IB2C40 Managing Human Resources Individual Assignment 3, 2024-25 | U

IB2C40 Assignment Instructions

All assignments must be submitted ONLINE via my WBS by 12 pm (midday) UK time on the date displayed against this assessment.

Please allow sufficient time to complete the automatically generated coversheet, especially if (where permitted) you have used a generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) tool during the process of completing your assessment, as you will be asked to briefly outline which AI tool you have used and what you have used it for.

Academic Practice

Please ensure you read the full guidelines for Academic Practice in the Undergraduate Student Handbook and ensure you understand them. If in doubt, please seek clarification in advance of your submission. This includes important information on:

Cheating, plagiarism and collusion
Correct referencing
Using internet sources in assessments
Academic writing
English Language support
Word count policy

When you submit this assignment online, you will be required to tick a declaration box indicating that the work involved is entirely your own. Each assignment will be put through plagiarism software to identify any collusion or inadequate referencing of materials used from different sources. Please do not submit images of your typed work unless you have been specifically requested to do so.

We would Consider Taking Action if your Work:

1. is too reliant on the words of particular authors (rather than presenting your ideas in your own words), if the essay uses the ideas or words of an author without referencing them or putting their words into quotations (plagiarism).

2. suggests that you have worked very closely with another student or students (unless explicitly asked to do so by your Module Leader/Tutor) (collusion).

3. includes unreferenced work that you have previously submitted for any accredited course of study (unless explicitly asked to do so by your Module Leader/Tutor) (self-plagiarism).

Your Assignment Instructions Begin Below

Please Select One of the Following Questions:

1. Why do some organisations provide little employee training? Is this a problem? If so, for whom, and can anything be done about it?

In answering the question, you are expected to draw on materials and topics from across the module, academic literature, readings, case studies and news items. Academic literature should be prioritised.

2. What role do organisations play in the creation, perpetuation, and potential closing of the gender pay gap in the UK?

3. Compare and contrast different approaches used to manage employee performance. Based on recent evidence, argue which approach you view as most effective in managing performance.

4. Critically evaluate the business case for diversity in the workplace, considering what role it may play in addressing inequalities.

5. Critically discuss the effectiveness of trade unions compared to direct forms of employee voice, considering the perspectives of both employers and employees.

6. What does the critical perspective of recruitment and selection tell us about both the psychometric and social exchange perspectives? To what extent can and should the critical perspective be considered in the practice of recruitment and selection?

IB2C40 Assignment Instructions All assignments must be submitted ONLINE via my WBS by 12 pm (midday) UK time on the date displayed against this assessment.