Case study essay (HR). (Critical analysis of a relevant Organisation using HR Management Theory. From a range of topics provided, Analysis of People Management Issues Identified, Alternative Creative Approaches to Best Practice Considered.)
1)Identify, analyze and communicate competing perspectives on management, and show how this affects the way managers enact HR policy as it devolves to the line manager
2) Analyse the theory to practice transfer of key theories and models taught on the module as they apply to work and organizational settings. Compare the relevance of alternative methods and techniques to specific work and organizational settings.
3)Apply management theory and concepts to understand how to manage and provide leadership for the effective and responsible running of the organization
4) Demonstrate understanding of global citizenship and personal potential to contribute to communities, appreciating the diversity of people and cultures.
Choose a Professional Organisation – this could include your placement company (mark and spencers) or companies involved in the placement programs. (It should be a company operating in the UK, either a corporate organization or an SME)
Research the organization using materials available in the public domain, such as newspapers and online material including the organization’s own website etc.
Choose from 1 of the provided headings to build the case study:
1) Communication
2) Organizational Ethics
3) Leadership
4) Diversity
5) Sustainability
Identify and consider the issues from the details of your case study. Use relevant theory and best-practice research as taught through the module and provided in the reading resources, to help you. Analyze the problems you have identified, what might be the causes or contributing factors? Relate these to relevant theory.
Using relevant theory, consider creative approaches to improving/resolving the issues identified.
In a best-case scenario, how would you as a professional change the organizational practices or approaches that you have identified for the better?
