SMO103 Introduction to Organisation and Management

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SMO103

Introduction to Organisation and Management

1st SEMESTER 2025/26

Assessed Coursework:

Organisation Case Analysis

ASSESSED COURSEWORK: Organisation Case Analysis (30% of the module mark).

This assignment has been designed for the following primary purposes.  It is an opportunity for students to demonstrate your achievement of the learning outcomes in this module. That is, in the process of completing this case analysis, students will need to critically engage with organisational behaviours knowledge you learned and apply it into analysing an actual case. In the meantime, during the process of completing this assignment, students will have the chance to practice the skill of academic writing.

General Guidance:

In the case analysis, you are expected to formulate a report in which you critically analyse an organisation. The focus of your case analysis should be critically to analyse the OB practices of one organisation based on two of the listed topics on page 3. The organisation being analysed in your assignment is of your selection. Remember to choose an organisation which you are confident in terms of accessing relevant materials, so that you can have enough resources to base your discussion and analyses on.

When searching for materials for your analysis, you will need to find information to understand and describe the current circumstances of your chosen organisation. Consider using the company’s website, other internet sources or other relevant materials for this part. This information will provide important background context for your analysis.

In addition to the above mentioned, you should also critically engage with relevant academic materials and try to apply relevant knowledge framework to your analysis. That means you will need to review and include the discussion of academic literature that is relevant to the chosen topics of your critical analysis. This is to encourage and provide opportunity for you to practice evidence-based thinking and arguments. In doing so, you will provide clear definitions, detailed explanations, and logical justification in your writing. To facilitate this, it is required that you review at least two reliable academic sources (preferable from handbooks, review papers, peer-reviewed academic journals, or open access journals). You should reference and cite these resources in the text, using APA or Harvard referencing styles.

Topics:

• Understanding and respecting diversity and individual differences

• Paying attention to employees’ job attitudes

• Decision making process in the organisation

• Facilitating employees’ psychological well-being

• Performance management, motivation and creativity stimulation

• Groups and teams dynamic in the organisation

• Ways of handling communication, negotiation, and conflict

• Identifying the main leadership styles

• Creating and organising job design

• Looking at organisational structure and organisational culture

• Adapting to change and stress