Employee Attitude to Work: Impact on Organisation and Business Functions

Learning Outcomes Assessed:

LO2 Demonstrate an understanding of why people work

LO3 Explain the impact that work can have on people

Assignment brief:

As a result of the level of high level detail contained in assignment 1, John has asked you to produce another report. John wants the report to discuss employee attitude to work. In particular, John wants the report to focus on the following:

1. The various factors which motivate employees to work
2. The positive and negative factors employees experience as a result of their job roles

Excellent (70%+): The report will be to a high standard. It will provide a comprehensive overview of issues of employee motivation and stress. It will also make clear links to how these different factors impact upon the organisation and its employees and to the different business functions applicable in responding to these demands.Referencing and research will be excellent and used effectively throughout to support your arguments.

Very Good (60 – 69%): The report will be to a good standard. It will provide a clear overview of issues of employee motivation and stress.  It will also discuss the impact such factors can have on the organisation and its employees and the different business functions applicable in responding to these demands. Individual skill sets and qualifications will be discussed effectively against the context of the assignment brief. Referencing and research will be of a good standard.

Good (50 – 59%): The report will be to a good standard. It will provide an overview of internal and external factors which can impact upon an organisation with regard to people management. It will also discuss the business functions that could be used to respond to such demands. Individual skill sets and qualifications will be discussed against the context of the assignment brief.Referencing and research will be evident.

Satisfactory (40-49%):  A reasonable attempt will be made to prepare and deliver the report but will be under-developed and will not reflect effective teamwork.

Fail (1-39%): Students who do not meet the requirements of a third class grade will not successfully complete the assessment activity.

Additional Submission Instructions:

As well as submitting a hard copy of your work as instructed in Section 9 of the module guide, you are also required to submit a soft copy via “Turn-it-in UK” on the module Moodle page.  The software will allow you to check your work against other material on the internet. It will also compare your work against other students work.

You will be able to upload drafts of your written work into turn-it-in as many times as you wish before the deadline.

You will not be able to overwrite the final submission after the deadline. You can only submit a single file.