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SHR012-6 Leading and Managing People Assignment - Case study: Business Ethics

Unit learning outcomes

1. A critical awareness and comprehension of key and contemporary debates about theory and practice in the specific fields of high performance working, engagement, team management and motivation whilst assessing the importance of management and leadership through periods of organisational change.

2. Be able to evaluate and analyse any given workplace scenario for evidence of effective people performance, leadership and management, and able to diagnose and identify appropriate solutions to issues or challenges limiting optimum work performance or affecting maximum application and utilisation of worker capability.

Produce a consultant's report of 1,600 words (core focus is given in italics below and read the following Assignment Guidance carefully also before preparing your answer) which:

Task 1: Using research based on your analysis of two recent business ethics 'scandals'; analyse the potential risks that would affect the new PA in terms of its accountability, transparency of operation and employee ethical conduct.

Task 2: Develop an options assessment of how a suitable ethical standard relating to accountability, transparency and employee conduct is to be achieved by PA and monitored in practice.

Task 3: Critically evaluate and justify the sort of leadership model (taken from your study of leadership within this Unit) and philosophy that would best support a sustainable ethical organisation. Illustrate a leadership management of change initiative to remedy the unethical behaviour / culture of one organisation identified section 1 (i.e. using one only of the two 'scandals' identified in Task 1). Link these lessons to conclusions and recommendations for the PA organisation.

What do need to do - Analyse adequately one or more of the relevant theories behind leading and managing people and how it impacts the ethical management of workers in organisations.