Section 1
Understanding the relationship between organisational structure and culture
You will need to:
· compare and contrast different organisational structures and
culture
Here you need to briefly describe the different types of organisational structure, and what different types/formats of culture can be found in
organisations, and then compare and
contrast them – what causes/creates each type, and positive factors / negative factors of each.
· explain how the relationship between an organisation’s structure and culture can impact
on the performance of the business
Then discuss (separately) how the structure and culture can affect the business performance
– by comparing at least two different types (from those you have described) - for example, you could discuss the differences
between a small, growing, owner-managed, flat-structured, entrepreneurial business, with a large, established, bureaucratic, organisation such as a local authority/municipality.
Then compare for
example, how quickly changes can be made - very fast,
immediate
decisions made informally
in
the one - very slow, only after many meetings, reports, evaluations, etc
in
the other.
· discuss the factors which influence individual behaviour at work
For this – list and discuss the factors which can influence
the way individuals behave – for example: management/leadership style, pay and reward mechanisms, levels of employee involvement in decision making, and so
on.
Section 2
Understanding the different approaches to management and leadership
You will need to:
· compare the effectiveness of different leadership styles in different organisations
You need to give a brief description of the recognised, established styles, but then select 2
different styles,
as
applied in
2
different types
of
organisation (for
example in
a
large
international company, compared to a local municipality/council,
and
discuss how effective
each is in.
· explain how organisational theory underpins the practice of management
You need to list the main theories/models (that you have been
studying and researching) and then discuss how each one helps – supports – assists managers to effectively plan / organise
/ manage / control / respond to problems.
Simple examples are
- knowledge (theories/models) of
how
individuals are likely to respond to a major change – this can help managers to introduce/implement the change in a certain
way
– to avoid some of the more negative responses that might occur ~ and the models/theories on structure – and how it can influence the culture/behaviour
of the organisation and its
people.
· evaluate the different approaches to
management used by different organisations
This is about comparing how, at the corporate - whole organisation-level - two different organisations apply management theory and theories of organisation, to the way they run their businesses.
You need to select 2 very different organisations and, as it asks, compare their approaches.
A simple comparison, as an example, would be to look at the Army – and its approach to managing its ordinary soldiers, officers, teams &
individuals – and compare this with
a college
or university – and its approach to managing students, teachers & lecturers.
Section 3
Understanding the ways of using
motivational theories in organisations
You will need to:
· discuss the impact that
different
leadership
styles
may
have
on
motivation
in organisations in periods of change
You need to give a brief description of the recognised leadership styles, but then discuss in detail how each one can positively or negatively affect the motivation and morale levels of individuals and teams, in periods of change – that is, in the planning, implementation and
aftermath of a major change.
· compare the application of
different motivational theories within the workplace
You need to give a brief description of each, but then discuss in detail how they are (if they
are) applied in the workplace, then move on to discuss how motivational theory relates to the
way
people are expected to
manage today.
· evaluate the usefulness of
a motivation theory for Managers
Here you need to – briefly – list an describe motivational theories, then select one and use that to give your view of how an understanding
and
application of that motivation theory can
assist/support managers in their activities.
Section 4
Understanding the mechanisms for developing effective teamwork in organisations
You will need to:
· explain the nature of groups and group behaviour within Organisations
Here you need to – briefly - explain the different group/team formal and informal
structures, objectives, life-cycle stages, types of dynamics, and how all of these factors can affect the
behaviour of groups/teams in the workplace.
· discuss
factors that may promote or
inhibit the development
of effective teamwork
in organisations
This needs to be looked at in a broad, lateral, way - for example, the structure
of an
organisation can affect team interactions/communications
with other, important, teams - the management/leadership style of the line managers and specialist managers can be very damaging or positive - a “blame” culture is very damaging, the amount of individual personal development, progression opportunities, appraisal formats, can also have an effect - and team development / access to technology / access to support from other teams/specialists,
can
be factors.
· evaluate the impact of
technology on team functioning within a given organisation
Here you need to select a particular (“given”)
organization for example Marks And Spencer, Twinnings, British Airways etc, or type of organisation (not simply
“in general”), and then describe and evaluate the positive and negative impacts (or potential impacts) of current and emerging technologies (eg. computers,
mobile phones, ipads, social
media such as facebook,
linkedin, video conferencing, the internet, intranets, laptops, remote working, email) on the way a team functions/operates.
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