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Module Assessment: 2019 Semester 2

The assessment task for this module consists of a 3500 (+-10%) critical literature review. The primary focus of the task is to explore key debates, differences in opinion, approaches and findings from published work in selected themes within Organisational Behaviour (OB) and Human Resource Management (HRM). The articles to be reviewed must be those that were published in highly- ranked 3* and 4* academic journals within the ABS rankings as recommended below.

The task:

  • You are restricted to include only articles from the recommended journals recommended below published in the last five years 2014- 2019.
  • All articles must be on the same theme or topic and should address themes topic studied within the module and ultimately relating to OB/HRM.
  • Your critically review should evaluate the key issues, debates, theories, findings and methodological approaches adopted by the authors in ABS-ranked journals.

Restrict your choice to the following topical areas:

  • Leadership
  • Change Management
  • Organisational/National Culture
  • Emotional Intelligence
  • Groups and teams
  • Communication in Organization
  • Perception and attitudes
  • Motivation and performance
  • Personality
  • Motivation
  • Power and politics

List of journals

  • International Journal of Human Resource Management
  • Work, Employment and Society
  • Human Resource Management Journal
  • Management learning
  • Employee Relations
  • Human Relations
  • Journal of Organizational Behaviour
  • Human Resource Management
  • Leadership quarterly
  • Leadership journal

 Main task: 3500(+-10%) word essay.

You are required to identify articles from the 10 selected academic journals above as sufficient for a 3500 word essay. You will then present a critically literature review in which you examine keys issues, debates, research, theories highlighted in the selected articles. In your analysis, you should aim to compare and contrast between content in the publications. In doing so, you will be required to identify the different perspectives, positions and main arguments of the articles. In the process, you will consider highlighting similarities and differences in the arguments developed, evaluate the value and contribution of the articles as well as examine the suitability of the theories, research methods, and sources of reference included by the author(s). Other aspects of the critical review should include the currency of issues/sources considered, depth/scope of exploration clarity, etc. Further, examine wider limitations, strengths, weaknesses, contribution, implication for theory and practice etc.

Expectation

Expectation: specific

  • Avoid summarising each of the articles and presenting as a composite review. Rather the review should consistently interweave debates, issues and compare different viewpoints, research findings, methods, content
  • The review should engage with the key themes/issues underpinning the topic of focus.
  • Review should examine the topic as a whole, considering strengths, limitations and unexplored possibilities that could contribute new knowledge.
  • Review should note, methodological/philosophical approaches and their implication for the adopted perspectives and points of view.

NOTE

  • Coursework must be in Arial point 12 font, and double-line spacing.
  • Harvard referencing rules apply.
  • There should be one single bibliography

 GENERAL ASSIGNMENT GUIDANCE

  • A focused and well thought out piece of work that shows insight and answers the question will get a higher mark. Marks will be deducted however for waffle, repetition, padding and irrelevance. It is quality not quantity that is important.
  • It is not enough for you to put forward points in your essay that are essentially “correct”. You must support those points using appropriately referenced material derived from your reading and cited in your text and added onto your reference list.
  • It is not acceptable to use lecture notes and lecture hand-outs as a reference source for example, do not use references such as: according to the lecture slides of (Eyong, 2018), it says that team work is good/bad. The slides are intended as a guide only and you must do your own additional reading.
  • Using only the citation or abstract of an article is not acceptable, and you should not ‘cut and paste’ from on-line or hard copy sources.
  • Your critical review should have a coherent, incrementally developing and logical structure that would normally follow the simple model of introduction, main body and a conclusion.
  • You can use sub-headings but if you are able to communicate well using connecting paragraphs, then you don’t need sub-headings.

Planning Sections of your essay

The Introduction

At the introduction, you need to “set the scene” for what is to follow and the introduction is a key element in the essay. As marker, I do not know what is coming and you need to lead me through your argument(s). In this paragraph you could:

  • Identify what the task is and say how you intend to address the question
  • Indicate what the key issues to be developed are in relation to the question
  • You can use a quote that sums up the main ideas you will discuss
  • Explain the structure or the roadmap that says how many sections or parts and what each will cover.

In this section you need to define clearly the key concepts used. However, you should not put forward only a single definition. The selection of two or three definitions is better, and you should choose definitions so that they illustrate different aspects of the concept. Here you might also highlight any definition issues. For example, is there agreement in the literature on how the concept can be defined? Can the concept be defined? Don’t simply list your chosen definitions as you also need to comment on them. If the question has asked you to argue either for or against a statement, you also need to identify which side you are arguing for.

The Main Body

This should be the longest part of your assignment and should contain the key points that you are aiming to develop Example: in leadership there are issues about universality and contextual/cultural differences/resonance, mainstream and emergent theories, qualitative and quantitative approaches, masculinity and feminism, individual and collective, leadership as focused at top of organization and distributed leadership, etc. etc..  These main debates are found in each of the other themes or topic areas. Make sure that you spend equal time discussing different angles of an argument.

The Conclusion

The conclusion is very important, yet many students neglect it, often finishing their essay in a single sentence. In the conclusion you should reiterate and highlight the key points, perhaps emphasising what you think are the most important points. If you have been asked to discuss an issue it is here you should identify on which side of the debate you stand. You should not however introduce new material in the conclusion. It is important you check back with the introduction to ensure that you do not contradict yourself, and that you have done what you said you would do in the introduction. In this respect, perhaps the way to begin is to remind the reader what the task was. Exit on a high by suggesting a new approach, identifying an area for future studies and a reflection of what you have learnt whilst completing the task, the good, the bad and the ugly and how you would do things differently if you were to repeat the task.

Oliver Smith

Hi, I am Oliver Smith, a certified Health Communication Specialist. I appreciate you for stopping by. Though I opted for Bio as a major subject at university, I always had a flair for writing ever since my teenage days. I have a passion for English language and specialize in English essay writing. Working as an essay expert at myassignmenthelp.com, I have helped several students get a step closer to their academic goals. When I am not working or helping a student out, you can probably find me sailing to places with my wife and my cute little kid. 

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