HC1052 Organisational Behaviour T2 2024 Final Assessment

Final Individual Assessment

Unit Details

Name                Organisational Behaviour

Code                 HC1052

Year, Trimester Trimester 2, 2024

Assessment Details

Name                     Final Individual Assessment

Due Date & Time 17 October, 2024

10.59 pm - Brisbane students

11.59 pm - Melbourne & Sydney students

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Instructions

Academic Integrity Information

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Format & submission instructions

• All answers must be entered in the answer boxes provided after each question.
• Your assessment must be in MS Word format only.
• You must name your file with the Unit Code and Student ID example: HC1052 – EMV45678

• Check that you submit the correct document as special consideration is not

  granted if you make a mistake.

• Your student ID & name must be entered on the first page.
• Submission declaration must be completed on the first page.

• All work must be submitted on Blackboard by the due date and time.

  Late submissions are not accepted.

• You have two attempts to submit. The final submission will be marked only.

Penalties · Reference sources must be cited in the text of the report, and listed appropriately at the end in a reference list using Holmes Institute Adapted Harvard Referencing. Penalties are associated with incorrect citation and referencing.

• For all other penalties, please refer to the Final Assessment Instructions

section on Blackboard.

All responses must be entered in the answer boxes at the end of each question

Question 1             (10 Marks)

In this day and age, most company leaders would argue that it is desirable to build an inclusive workforce, i.e. one that allows a firm to leverage the potential of its diverse employees and thereby enhance the company’s performance. Based on your knowledge of workplace diversity management covered in class, you decide that the leaders of a firm you work at need to address the two major challenges of diversity management.

Required:

In 400 words, give two examples of diversity management and      describe      how     managers       can      address them.

ANSWER (box will enlarge as you enter your response)

Question 2             (10 Marks)

Many different forms of discrimination exist in the world. Many of these actions are prohibited by law, yet there are still cases of employment discrimination being documented every year. Discriminatory policies and practices, such as intimidation or exclusion of employees, should not be allowed to become part of a company’s culture.

Required:

From your knowledge of organisational behaviour, give examples that depict how discrimination undermines organisational effectiveness and say what should be done to negate this occurring. Answer this in 400 words.

ANSWER

Question 3             (10 Marks)

The distinction between Emotions and Moods lies in their intensity and context.

Required:

Describe each and then compare and contrast the primary and secondary sources of emotions and moods, with specific relevance to the workplace, in 400 words or less.

ANSWER

Question 4             (10 marks)

Suppose you are a consultant to a company that is experiencing some difficulties with employee morale. It has been suggested that the culture is very competitive, which has given rise to an inappropriate use of power in the hierarchy.

Required:

Examine each of the five types of power and make a reasoned recommendation as to why some types of power are more suited to a competitive workplace than others. Answer in 400 words.

ANSWER

Question 5             (10 marks)

Conflict can often limit the performance of organisations. Assume you are the manager of a firm that is suffering from low productivity resulting from a dispute between management and the workforce over a proposal to stagger lunch breaks across different departments. Based on what you learnt in this subject, in 400 words, describe the conflict resolution process that should be used to resolve a problem of this nature in your organization.

ANSWER