WRITTEN RESEARCH REPORT 
This assignment requires you to conduct research based on an actual organisation 
you can have access to. You are required to research and report what the chosen 
organisation has done to achieve competitive advantages via its unique human 
resource management strategies with reference to one or all of the following three 
topics: 
1. Effective performance management linked with organisational employee 
development and career management; 
2. Employee engagement strategies linked to global talent attraction and retention; 
3. Work-life balance strategies linked to global employer branding as 'employer of 
choice' 
This option of assignment task is designed to provide you with an opportunity to 
apply the knowledge learnt and developed in the subject study to the practical case 
analysis on key contemporary HR issues. You are encouraged to speak to HR 
personnel and/or managers/employees in your own organisation or in the one you 
are familiar with; or to be reflective on what you have been doing if you are in a HR 
role. This is to ensure that you conduct a thorough analysis and that you are able to 
draw out organisational strategies to address the specific HR issue. 
This option can be taken both by a GROUP or individual. 
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Group work 
You are encouraged to complete this task by GROUP. It is your responsibility to 
form your own group. You must provide names of up to 4 members in your group to 
the Unit Chair no later than Week 3 of Trimester 2. Please note: if you cannot pull a 
team together in a short time (within two weeks), you will find it difficult to work 
together within 8 weeks to complete your group project report as group work does 
require much more effective time management and coordination. 
The Group Report must be written in 5,000 (min) to 6,500 (max) words (exclusive of 
title page, executive summary, figures/tables, appendices and references). Please 
include the word count on the front page of your assignment. 
Individual work 
Given your special circumstance, you may decide to complete this task by yourself. 
In such a case, you are still required to access to an actual organisation and speak 
to HR personnel and/or managers/employees in your own organisation or in the one 
you are familiar with; or to be reflective on what you have been doing if you are in the 
HR or line managerial role. Based on your research outcomes, write a report within 
3,000 to 3,500 words (exclusive of title page, executive summary, figures/tables, 
appendices and references). Please include the word count on the front page of 
your assignment.