MGB2430: People, Culture and Strategy Assessment 2: Individual report

MGB2430: People, Culture and Strategy

Assessment 2: Individual report

Due Date: Monday 31st March 2025, 9:30 AM

Weighting/Value: 30%

Details of Task: Students will be given a contemporary topic and
asked to analyse certain HR issues, bringing in
relevant theories and principles.

Word limit: 1500 words (excluding executive summary, TOC and
references)

The last two decades have seen a major transformation in the way we work, and this has
been driven mostly by the Internet of Things (IoT) and the e-economy. Technological
advances such as AI have driven employment growth, particularly in the gig economy
sector though platforms such as Uber and Airtasker. While there is a lot of potential
applications for AI and machine learning in HRM, there are also some concerns around
accountability issues such as privacy and the potential for bias (Nankervis et al., 2023).

Topic:
Strategic Human Resource Planning in the Age of AI: Industry Transformations

This topic explores how Strategic Human Resource Planning must evolve in response
to AI and robotic technologies, focusing on their impact across the health, retail,
education, and hospitality sectors.

Discussion Questions:

1. Industry Impacts and HR Automation:
How are AI and robotic technologies likely to transform jobs in health, retail,
education, or hospitality sectors (choose ONLY 1 sector), and what HR tasks
could be automated to better manage these workforce transitions?

2. Employee Concerns and Strategic Planning:
What concerns might employees in these sectors have about AI technologies
being introduced in both their jobs and HR processes (like recruitment), and
how can strategic HR planning address these concerns?

3. Maximizing Benefits and Fairness:
How can HR professionals develop strategic plans that both maximize the
advantages of new technologies and ensure HR processes remain fair and
consistent for all employees during industry transformations?
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Some useful sources (under assessment 2 on Moodle):
Article: Are we there yet?

Article: The effects of artificial intelligence on HR activities

Report: The state of AI in Australian Human Resources

Report format is required.
Please refer to the Learn HQ and Moodle resources for detailed formatting and
presentation requirements.

A report should include the following sections:
• Executive summary
• Table of contents
• Introduction
• Findings
• Discussion
• Conclusions
• Recommendations
• Reference list

Presentation requirements:
• Use peer reviewed academic journal articles, business reports and reputable
websites as the basis of your report.

• A minimum of 10 references are to be used, which should include at least 5
academic journals. Use APA reference style throughout the report and
reference list. Check the formatting here for APA 7.
https://guides.lib.monash.edu/apa-7

• Use Times New Roman or Arial 12-point font, with 1.5 line spacing.

• Please ensure that you check your grammar and spelling in your assignment
before submission.

• Your final submission must be a Word document.

Penalties for late lodgement:
The penalty for late submission is 5% per day.

Special Considerations:
For information on applying for special consideration, please visit:
https://www.monash.edu/students/admin/assessments/extensions-special-
consideration

Estimated return date:
Two weeks after submission