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Length: 2,500 – 3,000 words
It’s been thirty years since Laurence J. Peter introduced the Peter Principle – ‘In a hierarchy every employee tends to rise to his level of incompetence’. The principle holds that the hierarchy itself, through promotions, transforms capable workers into shaky bosses.’
Human resource researchers and managers have long maintained that the human resource function plays an important role in the effective management of people. However, the Peter Principle would suggest that organisations promote individuals to positions beyond their comfort.
(Source: Matthew Budman (2006) ‘Can We Turn Back the Rising Tide of Incompetence?’ The Conference Board, September/October, 41-48.)
Question
Based on your reading thus far:
1. Conduct a review of relevant HR academic literature to identify factors (with evidence) that might explain poor promotion decisions and discuss the extent to which these factors support the argument behind the Peter Principle.
2. Analyse the role of HR strategies in managing the risk of poor promotion decisions within your organization (The Royal Australian Air-Force, is the organization I am in, so it has to be written about this organization).
Be sure to integrate both theoretical material and organisational examples in your answer to provide both depth and support for your argument.
Rationale
This assignment is designed to:
o familiarise students with the nature of the HRM phenomenon and the different perspectives from which it is viewed;
o encourage students to explore various HRM theories;
o develop the ability to identify the importance of the HR function in the effective management of people;
o familiarise students with the gap which may exist between the academic theories and the real world practice of HRM;
o encourage students to develop a critical understanding of the extent to which organisations adhere to espoused HRM policies;
o encourage students to explore the various HR challenges such as environmental, organisational, individual and in the performance of their day-to-day responsibilities; complicated relationship among top management, line managers, HR managers and employees and its effect on HR policies and practices;
o encourage students to develop sound analytical skills based on in-depth literature research, learnt theories, case studies and work practices.
Marking criteria
This assignment is essentially about the management of a practical HR issue. You are using research/academic literature to conduct your analysis. Particular importance will be given to the quality of your arguments on ways of effectively managing the issue that you have chosen to analyse. In addition, your assignment will be evaluated upon:
o answer the question set, kept to the topic and covered only relevant issues;
o good use of evidence (academic literature) to justify and support your arguments, sufficient application of academic literature is vital (please try to demonstrate your understanding of the literature by discussing research and findings, not just providing a citation(s) to accompany a one line précis of a research result;
o sourcing at least 60% of your references from academic journals;
o applying relevant theories;
o building a sound argument using analysis, explanation and interpretation;
o original thinking based on clearly evaluated evidence and logic; sources were treated critically and carefully, acknowledging their subjectivity, strengths and weaknesses;
o taking a critical orientation to the topic, theories and readings;
o providing an overarching, well structured, clear and consistent line of reasoning across the assignment including an effective introduction and conclusion;
o a clear, coherent structure in the essay, quality of expression and correct use of the Harvard referencing method as explained in the study materials provided.
o Avoid ‘cutting and pasting’ (copying) verbatim paragraphs and long quotations from source materials. Cut and paste excerpts will be crossed out and will not be considered as part of the essay.
Preparation and Submission of essays
1. Introduction
The rationale behind assigning essays is that written expression is an important part of organisational life. In addition, administration subjects require the student to undertake considerable reading. Essay writing is a useful way to test amount of reading and reading comprehension.
Essays should be approximately the suggested length but should be compact. This means that final drafts should involve cutting back, rather than padding, an earlier draft. Brevity is also a virtue of good managers.
2. Preparation
Quality essays cannot be written on a one draft only basis. At a minimum, the essay writer should:
Start with a rough outline of topics that will be covered in the paper. Topics should be arranged in a logical sequence. At this stage the paper will look something like a ‘rough’ table of contents.
Expand each topic into sentences and paragraphs that include all the thoughts the writer can find or create related to the topic.
Pare down this rough draft eliminating unrequired statements, correcting errors in spelling and grammar, and adding the bibliography.
In many cases one or more additional redrafts will still be required as new material is found or thoughts are reorganized.
3. Layout
Assignments should be typed using at least 1½ line spacing.
The front cover of your assignment should include:
Your name and address.
Subject, assignment number and topic.
Date posted.
All pages must be numbered and securely fastened with a stapler.
A table of contents page is optional. Similarly a precis or abstract is optional. If a precis is written, it should be concise.
. Reference list and/or bibliography
You should include in your reference list only those articles and books that you have actually cited.
The reference list should appear on a separate page immediately after the actual essay (that is, before the appendix, if there is one).
All references should be formatted according to the APA style required by the University
6. Appendix
Where an appendix is necessary it should be located as the last section of the essay (that is, after the list of references).
7. General
Both the use of ‘I’ (too personal) and ‘the writer’ (too pompous) are not recommended. It is much better to make the essay totally impersonal by avoiding both. This means that careful and in some cases, considerable thinking must be put into some sentences to achieve impersonality. Abbreviation (unless a translation is made with the initial use) and slang, should be avoided.
• Prescribed text(s) You WILL cite at least 7 references some of which from the Journal’s below
Noe, R., Hollenbeck, J., Gerhart, B. & Wright, P. (2013). Human resource management: Gaining a competitive advantage (8th ed.). Boston: McGraw-Hill.
• Required reading / resources
• Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resource Management
• Human Resource Management
• Human Resource Management Journal
• The International Journal of Human Resource Management
• Journal of Management Studies
• The Journal of Business Ethics
• The Academy of Management Review
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