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IRHR1001

Managing the Organisation

Researching and writing your essay

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Discuss.

For the Outline (Part 1):Structure: Is it logical?Content: Is it relevant?Research: Is it appropriate?

For the Essay (Part 2):ResearchStructureArgumentWritten expressionPresentation (of references)

Assignment One

How do the theories proposed in your chosen

reading inform your understanding of contemporary management functions and the

employer-employee relationship?

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DISCUSS Find the available arguments and analyses about...

(there’ll be many different ones, often saying different things)

Think carefully about these research sources. Don’t just automatically believe them.

Use this critical thinking to develop and argue for your own response or belief.

the relevant theoryresponses to the theorymanagement functionsemployer-employee relations

What is each one’s point?Based on what evidence/logic?Where do they agree/disagree?Can any usefully modify each other?

What are the main issues?What are the main points?How are they connected?How do they lead you (together) to a central belief about the original question?

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Achieve change via

understanding

Awareness of priorities/aims

Pride in work, membership of

team

The ‘moral contract’

Co-ordination without control

Autonomy within reporting

relationships

Inspirational leadership

People-centred

MANAGEMENT STRUCTURE

conditions have emerged from people-centred management?

did ‘inspirational’ replace ‘bureaucratic’ management?

are people-centred structures most widely used?

have been the most active proponents of this view?

does a post-bureaucratic structure not lead to strategic chaos?

companies have succeeded or failed using this approach?

closely does staff self-esteem correlate to share price?

What

When

Where

Who

Why

Which

How

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Flexibility to adapt to

conditions

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What new questions does it raise?

Where does it agree/disagree with other sources?

Can these disagreements be resolved?

How strong is its argument/evidence?

What are the writer’s interests and prejudices?

What is the writer’s aim?

What does it fail to mention?

Does it confirm or challenge my current argument?

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Think about research

More research

More research

Research

Read core text

Think about research

Think about core text –

Themes/ConceptsKnowledgeOpinions

Questions

Understandthen planthen write

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7Paragraphing

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Body 1

Body 2

Body 3

Body 4

Introduction

Conclusion

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1000

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8Sample paragraph

Introduction

Body 1

Body 2

Body 3

Conclusion

Reference list

Topic sentence

Development

(+ Evidence)

Concluding sentence

The influence of people-centred management has increased rapidly as a result of the shift from production-line manufacturing to services. Even apart from frontline providers interacting with customers, human resources are more difficult to replace in services (Mullins, 2011), and so the emphasis on autonomy, trust and respect in people-centred management is of more obvious relevance in a services-based economy. The stark difference between Apple’s manufacturing outlets and software development arms (Chen, 2010) graphically illustrates this distinction. The more fluid and market-responsive nature of services also results in adaptive flexibility being more highly prized, with Stein and Eckhart (2008) arguing that this is achieved most effectively through an inspirational, non-bureaucratic approach to employee relations. As economies around the world move more heavily toward service provision, people-centred, non-bureaucratic management is gaining in significance.

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Conclusion

Bring together topic sentences into overall position.

Briefly review main points you’ve made.

Show how these points lead to your thesis statement.

Indicate your overall position (thesis statement).

Briefly list the main points you’ll make.

Indicate the scope of your essay – define terms, and show how big the question is.

Introduction

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All sources you’ve referred to.

Alphabetical order.

Of the form

Name, N. (Year) Article title without capitals, Journal Title in Italics with Capitals, Volume (Issue). P-P.

Name, N. (Year) Book Title in Italics with Capitals, Publisher’s place: Publisher’s name.

Journal articles where possible – try to avoid websites and the IRHR1001 textbook. Your course outline has a list of sources with good reputations.

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