Produce a 3500-word academic report that demonstrates your understanding of the workplace culture and context of the organisation that you work for (or UWTSD if you do not work). BMSW_5105 Workplace Culture and its impact on Organisational Efficiency

Task 1 – Individual Project (3500 words + 10%)

In your report, consider the following:

1. Using your knowledge of the organisational environment, critically assess the impact of the environmental factors on the culture of the chosen organisation.

2. Does the culture of the organisation promote ethical behaviour among employees? Provide a critical appraisal of the culture of your chosen organisation. You may use relevant examples from similar organisations to support your points.

3. Provide relevant recommendations that may enhance your organisation’s workplace culture in the future.

The report should contain at least a title page, introduction, main body with sub-headings, recommendations, and a reference list. Total Marks (75%)

Task 2 – Individual practical (oral) performance (5 to 10 Minutes)

Part 2 is an oral assignment in the form of an academic interview for 10 minutes to review student`s engagement with the learning. The focus of the interview is to discuss the process adopted to write the assignment identify and explain the key points you have uncovered in your written report. You should be able to demonstrate strong evidence of knowledge and analytical thinking on the key areas mentioned above. Note: You can use relevant aids/tools to buttress your points. Total Marks (25%) LO1 - Critically assess the culture and context of an organization.

NOTE: The guidance offered below is linked to the five generic assessment criteria overleaf.

1.  Engagement with Literature Skills

Your work must be informed and supported by scholarly material that is relevant to and focused on the task(s) set. You should provide evidence that you have accessed an appropriate range of sources, which may be academic, governmental and industrial; these sources may include academic journal articles, textbooks, current news articles, organisational documents, and websites. You should consider the credibility of your sources; academic journals are normally highly credible sources while websites require careful consideration/selection and should be used sparingly. Any sources you use should be current and up-to- date, mostly published within the last five years or so, though seminal/important works in the field may be older. You must provide evidence of your research/own reading throughout your work, using a suitable referencing system, including in-text citations in the main body of your work and a reference list at the end of your work.

Guidance specific to this assessment:

• Please pay attention to the words that are placed in BOLD and italics in the above paragraph.
• As a general rule, you are expected to have a minimum of 2 references for every 500 words that you write.
• Use Harvard referencing norms when referencing.

2.  Knowledge and Understanding Skills

At level 4, you should be able to demonstrate knowledge of the underlying concepts and principles associated with your area(s) of study. Knowledge relates to the facts, information and skills you have acquired through your learning. You demonstrate your understanding by interpreting the meaning of the facts and information (knowledge). This means that you need to select and include in your work the concepts, techniques, models, theories, etc. appropriate to the task(s) set. You should be able to explain the theories, concepts, etc. to show your understanding. Your mark/grade will also depend upon the extent to which you demonstrate your knowledge and understanding. Using your knowledge of the organisational environment, critically assess the impact of the environmental factors on the culture of the chosen organisation.

Guidance specific to this assessment: BMSW_5105 Workplace Culture and its impact on Organisational Efficiency

• You should provide appropriate definitions and should demonstrate your knowledge of environmental and cultural analysis tools and models such as PESTLE, Porter’s Five Forces and the Cultural Web.
• You should demonstrate your knowledge of how culture affects organisational efficiency.
• You should demonstrate your understanding of business ethics and corporate social responsibility.
• You should pay attention to words/sentences in BOLD letter abovke

3. Cognitive and Intellectual Skills

You should be able to present, evaluate and interpret qualitative and quantitative data, in order to develop lines of argument and make sound judgements in accordance with basic theories and concepts of your subject(s) of study. You should be able to evaluate the appropriateness of different approaches to solving problems related to your area(s) of study and/or work. Your work must contain evidence of logical, analytical thinking. For example, to examine and break information down into parts, make inferences, compile, compare and contrast information. This means not just describing what! But also justifying: Why? How? When? Who? Where? At what cost? You should provide justification for your arguments and judgements using evidence that you have reflected upon the ideas of others within the subject area and that you are able to make sound judgements and arguments using data and concepts. Where relevant, alternative solutions and recommendations may be proposed. LO1 - Critically assess the culture and context of an organization.

 Guidance specific to this assessment:

You should demonstrate your ability to analyse the culture and context of your organisation using appropriate tools and explain the impact on the organisation