HRM742 A7W Written Assignment 1 40 Marks (25% of the overall grade for the course)
With reference to the case study on Horvath Foods and referencing the General Instructions for Written Assignments (in Assignments at the left), answer the questions below. Make sure that you provide direct references to relevant Organizational Behaviour theories and practices from the readings.
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For Written Assignment 1, the five (5) topics to be covered, and subjected to analysis are:
- Decision Making (How decisions are made and communicated). 2. Job Design (Use of job design principles to impact employee motivation and 3. employee engagement). existence of group or teams in the organization and their effectiveness). 4. Equity (Specific issues related to perceived fairness in the organization). , Power, Influence and Motivation (The types of power used by key leaders at Horvath Foods and how they impact and influence employee behaviour and motivation).
Each topic is worth 8 marks with the mark allocation as follows: 2 Des ri. Horvath the current situation for each topic at Hoath Foods. (2 marks) c. Analyze the effectiveness of their approach i.e. how it helps or hinders. (2 marks) 3 Make recommendations on how Horvath Foods can improve. (2 marks) 4. Link your recommendations to specific OB theories/concepts. (2 marks)
to Q36 (1.5 marks per question, 54 marks total) Part B: Wrjtter Responses Q37 to Q41 (Various marks, 46 marks total) Click the ‘Submit’ button only when you have completed the entire exam and are sure that you do not wish to make any further changes. Any text that you submit here may be submitted to Turnitin for plagiarism checking.
Question 41
Iron ore is Australia’s ‘Largest export. Suppose that there was an unex ected decrease in demand for Australia’s iron ore exports ” I • globally. Explain what this would do to Australian Dollar exchange rates, and how this would impact other exporting industries, other import-competing industries, and domestic consumers.
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Question 39
Consider the individual described below. Which type of unemployment would you suggest that they most likely belong to? Explain.
An international student has just finished their economics degree at The University of Adelaide. Recruiters from government agencies where they have suitable jobs have told her that her CV makes her an excellent candidate for their graduate programs, however she is not eligible for them because she does not have Permanent Residency. She will keep looking for a job in Adelaide at a private sector firm, but is worried that it may be difficult to find one during the current COVI D-19 economic crisis.
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