Assignment Brief:

Using you organisation or one that you are familiar with as a case study:

a) Identify from your research and academic theory, two of the paired topic areas from Parts 3 of the module that apply an organisations effectiveness.

• Work groups and teams
• Management and Leadership
• Power and Politics
• Conflict and Negotiation

b) Analyse and critically discuss the impact that your topic areas have on the culture of an organisation and the way in which employees are managed.

Your analysis must be based upon relevant academic literature. It must also make specific reference to conceptual models and theories.