INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT
Discuss ONE significant and upcoming challenge (e.g., social-culture, political, economic, technological, ethical, etc) that international leaders are likely to face in the near future (e.g., in the next five years). By making use of the information and content covered in the module propose two recommendations for how this challenge could be addressed effectively.
ONE significant and upcoming challenge (e.g., social-culture, political, economic, technological, ethical, etc) that international leaders are likely to face in the near future (e.g., in the next five years)
ONE SIGNIFICANT CHALLENGE FOR INTERNATIONAL LEADERS (NOT ABOUT POLITICIANS).
1. EMPHASIS IS ON THE CHALLENGE WHICH CAN BE REGARDED AS ‘SIGNIFICANT’ AND WHICH APPLIES TO INTERNATIONA LEADERS.
2. THE DOMAIN, THE INDUSTRY, THE MARKET, THE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO IDENTIFY A CURRENT ISSUE AS AN UPCOMING CHALLENGE.
WE ARE NOT INTERESTED IN YOU SIMPLY NAMING THE CHALLENGE BUT RATHER IN ESTABLISHING THE CONTEXT FOR IT.
ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
WHY IS IT AN UPCOMING CHALLENGE?
GOVERNEMNT WHICH ARE TRYING TO INTRODUCE POLICIES/LAWS AND REGULATE MORE CLOSELY HOW BUSINESSES BECOME ACCOUNTABLE.
– IT CREATES SIGNIFICANT REQUIREMENTS FOR BUSINESESS
– SUCH REQUIREMENTS CAN VARY CONSIDERABLY DEPENDING ON WHAT KIND OF INDUSTRY THE BUSINESS IS IN. EXAMPLE: PRODUCING RADIATORS. THE ISSUE ABOUT ENERGY, COSTS, WHERE IS IT COMING FROM.
– HOW GLOBALIZATION SEEMS TO BE SHRINKING AND COUNTRY NATIONS BECOME MORE SELF-PROTECTIVE OF THEIR OWN FINANCIAL AND POLITICAL INTERESTS.
– BREXIT – HOW IT IS CHANGING THE WAY BUSINESSES ARE RECRUITING PEOPLE FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION – RECRUITMENT, SELECTION, TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT IS CHANGING – TARGET POPULATION OF WORKERS
LABOUR MARKET
– WHAT IS AVAILABILITY OF PEOPLE INTERESTED AND AVAILABLE IN WORK
– HOW MUCH DEMAND THERE IS FOR EMPLOYMENT
– WHAT IS THE LEVEL OF SKILL REQUIRED AND HOW DOES IT COMPARE TO THE LEVEL OF SKILL CANDIDATES HAVE AT THIS PARTICULAR MOMENT?
CASE STUDY: EXAMPLE OF AN ORGANIZATION WHERE YOU CAN HAVE ACCESS TO REAL INFORMATION ABOUT ITS PRACTICES
B PART OF THE ASSIGNMENT
Propose two recommendations for how this challenge could be addressed effectively.
IMPORTANT: THE TWO RECOMMENDATIONS CAN BE OF ANY KIND AS LONG AS YOU ARE ABLE TO SUPPORT THE DISCUSSION AND SUGGESTIONS FROM THE RELEVANT LITERATURE
BREXIT
HOW ORGANIZATIONS BECOME MORE RESTRICTIVE IN THE WAY THEY ARE ABLE TO RECRUIT FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION
IDENTIFY A COMPANY THAT RELIES OR HAS SOME STRONG INTEREST IN TRADING WITHIN THE EUROPEAN UNION (I WOULD FIND ACTUAL INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMPANY FROM WHATEVER PUBLICATION I CAN FIND).
NARROW THE FOCUS ON ISSUES LIKE
– WHAT HAPPENS IF THIS COMPANY NEEDS TO CHANGE ITS TARGET MARKET – WHAT ARE GOING TO BE THE IMPLICATIONS FOR ITS RECRUITMENT, SELECTION AND TRAINING PRACTICES?
IDENTIFY THE RECOMMENDATIONS YOU ARE GOING TO MAKE FOR HOW THE CHALLENGE CAN BE ADDRESSED
RECOMMENDATION CAN BE OF ANYTHING AS LONG AS IT IS RELEVANT
RECRUITING INTERNALLY FROM THE UK – A COMPANY MIGHT NEED TO RESTRICT ITS FOCUS JUST IN THE UK
PEOPLE – RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION DIFFERENTLY
HEALTH – HEALTH CARE SECTOR – PROVIDING SERVICES TO THE ELDERLY
ENTRY LEVEL
HOW TO ATTRACT
HOW TO RECRUIT AND SELECT EFFECTIVELY
HOW TO ACHIEVE CONTINUATION IN THEIR OPERATIONS
RECOMMENDATIONS NEED TO BE BASED ON THE RELEVANT LITERATURE
– RECRUITMENT AND SELECTION LITERATURE
– TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT LITERATURE
– THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT – CULTURE – CULTURAL TRAITS IN TERMS OF PEOPLE RELATING TO ‘POWER’ TO ‘BUREAUCRACY’ TO ‘COMMUNICATION’
WHAT CAN ORGANIZATIONS DO IN ORDER TO RECRUIT EFFECTIVELY?
WHAT TYPE OF INTERVENTIONS CAN THEY MAKE IN ORDER TO UTILIZE RESOURCES EFFECTIVELY?
NARROWING THE FOCUS DOWN TO 2 RECOMMENDATIONS ALLOWS YOU TO CHOOSE ANYTHING THAT YOU WANT TO DISCUSS AS LONG AS IT IS RELEVANT TO THE CHALLENGE AND IT IS SUPPORTED FROM THE LITERATURE.
LITERATURE
1. WHAT IS THE MAIN LITERATURE I AM GOING TO USE FOR SUPPORTING MY RECOMMENDATIONS?
2. WHAT IS GOING TO BE THE SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION IN RELATION TO THE CHALLENGE.
IF THE RECOMMENDATION IS TO TRAIN CURRENT EMPLOYEES ABOUT TARGETING NEW MARKETS OR DEVELOPING NEW SKILLS FOR A PARTICULAR INDUSTRY.
TRAINING AND DEVELOPMENT AS THE MAIN LITERATURE
CULTURE – CHANGES IN CULTURE – AS THE MAIN LITERATURE
ORGANIZATIONAL LEARNING
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
MAKE SURE YOU STUDY WELL CHAPTERS 8,9,10,11 FROM THE BOOK ‘THE CRAFT OF RESEARCH’ ON HOW YOU NEED TO MAKE AND PRESENT A STRONG ARGUMENT.
COVER PAGE
– YOUR NAME
– THE NAME OF UNIVERSITY
– THE DATE
INTRODUCTION (200-300 WORDS)
– WHAT YOU ARE GOING TO DO – A BRIEF MENTION OF THE OVERALL AIM
– HOW THE WORK IS ORGANIZED
– WHY IT IS IMPORTANT FOR US TO LEARN ABOUT THIS TOPIC
MAIN BODY 2400 WORDS
PART A
– ONE CHALLENGE
– WHAT IS THE CHALLENGE
– HOW AND WHY IT IS IMPORTANT
– CASE EXAMPLE OF AN ORGANIZATION YOU CAN USE
PART B
TWO RECOMMENDATIONS
RECOMMENDATION 1 – WHAT YOU THINK NEEDS TO HAPPEN AND WHY
USE THE RELEVANT LITERATURE FOR ADDRESSING THE CHALLENGE
RECOMMENDATION 2
CONCLUSION (300 WORDS)
REFERENCES
HARVARD REFERENCING STYLE
AT LEAST 15-20 REFERENCES
– BOOKS AND JOURNALS
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APPENDICES