Reference no: EM134043404

Management and Organizations in a Global Environment

This assignment aims to ensure that students have familiarised themselves with a general framework of at least one management-related topic. Students will be required to apply relevant theoretical concepts that they have been taught in this unit in a written research paper using practical examples in most cases.

Please note that it is important that only Holmes Institute references are used to identify theories.

Please remember to use lecture and slide numbers when referencing Holmes Institute syllabus.

You should form a group of four students. Please use the self-enrolment tool in BB. Note that once you do so, your group members are fixed and cannot be changed. The group size should not be larger than four. Each group member must make a significant, valid academic contribution to the team result.

The written report should begin with the broad research topic, followed by each component identified by the student who prepared it. (2000 ± 10% words)

Your report is to be written as a business report. It must include:

Executive summary

Table of contents

Section headings

Paragraphing

Page numbers

In-text referencing, including page and paragraph

'Who did what' section (use the below table as a template)

The reference list at the end of the report, including references to Holmes Institute sources.

In today's global business environment, understanding human behaviour in organisations across different cultural, structural, and contextual settings is essential for effective management. In this group assessment, students will explore key theoretical models in organisational behaviour and apply them to real-world cases of organisations operating in a global context.

The aim is to analyse how these theories help us understand human behaviour in organisational settings and to critically evaluate their relevance and limitations when applied across diverse cultural and structural environments. Each group will select one of the three core topics introduced during the course and apply it to an organisation of their choice.

Each group will:

Choose one topic from the two options below, so either Topic 1, or Topic 2.

Draw entirely on Holmes Institute lecture content, and syllabus to inform your analysis.

Divide the report into individual components aligned with theoretical subtopics.

Conclude with a group-based critical reflection linking theory to practical implications for global organisations.

Topic 1: Case: Meridian Logistics - Job attitude and communication styles - please note that this is not a real company, do not look for it on the internet

Theoretical Lens: ‘Blame vs Praise culture'

Case name: Meridian Logistics

Read the Meridian Logistics case where job attitudes and learning are centred upon blame and oral reprimand

Case Study: Meridian Logistics (note this is NOT a real company) - When Blame Replaces Feedback

TOPIC 2 Case Study, Ashford Retail Group, (please note that this is not a real company, do not look for it on the internet) Decision Making and Problem Solving

Case Study: Ashford Retail Group (note this is NOT a real company) - Decisions from the Top, Consequences at the Bottom