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ACADEMIC SESSION: AUGUST – DECEMBER 2010
BMB2208 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
ASSIGNMENT 1 SUBMISSION DATE: 11 OCTOBER 2010
TIME: BY 5.00 PM
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
1. This is an individual assignment.
2. It will contribute to 30 marks of the total marks for coursework.
3. The assignment should be submitted using the essay format.
4. The Harvard referencing style will be used.
5. It should be typed, using font size 12, and 1.5 line spacing.
6. Word length is 2,500 words.
7. There are FOUR (4) pages in this Assignment including the cover page
Assignment 1
Due date : 11 October 2010
Word length : 2,500 words (± 10%)
Format : Essay
Questions
Students will read through the Case Study: “Comparing different styles of people management” provided below, and answer the three questions that follow.
Organisation A
Bearing Co. was formed in 1990 from a merger of a British company and a Japanese company. The European HQ of the company is based in the UK and employs 470 people at a greenfield site in the East Midlands. The organisation as a whole employs approximately 20,000 people worldwide and produces a wide variety of bearings ranging from tiny parts for computers to huge bearings used in construction. The market for bearings is not expanding so the only way to compete is by increasing market share. The company faces international competition, particularly from organisations in Sweden and Germany and seeks to compete with them on the basis of the volume and quality of production and the quality of service and technical support. Price is already at rock bottom so there is no further scope to compete on this basis. People management matters are seen as high priority in the organization and the HR director is a member of the board. The HR department policy is to integrate HR and business goals through ‘best practice’. Over the last few years the role of HR has moved from being primarily a
ACADEMIC SESSION: AUGUST – DECEMBER 2010
BMB2208 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
ASSIGNMENT 1 SUBMISSION DATE: 11 OCTOBER 2010
TIME: BY 5.00 PM
INSTRUCTIONS TO STUDENTS
1. This is an individual assignment.
2. It will contribute to 30 marks of the total marks for coursework.
3. The assignment should be submitted using the essay format.
4. The Harvard referencing style will be used.
5. It should be typed, using font size 12, and 1.5 line spacing.
6. Word length is 2,500 words.
7. There are FOUR (4) pages in this Assignment including the cover page
Assignment 1
Due date : 11 October 2010
Word length : 2,500 words (± 10%)
Format : Essay
Questions
Students will read through the Case Study: “Comparing different styles of people management” provided below, and answer the three questions that follow.
Organisation A
Bearing Co. was formed in 1990 from a merger of a British company and a Japanese company. The European HQ of the company is based in the UK and employs 470 people at a greenfield site in the East Midlands. The organisation as a whole employs approximately 20,000 people worldwide and produces a wide variety of bearings ranging from tiny parts for computers to huge bearings used in construction. The market for bearings is not expanding so the only way to compete is by increasing market share. The company faces international competition, particularly from organisations in Sweden and Germany and seeks to compete with them on the basis of the volume and quality of production and the quality of service and technical support. Price is already at rock bottom so there is no further scope to compete on this basis. People management matters are seen as high priority in the organization and the HR director is a member of the board. The HR department policy is to integrate HR and business goals through ‘best practice’. Over the last few years the role of HR has moved from being primarily a