and #7 (depending on what student selects): Define the role, function and characteristics of business in a free enterprise system; Discuss the principles and practices of human resource ‘ “‘ • •
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Focuses on relationship that have a strategic significance to the business , be they beneficial or potentially damaging.

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Focuses on relationship that have a strategic significance to the business , be they beneficial or potentially damaging.

Explain how theories of leadership can be used to improve the way in which management lead Fraser Foods’ staff through the proposed expansion plans.

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1 Identify and explain a contingency or transformational theory of leadership and highlight its (for this question use Hersey-Blanchard theory, apply to case study)
application to Fraser Foods.

2 Explain how theories of leadership can be used to improve the way in which management lead
Fraser Foods’ staff through the proposed expansion plans. (for this question use Mc Gregors X, Y theory, you should not explain the theory, just apply it to case study)

Critically compare Gouldner’s (1957) and hannerz’s (1990) theories of locals and cosmopolitans”

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Critically compare Gouldner’s (1957) and hannerz’s (1990) theories of locals and cosmopolitans”

1000 word essay, 35% weighting

Critically assess their leadership styles and the impact they have on their organizations to determine who is the most successful, justifying your rationale.

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Choose two business leaders employing two different leadership styles (one of which must be transformational) in two different organizations. Critically assess their leadership styles and the impact they have on their organizations to determine who is the most successful, justifying your rationale.

Evidence your work citing a minimum of 6 sources of which 4 must be academic

1200 words (+/-10%)

Mark Scheme:

Presentation and Structure 10

Write an essay in a logical structure and in an articulate & fluent academic writing style with no grammatical / spelling errors.

Intellectual curiosity (quality of academic sources), use and presentation of Harvard Referencing 5

Use appropriate sources to evidence your writing, ensure you follow the Harvard Referencing protocol. You have been asked to back up your work with a minimum of 6 sources of which 4 must be academic. Naturally, you can cite more than this. It would be inadvisable to cite less.

Content, terms, findings, definitions, and calculations 25

The content must include a business leader demonstrating transformational leadership and one other business leader demonstrating a different leadership style. In doing this the student should explore the topic and demonstrate their knowledge & understanding through thorough & appropriate research.

Business application breadth / Depth / Integration of Literature 25
Consider how you can best integrate and apply your reading and research on leadership styles and their impact on the organization and critically evaluate their effectiveness. The depth and breadth of your reading will help here and your ability to apply what you have learned.

Discussion, analysis, critical evaluation &/or reflection. 35

Have you a clear line of argument? A strongly focused discussion? Can you justify/evidence your thinking?

How is MIS different in the public sector compared with the private sector

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1.How is MIS different in the public sector compared with the private sector

2. What is interoperability and how does this fit into the EAF?

Evaluate specifically how the app will integrate with the five information system components to manage your data and information.

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Evaluate specifically how the app will integrate with the five information system components to manage your data and information.

Briefly describe the main principles of effective workforce planning and give some examples of any tools that may be used for this.

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You are required to provide written responses to each of the following seven questions:
Question 1
Your organisation is based in two different countries (the UK and another country of your choice). Write a short account which briefly assesses the labour market trends in each country. In your account, briefly explain the significance of tight and loose labour market conditions and how organisations position themselves strategically in competitive labour markets.
Question 2
Give a brief description of the role of government, employers and trade unions in ensuring future skills needs are met.
Question 3
Briefly describe the main principles of effective workforce planning and give some examples of any tools that may be used for this.
Question 4
1. Develop and provide a basic succession and career development plan
2. Provide evidence to show your contribution to plans for downsizing an organisation
3. Provide evidence to show your contribution to the development of job descriptions, person specifications and competency frameworks.
Question 5
Explain some of the main legal requirements in relation to recruitment and selection and briefly assess the strengths and weaknesses of at least two different methods of recruitment and selection.
Question 6
Briefly explain briefly why people leave or remain with organisations and provide a summary of some of the costs associated with dysfunctional employee turnover. Go on to assess the strengths and weaknesses of at least two different approaches to retaining talent.
Question 7
Provide a brief summary of the advice you would provide to your organisation on good and lawful practice for managing dismissal, retirement and redundancies.
Evidence to be produced/required
Answers to each of the six questions of approximately, 3900 words in total (divided appropriately across the questions).
You should relate academic concepts, theories and professional practice to the way organisations operate, in a critical and informed way, and with reference to key texts, articles and other publications and by using organisational examples for illustration.
All reference sources should be acknowledged correctly and a bibliography provided where appropriate (these should be excluded from the word count).