Organisations and Behaviour
Assignment brief
Qualification Edexcel BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma (QCF) in Business (Management)/Business (Accounting)/Business (Marketing)
Unit number and title Organisations and Behaviour
Start date
Deadline
Assessor name Georges Beau (gbeau@rdihongkong.com)
Assignment title
The purpose of this assignment is to:
• Explore organizational structure and culture
• Examine different approaches to management and leadership and theories of organisation
• Examine the relationship between motivational theories
• Demonstrate an understanding of working with others, teamwork, groups and group dynamics.
Scenario
Use organisations you are familiar with as a base to answer all of the following task questions.
Task 1 – Understand the Relationship Between Organisational structure and culture
1a) Compare and contrast different organisational structures and culture. Use organisations you identified as examples to justify your answers.
(Assessment Criteria 1.1)
1b) Explain how the relationship between an organisation’s structure and culture can impact on the performance of the business. (Assessment Criteria 1.2)
1c) Discuss the factors which influence individual behavior at work.
(Assessment Criteria 1.3)
Task 2 – Understand Different Approaches to Management and Leadership
2a) Compare the effectiveness of different leadership styles adopted in different organisations, using the organisations identified as examples. (Assessment Criteria 2.1)
2b) Explain how organisational theory underpins the practice of management. (Assessment Criteria 2.2)
2c) Evaluate the different approaches to management used by different organisations you have chosen.
(Assessment Criteria 2.3)
Task 3 – Understand Ways of Using Motivational Theories in Organisations
3a) Discuss the impact that different leadership styles may have on motivation in organisations in periods of change. (Assessment Criteria 3.1)
Qualification Edexcel BTEC Level 5 HND Diploma (QCF) in Business (Management)/Business (Accounting)/Business (Marketing)
Unit number and title Organisations and Behaviour
Start date
Deadline
Assessor name Georges Beau (gbeau@rdihongkong.com)
Assignment title
The purpose of this assignment is to:
• Explore organizational structure and culture
• Examine different approaches to management and leadership and theories of organisation
• Examine the relationship between motivational theories
• Demonstrate an understanding of working with others, teamwork, groups and group dynamics.
Scenario
Use organisations you are familiar with as a base to answer all of the following task questions.
Task 1 – Understand the Relationship Between Organisational structure and culture
1a) Compare and contrast different organisational structures and culture. Use organisations you identified as examples to justify your answers.
(Assessment Criteria 1.1)
1b) Explain how the relationship between an organisation’s structure and culture can impact on the performance of the business. (Assessment Criteria 1.2)
1c) Discuss the factors which influence individual behavior at work.
(Assessment Criteria 1.3)
Task 2 – Understand Different Approaches to Management and Leadership
2a) Compare the effectiveness of different leadership styles adopted in different organisations, using the organisations identified as examples. (Assessment Criteria 2.1)
2b) Explain how organisational theory underpins the practice of management. (Assessment Criteria 2.2)
2c) Evaluate the different approaches to management used by different organisations you have chosen.
(Assessment Criteria 2.3)
Task 3 – Understand Ways of Using Motivational Theories in Organisations
3a) Discuss the impact that different leadership styles may have on motivation in organisations in periods of change. (Assessment Criteria 3.1)