ASSIGNMENT

Year 2013/2014
Programme Title Edexcel BTEC HNC Certificate in Business !C"#
Edexcel BTEC HN$ $i%l&'a in Business !C"#
Unit Title (r)anisati&ns and Be*a+i&ur
Unit No. Unit 3
Unit Code H/601/0551
Assignment No. 01
Level Level 4 HNC and Level 5 HN
Credit val!e 15 "redits
eliverer #r. Umair$ #r. Tosee%
Assessors #r. Umair$ #r. Tosee%
Hando!t ate 1,/02/2014
Hand in ate 14/04/2014
Assi)n'ent Title- Anal.sin) (r)anisati&n Be*a+i&ur
T&is assignment assesses 'o!r !nderstanding o% (e&avio!r in organisations. )t!dents are
e*+e"ted to demonstrate t&e ,no-ledge and +ra"ti"al met&ods t&e' &ave a".!ired
regarding organisation (e&avio!r$ str!"t!re and "!lt!re$ and e*+lore iss!es among ot&er
t&ings o% motivation$ "omm!ni"ation$ leaders&i+$ de"isionma,ing$ +o-er and
organisational "&ange. Yo!r ans-ers s&o!ld re%le"t (ot& a %o!ndation o% t&eor' and an
a(ilit' to a++l' t&e "on"e+ts in +ra"ti"e in t&e -or, environment.
TAKE ANY ONE (1) ORGANISATION WITH WHICH YOU ARE FAMILIAR
and consider !e "e!a#io$r o% indi#id$a&s and 'ro$(s )i!in !a or'anisaion.
/&en re.!ired (' t&e .!estion$ 'o! s&o!ld co*(are !a or'anisaion )i! o!er
or'anisaions+ )!ic! *a, "e co*(eiors in !e sa*e ind$sr,+ or o!ers ,o$ -no) or
!a#e &earned a"o$.
Yo$ s!o$&d care%$&&, se o$ and address eac! o% !e Tas-s se o$ "e&o). 0% 'o! do t&is
'o! -ill &ave met all t&e Assessment Criteria and so +rovided eviden"e t&at 'o! &ave
a"&ieved ea"& o% t&e %o!r 142 Learning 3!t"omes %or t&is Unit.
Tas/ 1- Mana)e'ent and 0eaders*i%
1.1 Co*(are !e e%%eci#eness o% di%%eren &eaders!i( s,&es in di%%eren
or'anisaions.
1./ E0(&ain !o) or'anisaiona& !eor, $nder(ins !e (racice o% *ana'e*en.
1.1 E#a&$ae !e di%%eren a((roac!es o *ana'e*en $sed ", di%%eren
or'anisaions.
Tas/ 2- Structure and Culture
/.1 Co*(are and conras di%%eren or'anisaiona& sr$c$res and c$&$re.
/./ E0(&ain !o) !e re&aions!i( "e)een an or'anisaion2s sr$c$re and c$&$re
can i*(ac on !e (er%or*ance o% !e "$siness.
/.1 3isc$ss !e %acors )!ic! in%&$ence indi#id$a& "e!a#io$r a )or-.
Tas/ 3- 1sin) T*e&ries &f M&ti+ati&n
1.1 3isc$ss !e i*(ac !a di%%eren &eaders!i( s,&es *a, !a#e on *oi#aion in
or'anisaions in (eriods o% c!an'e.
1./ Co*(ares !e a((&icaion o% di%%eren *oi#aiona& !eories )i!in !e )or-(&ace.
1.1 E#a&$ae !e $se%$&ness o% a *oi#aion !eor, %or *ana'ers.
Tas/ 4- $e+el&%in) Tea'2&r/
4.1 E0(&ain !e na$re o% 'ro$(s and 'ro$( "e!a#io$r )i!in or'anisaions.
4./ 3isc$ss %acors !a *a, (ro*oe or in!i"i !e de#e&o(*en o% e%%eci#e
ea*)or- in or'anisaions.
4.1 E#a&$ae !e i*(ac o% ec!no&o', on ea* %$ncionin' )i!in a 'i#en
or'anisaion.
INST31CTI(NS AN$ IN"(3MATI(N "(3 0EA3NE3S
1 T&e assessment tas, is designed to assess 'o!r a"&ievement o% all %o!r o% t&e
Learning 3!t"omes and asso"iated assessment "riteria %or a 5ass in t&e
3rganisational 4e&avio!r !nit o% t&e .!ali%i"ation 'o! are !nderta,ing.
2 Yo!r t!tor -ill advise 'o! -&en 'o! s&o!ld start -or, on t&e assignment$ t&e date
-&en 'o! m!st &and in 'o!r "om+leted -or, and -&en 'o! "an e*+e"t to get
'o!r mar, and %eed(a", on 'o!r -or,.
3 Yo! s&o!ld ma,e s!re t&at 'o! +lan 'o!r -or, "are%!ll'$ to ens!re t&at 'o! "over
all %o!r learning o!t"omes o% t&e assignment$ and "om+lete it -it&in t&e time limit
s+e"i%ied.
4 Yo!r statements in ans-er to t&e Learning 3!t"omes need to (e +re%i*ed -it& t&e
s+e"i%i" Learning 3!t"ome title or at least t&e Learning 3!t"ome n!m(er. T&is
-ill &el+ 'o! ,ee+ on tra", and s&o!ld ens!re 'o! address t&e details.
5 Yo! m!st ma,e s!re t&at 'o! a",no-ledge an' so!r"es 'o! &ave !sed to
"om+lete t&is assignment$ listing re%eren"e material and -e( sites !sed.
6 Yo! m!st s!(mit 'o!r -or, as &ard "o+' -it& a T!rnitin in re+ort -it& less t&an
506 o% similarit' inde*. Yo! s&o!ld mar, t&e assignment -it& 'o!r name$ learner
n!m(er$ t&e !nit n!m(er$ and 'o!r Centre name. Yo! ma' in"l!de a title +age i%
'o! -is&. Yo! are strongl' advised to ,ee+ a "o+' o% 'o!r "om+leted assignment
(e%ore 'o! s!(mit it %or assessment 7 t&e "o+' 'o! s!(mit -ill not (e ret!rned to
'o!. Yo!r assignment ma' (e ,e+t (' t&e 0nstit!te %or .!alit' ass!ran"e +!r+oses.
An' assignment not ,e+t %or .!alit' ass!ran"e -ill (e se"!rel' stored$ dis+osed o%
or deleted.
7 T&e assignment res!lt -ill (e +!(lis&ed on 40T89s #oodle$ normall' -it&in 6
-ee,s o% t&e s!(mission date.
8 0% 'o!r assignment is assessed as re%erred$ 'o! -ill (e noti%ied -it& an indi"ation
o% t&e areas to (e addressed. Yo! ma' res!(mit an assignment$ or s!(mit a ne-
assignment$ on a %!rt&er t-o o""asions d!ring 'o!r +eriod o% registration as an
0nstit!te learner -it& 8de*"el.
9 0% t&ere is an't&ing in t&ese instr!"tions or in t&e assignment itsel% -&i"& 'o! do
not !nderstand$ +lease see, g!idan"e %rom 'o!r t!tor.
Grade $escri%t&rs f&r Edexcel BTEC 0e+els 4 and 4 HNC and HN$ in Business-
(r)anisati&ns and Be*a+i&ur 1nit
Merit grade
$escri%t&rs Indicati+e c*aracteristics
"&r learners t& ac*ie+e a
Merit t*e. 'ust-
0earners 'ust de'&nstrate t*at-
0denti%' and a++l'
strategies to %ind
a++ro+riate sol!tions
1 An e%%e"tive a++roa"& to assignment +lanning$ st!d' and resear"& is
in eviden"e
2 8val!ations and :!dgements$ !sing eviden"e$ &ave (een made
3 Pro(lems -it& a n!m(er o% varia(les &ave (een "onsidered
)ele"t/design and a++l'
a++ro+riate
met&ods/te"&ni.!es
1 A range o% relevant t&eories &ave (een in"l!ded
2 ;elevant t&eories and te"&ni.!es &ave (een a++lied to t&e "ase st!d'
3 A range o% di%%erent so!r"es o% in%ormation &ave (een !sed
4 T&e sele"tion o% met&ods/te"&ni.!es o% anal'sis and !se o% so!r"e
material &ave (een :!sti%ied
5 0n%ormation/ data &as (een s'nt&esised and +ro"essed
Present and "omm!ni"ate
a++ro+riate %indings
1 T&e -ritten assessment is "o&erent$ s&o-s logi"al develo+ment and a
so!nd !nderstanding o% t&eories$ "on"e+ts and resear"& eviden"e
2 T&e -ritten assessment demonstrates t&at an a++ro+riate str!"t!re
and a++roa"& &as (een !sed
3 T&e -ritten assignment demonstrates a -riting st'le a++ro+riate %or
a!dien"es (ot& %amiliar and !n%amiliar -it& t&e s!(:e"t.
4 T&e -ritten -or, is "learl' -ritten and te"&ni"al lang!age &as (een
a""!ratel' !sed
$istincti&n grade
$istincti&n descri%t&rs Indicati+e c*aracteristics
"&r learners t& ac*ie+e a
$istincti&n t*e. 'ust-
0earners 'ust de'&nstrate t*at-
Use "riti"al re%le"tion to eval!ate o-n
-or, and :!sti%' valid "on"l!sions.
1 Con"l!sions &ave (een arrived at t&ro!g& s'nt&esis o%
ideas and eval!ation o% resear"& eviden"e and &ave (een
:!sti%ied
2 T&e validit' o% res!lts &as (een eval!ated !sing de%ined
"riteria
3 ;ealisti" and in%ormed re"ommendations &ave (een
+ro+osed against de%ined "&ara"teristi"s %or s!""ess
Ta,e res+onsi(ilit' %or managing and
organising a"tivities.
1 T&e -ritten assignment s&o-s e*"ellent +lanning$ is
organised "o&erentl' and is "learl' e*+ressed
2 0nde+enden"e o% t&o!g&t and gat&ering o% resear"&
material &as (een demonstrated
3 #aterial !sed &as (een "learl' !nderstood and -ell
organised
4 T&e im+ortan"e o% individ!al and gro!+ (e&avio!r in
organisations and its management &as (een re"ognised
and addressed
emonstrate "onvergent/lateral/"reative
t&in,ing.
1 T&ere is eviden"e o% sel%7generated ideas -it& eval!ation
2 Convergent and lateral t&in,ing are evident in t&e -ritten
assignment
3 Creative t&in,ing is eviden"ed -it& !n%amiliar material.
4 Pro(lem7solving is in eviden"e
5 0nnovation and "reative t&o!g&t are in eviden"e
6 ;e"e+tiveness to ne- ideas is evident
7 0deas &ave (een generated$ eval!ated and in%ormed
de"isions/ re"ommendations are made.