MBA700 People and Organisation

MBA700 CARDIFF SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

Module Title:                         People and organisation

Module Number:                  MBA7000

Examination Period:            January 2023

Examination Duration:        2 hours

The submission portal will open at 09:00 (UK time) on the date of the examination and will remain open for 48 hours.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

1. This is an open book examination.

• You must answer both questions in this paper.

• A total of 100 marks is available in this paper.

• Use reliable academic sources found via MetSearch, or Google Scholar, to support your answers. Resources used must be referenced.

You must answer both questions below.

QUESTION 1

With reference to reliable academic sources and key authors, discuss these three concepts from an HRM perspective only:

a)         The Resource Based View of the Firm.

b)        ‘Best Practice’ HRM (the universalist approach)

c)         ‘Best Fit’ HRM (the contingency approach).

You must ensure that your answer specifically addresses Human Resource Management, rather than generic best practices in accounting, marketing, operations etc or the management of non-human resources. Get Essay writers with HND assignment help !!

(50 marks)

QUESTION 2

a)         With reference to key academic sources throughout your answer, explain how HR practitioners seek to build ‘unique bundles’ of HR practices as a source of sustainable competitive advantage for their organisation.

Give specific examples of different types of ‘bundles’ of HRM practice to illustrate your answer.

b)        Then, using relevant academic and examples from case studies in academic journals, explain the evidence which suggests High Performance Working Practices are considered to have a more positive impact on business performance. Get cookery assignments now !!

(50 marks)

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