People,Culture & Contemporary Leadership

Assessment 1 Information

Subject Code : MBA401

Subject Name : People, Culture and Contemporary Leadership

Assessment Title : PART A - Group In-Class Activity

                                PART B - Individual Report

Your Task

There are two core components to this activity: to develop a draft report framework (plan) as a group in-class activity and then using that framework (plan) create an individual report based on the organization’ s/companies Human Resource practices, workforce performance, culture and employee engagement.

Assessment Description

    PART A (In-Class Draft Report Framework)

In Week 2/3/4 in-class groups (of 4 students) will be formed and the group will need to select an Australian organization/company of your choice from the Australia’s top 200 listed on the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX). You can find the list of companies at https://www.asx200list.com/

However, you CANNOT select an organization/company from Banking, Airline, Supermarkets or the Telecommunication Sectors. You should not be choosing a Franchise Company. You should discuss your ideas with your before commencing

As part of the in-class activities, you will develop a group draft report framework (that must be signed off by your lecturer) to assist you in preparing your individual report. Each student will individually submit a copy of their signed group framework via Moodle and their individual reports via Turnitin.

PART B. (Individual)

By looking at the organization’ s/company’s website and Annual Reports, you will be able to see whether it is possible to access enough information about its Human Resource (HR) practices to address the following:

1.    How is your selected organization/company trying to improve the performance of its workforce?

•   Include at least one performance-related initiative and one way in which its success could be measured

2.    How is your selected organization/company trying to improve its culture?

•    Include at least one culture-based initiative and identify the type of culture prevalent within the organization/company

3.    How is your organization trying to improve their rates of employee engagement?

•  Include at least one employment-based initiative and the likelihood of success?

The group-work in-class component will provide you with an opportunity to assess your choice of organization/company and its Human Resource practices. Students studying online will be provided with additional information.

Assessment Instructions

•         You MUST use the same organization/company as you used in Part A (Group Work)

•         Using a Report Format, include the following components:

Introduction (150 words)

Performance Related Initiatives (400 words) 

Culture Related Initiatives (400 words)

Engagement Related Initiatives) (400 words) 

Conclusion (150 words)

Reference List (using the Harvard Referencing Convention throughout your report and reference list at the end)

•  You should include a minimum of 5 references (contemporary business articles, news items and/or comparison websites). While many of your references will rely on the organization/company’s website, you cannot use this as your only source of information.

• Please refer to the Assessment Marking Guide to assist you in completing all the assessment criteria.

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