Microsoft Word - MMH331 T2 2020 Workplace Case Study Task Doc V1.docx Deakin's Bachelor of Commerce and MBA are internationally EPAS accredited. Deakin Business School is accredited by AACSB....

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Please do PART B of the assignment as part A is already done as the previous assignment. Will provide part Assignment as well, thank you.


Microsoft Word - MMH331 T2 2020 Workplace Case Study Task Doc V1.docx                 Deakin's Bachelor of Commerce and MBA are internationally EPAS accredited.     Deakin Business School is accredited by AACSB.  MMH331 – Strategic Human Resource Management (Capstone)  Trimester 2, 2020  Assessment 3 ‐ Workplace Case Study (Group /  Individual)     DUE DATE AND TIME:  Formative Assessment (Group): 8:00pm, Friday 14 August  2020 AEST (not assessed but feedback provided)            Part A (Group): 8:00pm, Friday 11 September 2020 AEST            Part B (Individual): 8:00pm, Wednesday 7 October 2020 AEST    PERCENTAGE OF FINAL GRADE:  60% (Part A (Group): 20% and Part B (Individual) 40%)  Learning Outcome Details  Unit Learning Outcome (ULO)  Graduate Learning Outcome (GLO)  ULO 3: Critically analyse an issue/scenario in a business and based on the  application of HRM theories and frameworks, make informed HRM  recommendations for the business and its success.  GLO 1  GLO 5  ULO 4: Analyse ethical, social and regulatory considerations and professional  conduct requirements in addressing human resource challenges.    GLO 8     Assessment Feedback:  Students who submit their work by the due date will receive their marks and feedback for the  formative assessment and Part A on CloudDeakin up to 15 working days after the due date.  Part B marks and feedback will not be released until final grades are released at the end of the  Trimester in line with University policy and release of final marks.  Description / Requirements  Aim: To apply accumulated human resource management knowledge attained from the human  resource management major to address a workplace scenario and provide workable solutions and  recommendations.          Page 2 of 7      Students will be provided with a workplace scenario in week 4 of the trimester. Using this scenario,  students will work as a group to collect and analysis information, and then write an individual  report detailing the problems evident in the case and propose recommendations to overcome the  problems. There are three parts to this assessment ‐ both group and individual based. These will be  due periodically throughout the trimester. Much of the discussion and development for this  assessment (all parts) will occur in the seminars.     Setting the scene:   HR managers, like most managers have full and busy working lives! As a HR manager, you have  been presented with a scenario, and associated issues, that need to be addressed. Due to the  diversity of your role as a HR manager and being extremely time poor, you need to call on your  team to bring together the information relevant to the issues and suggest potential  recommendations (Formative and Part A). With the information in hand, you, as the HR manager  need to write an individual report (Part B) to present to the CEO of the company to sell the  proposed recommendations and solutions.     Formative Assessment: Project Plan (group assignment)  Formative Assessment – Due 14 August 2020 end of Week 5.  This is an unmarked assessment but a critical dimension to ensure that the team is working effectively  towards the required outcomes. Much of the information for this assessment will be developed in  the seminars. The Formative Assessment will include:    Structured outline of proposed plan for the team to approach the scenario and associated  issues   Outline of any brainstorming related to the issues and potential solutions   Identification of relevant and appropriate data sources  **Failure to submit the formative part of the assessment will result in a failure of the assignment, the  formative assessment will provide the team with detailed feedback to inform their Part A and Part B.     Part A: The Team Information Collection Report (group assignment)   Summative Assessment (20%) – Due Friday 11 September 2020 the end of Week 8.   Word Count: 4000 words.  The  team  will  need  to  work  together  to  examine  the  issues  and  detail  the  HR  theoretical  underpinnings as  related  to  the  issues and  start  to explore a variety of options  to overcome  the  issues. The final submission will be a report that summarises the following:   What are the core issues in the case? Provide an analysis of the issues themselves using the  case to illustrate.         Page 3 of 7     Theories ‘potentially’ relevant to the issues; a short explanation of the theory/theories and  why they could be relevant.    Data  Sources  – what  data  is  needed? Why?  In  an  ideal  situation what  data  needs  to  be  collected to better understand the situation and/or inform recommendations?   Potential recommended solutions and practices based in your theoretical understanding of  HRM  Note: At least a minimum of 10 academic sources are required for Part A, and it must be written in  report format.      Part B: Business Plan/Report (individual assignment)   Summative Assessment (40%) – Due Wednesday 7 October 2020 in Study Week.    Word Count: 2000.  As  the  HR  manager,  with  the  information  obtained  from  Part  A,  you  will  need  to  develop  a  comprehensive business plan to pitch your selected recommendations to the CEO of the company.  The business plan needs to include:   Overview of the issues, and the identification of the key causes of the issues (illustration from  case), written for a business audience.     Recommendations for solutions to the issues. The recommendations need to encapsulate the  relevance for practice and also identify how the recommendations will overcome the causes.  The recommendations need to be ‘doable’ and ‘cost effective’, therefore, an outline of why  this is the best solution in comparison to others is required.  This requires you to evaluate the  worth of each proposal arguing why some possible suggestions are achievable and/or cost  effective and others are not.   The detailed plan to tackle the scenario and its associated issues and causes; the plan needs  to be underpinned by theory.    Note: Part B is individual and although the group worked together in Part A, this is the opportunity  to do what you, as the HR manager, thinks is necessary and relevant. All work will be checked for  plagiarism and collusion.   *Additional resources related to his assessment will be provided on CloudDeakin and distributed in  the seminars.  * Students must correctly use the Harvard style of referencing.   * Part B must be written in report format.  Submission Instructions  Business report writing format requirements        Page 4 of 7    • MSWord document ( .doc, or .docx format; NO other format will be accepted)  • 1.5 spacing  • 2.5 cm margins  • Times New Roman/Calibri font  • At least 11‐point font size  • Numbered pages  • Headings and report section numbering to help structure the report and provide clear guidance  to the reader  Submission  Formative Assessment & Part A: Each group is to submit an electronic copy of their assignment to  the assignment drop box provided in the MMH331 CloudDeakin unit site on or before the due  date.    Part B: Each individual student is to submit an electronic copy of their assignment to the  assignment drop box provided in the MMH331 CloudDeakin unit site on or before the due date.    When  uploading  your  assignment,  name  your  document  using  the  following  syntax:
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PART B: BUSINESS PLAN/REPORT
Executive Summary
It has become challenging for organisations like Thomas Technology (TT) to control their labour costs in rapidly evolving business environment. After conducting the thorough analysis and critical evaluation of the core issue of TT, this business report intends to present the recommendations to overcome the challenges TT has been facing. This report will also shed some light on the issues being faced by TT and
key causes behind these issues. A detailed plan to resolve the issues shall be discussed here, which will be backed up with the relevant HR theories.
Table of Contents
Introduction    4
Overview of The Issue    4
Causes Behind the Issues    5
Recommendations for Solution    5
Evaluation of the Proposed Recommendations    7
The Business Plan    8
Conclusion    8
References    9
Introduction
As businesses are now being exposed to global business environment with the advent of globalisation and digitisation, the operating environment for these organisations has become volatile. Therefore, it has become challenging for organisations like Thomas Technology (TT) to control their labour costs in rapidly evolving business environment. After conducting the thorough analysis and critical evaluation of the core issue of TT, this business report intends to present the recommendations to overcome the challenges TT has been facing. This report will also shed some light on the issues being faced by TT and key causes behind these issues. A detailed plan to resolve the issues shall be discussed here, which will be backed up with the relevant HR theories.
Overview of The Issue
In response to the changes in the external business environment of TT, the organisation has been addressing the changes through successive restructures and a hiring freeze. However, it can be observed that the organisation has been largely neglecting a number of systematic issues such as organisational culture, managing resistance to change, strategic workforce planning, and job and work design. TT has not been able to optimise its operations completely according to the changing external business environment. It can be evaluated that TT is no longer able top create employee value proposition, which closely related to the exponential growth. The organisational culture of the organisation is still contemporary and therefore, risking its reputation and position in the market (Petraite, 2020). The organisational goals and strategies and the work practices of TT have been clearly defining the way the organisation has been performing. It is evident that at TT from 2006 onwards, rapid and constant change can dramatically alter the traditional employment relationship threatening both the organisational identity and exacerbating and the dynamics existing between the employee and the employer.
TT’s reaction to the changes in the external business environment further highlight the fact that very little organisational diagnosis has been undertaken to assess the need for change. Lack of deep analysis of the organisation’s existing work structure has been preventing TT to achieve optimal outcomes. Strategic resourcing activities also seem to be majorly missing at TT and therefore, the present and future needs of the business cannot be met with greater efficiency and effectiveness. A lack of modern-day business model seems to be missing and the organisational strategies of TT are not n the right track. Thus, it is becoming difficult for TT to overcome the challenges and meet the requirements of a new operating environment, which is existing because of the changes in the external business environment.
Causes Behind the Issues
One of the major causes behind the challenges being faced by TT in this revolutionising external business environment is the decision to become a publicly listed company on the Australian Stock Exchange, the appointment of a new CEO and executive team, and a major reorganisation, precipitated a wave of belt-tightening from the top that left a large number of employees feeling anxious. Based on the outcomes of the critical evaluation and analysis, it can further be inferred that the pace of change within TT threatened employee perceptions of job security and led to a decline in trust, affecting job satisfaction, motivation and organisational commitment. Moreover, the employees working at the managerial level within the organisation have been showing their resistance against the transformational changes taking place within the organisation (Hayes, 2020). From my perception, the employees at TT have the fear and anxiety...
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