CW1 – Individual Research Portfolio

Introduction to People Management

MG411 Introduction to People Management

CW1 – Individual Research Portfolio

Table of Contents

Executive Summary

Introduction

Knowledge Skills and Behaviours needed to be an effective people manager

• Leadership and Management
• Model/……Theories

Change it according to the information that you want to include….

Contemporary Issues face line management faces when it comes to People Management

• Training and Development
• Recruitment and Selection
• Talent Management
• Managing Change

Two topics from above

What HR process underpin and support management when it comes to effective performance management

• Performance management
• Appraisal

Change it according to the information that you want to include….

Recommendations

Conclusion

Or Conclusion and Recommendations

Reference

Appendix

Executive Summary

This section should cover

• The aim of the report
• The methods of research,
• The results (top-line summary only)
• Brief conclusions

Heading 1: Introduction – 200 words

Regarding HR, Managing People in general

Research objectives: the 3 learning objectives –

Information of your case study organisation/s – very briefly

Heading 2: Knowledge Skills and Behaviours needed to be an effective people manager. -500 words

Define, explain theory – not too many theories,

Use models /diagrams if applicable

Apply company examples

• Leadership and Management

Define what leadership is and give examples of leadership in organisation of your choice.

Define what a Management is and give examples of leadership in organisations of your choice.

Discuss 5 characteristic of a manager and compare these with 5 characteristics of a leader. Explain how relevant these are in meeting each of the goals of any organisations

Analyse and differentiate between the role of a leader and functions of a manager by effectively applying a range of theories and concepts to your organisation. You can place a table in appendix.

Critically analyse and evaluate the different theories and approaches to leadership in given contexts. Use company examples and apply Models-Managerial Grid and Tannenbaum and Schmit Model or Transformative Model.

Dear students, the blue parts are the suggestions for you;

You do not need to include everything listed in blue colour.

Please be critical, only select the most suitable and relevant model to analysis your case study organisation

You can use other subheadings; however, you need to make it very clear

Please do not list your theories or simply describe, be critical

The recommended words for heading 2 is 500 words, you need to decide how to delegate your words between theories and analysis your case study

Heading 3: Contemporary Issues face line management faces when it comes to People Management. – 500 words

Define, explain theory

Use models /diagrams if applicable

Apply company examples – you case study organisation – more discussion and analysis pls

Choose not less than two topics and give Company examples for each one along with theories:

• Recruitment and Selection.
• Managing Change
• Flexible Working
• Reward (Pay Systems and Remuneration Packages)
• Training and Development
• Talent Management

If this part is about 500 words, you need to think about how to delegate your words for Two topics,

Not only about theories, but the most important thing is also to apply theories to analysis your case study organisation/s

Heading 4: What HR process underpin and support management when it comes to effective performance management. – 500 words

Define, explain theory

Use models /diagrams if applicable

Apply company examples – your case study organisation

• PERFORMANCE MANAGEMENT
• Appraisals

Definition of a Performance Management System.

Purpose of Performance Management System (in achieving Strategy and Goals of an Organisation)

Uses of Performance Management (Explain and give company examples.)

Definition of Performance Standards. Description of Performance Appraisal Process (with company examples.)

Performance Appraisal Methods (Outline only).

Multisource 360% Performance Appraisal System (Describe and explain its advantages and disadvantages).Give company examples

Management by Objectives (Describe and explain how your organisation uses MBO.)

Dear students, the blue parts are the suggestions for you;

You do not need to include everything listed in blue colour;

Please be critical, only select the most suitable and relevant model to analysis your case study organisation

The recommended words for heading 2 is 500 words, you need to decide how to delegate your words between theories and analysis your case study

Heading 5: Recommendations – 150 words

Summarising ways forward for management and HR processes

Make your recommendation clear

Be critical

………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

Heading 6: Conclusion – 200 words

In this session, you need to provide your evaluation of your research findings, 

This section summarises all the three parts of the assignment, in other words, you need to analysis your research objectives again.

Be critical, more discussion and analysis

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………

………………………………………

Dear students,

You can combine the heading 5 and 6, together as Conclusion and Recommendation together if you want.

Reference List

In line with the Harvard reference style

At least 10 references?

Listed alphabetically by surname

Appendix

All information in the appendix need to be used to support your report

You can include tables and photographs, must include a title and the source