07 41413 Management and Organisation Part 2 Individual Assignment, Singapore

Assignment Remit

Module Learning Outcomes:

This assignment is designed to assess the following module learning outcomes. Your submission will be marked using the Grading Criteria given in the section below.

• LO1: Demonstrate a comprehensive knowledge and understanding of how organisation theory, approaches and concepts studied underpins management practice
• LO2: Critically appraise the practical applications of these concepts and theories are put to
• LO3: Analyse management practice and popular representations of organisation using relevant approaches and theories from the module

Assignment Description: Individual Assignment (70% of the overall module mark)

Critically evaluate how teamworking along with one other M&O concept can influence the effectiveness of organisations

The literature provides a wide range of discussions around teamwork. The consensus seems to be that when teamworking is managed effectively it can have a positive effect on organisational performance and effectiveness across both task and relationship dimensions. However, if teamworking is not handled well then it could detract from organisational effectiveness. Such recent organisation interventions such as creating a positive employee experience and flexible working have increased employee engagement and satisfaction, which can also influence team performance. The challenge for organisations is how to strengthen the benefits of teamworking while minimising its challenges.

The essay requires that you perform the following activities:

• As a result of your M&O group presentation, briefly and critically reflect on HOW your group worked on the task. This is asking you to look at the process of how your group worked, not WHAT you did. For example, how did you undertake such activities as communication, motivation, developing a shared understanding, setting up a team culture and inclusion of everyone’s perspectives, etc.?
• Use the concept of teamworking along with one additional M&O concept such as culture, motivation, communication & perception, change, etc. to evaluate how these two concepts could positively influence organizational effectiveness while minimizing its challenges. Do not use the concept of leadership as that will be the topic of a separate module.
• It is your choice which other M&O concept in addition to teamworking that is used in the essay. There are no right or wrong ones, so no need to ask me which one to use.
• For each of the concepts (teamworking and the one additional concept) provide a very brief example (no more than three sentences) that will demonstrate and support the evaluation of each concept. You will need to provide one example for each concept.
• Use of examples can be done by way of a short case example, or an example from yourself, a friend or relative who works in an organization, or an example from the media such as a movie that demonstrates the concept. Please do not use an example from a well-known organization such as Apple, Google, Amazon, etc. Instead use examples from local Singapore organisations. Each example is to be no more than three normal length sentences. Lengthy examples will have marks deducted.
• In evaluating the two concepts (teams and one other) use relevant literature including both textbooks and peer reviewed journals, avoiding such sources as Wikipedia and consultancy-based websites.
• Ensure that you take a critical and not just a descriptive approach to evaluating the literature and aim to use relevant literature and avoid using excessive literature or what is sometimes called ‘theory dumping’.

It is recommended that you use the following or a similar structure:

A) Introduction: Briefly state which additional OB topic in addition to teamworking that you will be discussing (approximately 100 words)

B) Brief and critical reflection on HOW your group worked in the M&O group presentation (approximately 200 words).

C) Critical evaluation of the two M&O concepts (teamworking and one other) and their contribution in enabling a positive influence on organisational effectiveness while minimising potential challenges. You could either discuss the two OB concepts separately or together (approximately 1300 words)

D) In the evaluation include one brief organisational example or an example from the media for each OB topic. Limit each example to three sentences maximum. Examples could be from a personal, family or friend’s work experience, case study, literature search, or scanning company websites and other secondary data sources. Please use familiar and local Singapore organisations, and not well-known global companies such as Google or Apple.

E) Provide a brief set of recommendations and supporting rationale on how the two M&O concepts could be applied to a local organisation to enable them to strengthen their organisational performance and effectiveness. Recommendations can be in bullet point format (approximately 200 words)

F) Conclusions: This is where you draw the evaluation together along with the key themes that were      identified (approximately 100 words)

G) Module reflection – Discussion of your primary learning and takeaways from part 2 of the module (approximately 100 words)

References: Ensure that you use correct Harvard referencing citation style and avoid plagiarism. Suggest between 10-15 different citations, using academic sources. No Wikipedia.

Include any relevant appendices: Include any relevant appendices, though avoid using it as a dumping ground for what you may not be able to put into the body of the assignment.

• Format: Use 1.5 spacing and size 12 font and provide subheadings for structure

• Reference related to critical evaluation and avoiding theory dumping: Mingers, J. (2000). What is it to be critical? Teaching a critical approach to management undergraduates. Management Learning, 31(2), 219-237.

Grading Criteria / Marking Rubric
Your submission will be graded according to the following criteria:

1. Response the brief
2. Conceptual themes
3. Analytical fluency
4. Structure, presentation and language
5. Referencing practice

Ethical Use of Generative AI (GenAI)

You are permitted to use GenAI to support your submission for this assessment. You may use it for the following activities:

• Researching and refining your ideas
• Information retrieval or background research
• Drafting an outline to organise or summarise your thoughts
• Refining research questions
• Checking spelling and grammar

Applying GenAI tools should be done with human oversight and control. You should carefully review and use the results carefully as AI can generate authoritative-sounding output that can be incorrect, incomplete, uncritical, or biased.

You may not submit any work generated by an AI tool as your own. Where you include any material generated by an AI tool, it should be properly declared just like any other reference material. Alongside your assignment you should also provide a commentary in the Cover Sheet detailing how GenAI has been used to develop your final submission. If you have not used GenAI tools, you should clearly state so.

Plagiarism, including that which results from using GenAI, is a form of academic misconduct that will be dealt with under the University’s Code of Practice on Academic Integrity. https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/registry/policy/conduct/plagiarism/index.aspx

University guidance on ethical use of GenAI can be found here: https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/libraryservices/asc/student-guidance-gai.aspx

Further Guidance:

Feedback to Students:

Both Summative and Formative feedback is given to encourage students to reflect on their learning that feed forward into following assessment tasks. The preparation for all assessment tasks will be supported by formative feedback within the tutorials/seminars. Written feedback is provided as appropriate. Please be aware to use a web browser and not the Canvas App as you may not be able to view all comments.

Plagiarism:

It is your responsibility to ensure that you understand correct referencing practices. You are expected to use appropriate references and keep carefully detailed notes of all your information sources, including any material downloaded from the Internet. It is your responsibility to ensure that you are not vulnerable to any alleged breaches of the assessment regulations. More information is available at University’s Code of Practice on Academic Integrity https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/as/registry/policy/conduct/plagiarism/index.aspx.

Wellbeing, Extensions and Extenuating Circumstances:

The processes for extensions and extenuating circumstances (ECs) are to support students who have experienced unforeseen issues that have impacted their ability to engage with their studies and/or complete assessments. Students should notify Wellbeing of any extenuating circumstances as soon as possible via the online form, following the guidance provided. https://intranet.birmingham.ac.uk/social-sciences/college-services/wellbeing/index.aspx

General Marking Rubric:

Note that the information below is guidance and feedback only and not a quantitative measure to calculate the grade.
The final grade represents the overall quality of the work taking these criteria into account but is the academic judgement of the marker(s).