MN4F03 Managing People in Organisations Assignment, Fairfield School of Business - London Metropolitan University, UK

Assignment Title: Individual Report Assignment and Presentation

Introduction and guidance -

This assessment enables you to meet the requirements of one unit of the Foundation in Business Course; Managing People in Organisations

The assessment requires you to develop and demonstrate your skills and knowledge in the management of people within organisations.

In the process of completing your work please ensure that you fully incorporate relevant theoretical models and concepts to practical experiences. You have to make sure that the coursework you produced for this course addresses the relevant assessment criteria listed under each section. All sections must be completed and submitted.

Assessment Tasks -

This assessment is comprised of two tasks. Task one is an individual Report. Task two consists of an Individual Presentation.

Task 1: Individual Report

With the assumption that you are working as an assistant manager at a local firm which offers various training programmes to business organisations. You have been asked by your manager to prepare a report to be used as guidance for trainees to enhance their knowledge and understanding about employee motivation and effective team working.

This will be presented as a report and should include the following:

Part A: Recruitment, Selection, Training and Induction

Explain the recruitment, selection and induction processes generally used in business organisations, including training programmes used for development of employees.

Part B: Theories of motivation and performance management

Identify and analyse two motivation theories and their application in your chosen organisation.

Part C: Factors affecting behaviour and teamwork

Identify and describe the various factors which influence employee's individual behaviour and team working in workplace. You should describe at three factors each for individual behvaviour and team-work.

Part D: Management and leadership styles

Compare and contrast between at least four different management and leadership styles and their uses in the chosen organisation.

Part E: Organisational structure and culture

Analyse the relationship between organisational culture and structure to demonstrate how culture influences structure within workplace, the chosen organisation.

Suggested report Structure - Words limit: 3,000.

The work should be presented in a report format with following contents:

Title Page

Contents Page - This should have clear titles and sub-titles correctly formatted.

Introduction: This should provide a brief overview of the report.

Main body:

- Recruitment, Selection, Training and Induction (600 words)

- Theories of motivation and performance management (500 words)

- Factors affecting behaviour and teamwork (600 words)

- Management and leadership styles (600 words)

- Relationship between Organisational structure and culture (600 words)

Conclusion: Briefly outline the key points of your report

References - This section of your report contains a list of all sources which you have cited in your answers. You are advised to use quality sources such as books, journal articles, industrial reports etc. You must use Harvard Referencing System.

Appendices (if any).

Task 2 - Individual Power Point Presentation

After successful completion of your first report, your manager has now requested you to produce a presentation, which demonstrates the systematic understanding of the findings of the report.

Presentation Structure: The type of presentation is appropriate for the topic and audience.

Presentation Content: Presentation contains accurate information.

Presentation Skills, including gestures, moving around, audible voice.

Presentation Guideline:

Approximately 12-15 Power Point slides.

Including Speaker notes - 500 (+/- 10%) words.

References: using Harvard Referencing system.