B824 Tma 1

TMAOl

Cut-off date Weighting: Length: 3 January 2011 20% 2,500-3,000 words

Task

Write a report between 2,500 to 3,000 words to your tutor in which you draw on your investigation to describe and critically appraise the goals of the people management 'strategy' of an organisation you know well.

1.

To what extent does this people management' strategy' accord with the concept of SHRM as described in Units 1 and 2 of MGT B824? (35 marks)

2.

Drawing on the relevant theoretical considerations, discuss: (a) the advantages and disadvantages of the organisation's people management strategy? (25 marks)

(b) the extent to which this people management strategy is integrated

with, and supportive of, the organisation's corporate or business (30 marks) strategy. Presentation Guidance This first assignment focuses on Units 1 and 2 of the course. We strongly advise that you stick to these two units when looking for course ideas to include in your assignment. This first assignment is about the intended HR strategy of the organisation and there is adequate theory in these first two units to compare the intended HR strategy to. Please do not be tempted to stray into the content of the later units. This would make the task much bigger and will tempt you into the implementation of the HR strategy rather than the setting of the strategy and its goals. You might find that when you talk to senior people in your chosen organisation that they do not believe they have a 'strategy' or a 'strategic approach' to the management of people. This is quite common, especially in (10 marks)

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small and medium-sized firms. In such organisations, you will need to assess whether or not the organisation has a de facto HRM strategy or something from an earlier age (see Unit 1). Such a revelation should make for a particularly interesting assignment as you will need to gather data relevant to the various themes and content of typical HR strategies so that you can assess how well the...