This assessment requires you to research the management literature in order to develop solutions to the case study"The Poisoned Chalice."The case study can be foundin your set text McShane et al. 2013,Organisational behaviour on the Pacific Rim, 4th Ed,pp. 411-412.
The purpose of this assessment is threefold:
1. to ensure that you have the research and referencing skills to succeed in your postgraduate assessment works.
2. to provide you with the opportunity to critically analyse issues that impact on effective management.
3. to enhance your ability to develop solutions to problems drawing upon the research literature.
Using the following two (2) steps, outlined below, prepare a short report that addresses the issues raised in the case study, and provide a recommendation.
Step 1
Select a minimum of three (3)peer reviewed journal articles dealing with topics or issues raised in the case study. Conduct your search using the electronic databases at CQU Library.
Step 2
Preparea report in short formatand follow the instructions outlined in the sections below. Use headings and sub-headings as appropriate. Your report must include in-text referencing and a correctly cited list ofallreferences used in the report and ordered alphabetically by surname of first author, in accordance with the Harvard style of referencing (AGPSM) as referred to in the FacultyGuide for students.
The body of your report can be structured in three (3) sections.
InSection 1of your report, begin with yourintroduction. You should thensummarisein your own words the main points of each paper selected.
For example, ask yourself questions such as:
-does the paper review literature that is relevant to the case?
-does the paper offer any framework for helping us understand the motivations and emotions of the workforce and the values and attitudes of management?
-how does the paper help us to analyse the case and develop solutions to the problem?