Topic: Attribution theory and its relevance to organizational processes and
practices.
Note: This assignment is to be undertaken and submitted as a paired
assignment. Individual submission is not permitted. Submit to Urkund
only one assignment per pair.
Question: Using a minimum of 15 refereed journal articles, plus texts and business
news, discuss how an understanding of attribution theory impacts human
resource management practices and outcomes, as well as organisational
processes such as communication and change management.
You must present your work as a formal academic essay and it must
comply with high academic standards. This requires that you have an
introduction, body and conclusion (the introduction and conclusion must
be more than summaries of what is and was covered in your essay), that
you draw on a minimum of 15 referred journal articles (plus texts), that
you write using full sentences and paragraphs (no dot points), that you
fully reference your work and that you construct well developed
arguments (descriptive definitions do not attract marks). You must not
write a series of short answer questions pertaining to each theory; doing
so means you are unlikely to meet the required standard. You must
move beyond description to demonstrate skills in synthesis, analysis and
application.
Aim of the
assignment:
Notes:
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Students are to demonstrate a sound understanding of core concepts,
theories and research relevant to the topic identified for this assignment
and their application to contemporary management practice. A sound
understanding is demonstrated by: knowledge of the literature, a synthesis
of the various ideas found in the literature, an evaluation of the theories
and application of theoretical concepts to management practice.
As noted above, you are expected to conform to high standards of
literacy and academic practice, including literature research and full
documentation of sources. This means you must use references in your
essay and you must cite those references both in the body of your essay
and in an end reference list. Failure to do so is likely to result in a failed
paper. Be sure to express the ideas you read about in your own words,
but acknowledge their source by citing the reference. Avoid the use of
direct quotes as they do not demonstrate to the marker your
understanding of the concepts and reading material and consume many
words without attracting any marks. You are required to reference using
the author / date method. This method is explained in detail in this
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Plagiarised assignments will be referred to the Faculty’s Associate Dean
(Academic) for a determination of a penalty. Work that is not written by
the person who submitted it for assessment normally receives a mark of
zero.
You should search for relevant articles via the University’s Library
electronic database, and your preferred search engine. When sourcing
material electronically or in hard copy, you must not cut and paste into
your essay. This is plagiarism and will result in a failed paper (a mark of
zero). See below for details of the required author / date method of
referencing.
Your paragraphs must be well formed with a solid topic sentence (see the
article on writing a paragraph which has been uploaded to Moodle). Your
writing style must be formal, not conversational and should not use
abbreviations.
Your introduction should identify the key problems to be addressed and
your conclusion should focus on your core findings and
recommendations. See below for more details on a guide to essay writing
and referencing. Also see the essay writing guide on Moodle.
Aim for strong synthesis and analysis, rather than simplistic definitions
and restating material from your text. Your essay should be well
integrated and holistic, not a series of short answer questions.
Do not to use direct quotes as they do not demonstrate to the marker
your understanding of the concepts and reading material. There are no
marks for direct quotes.
Urkund is a text-matching software program. When you upload an
assignment to Moodle, it is a two-step process. First, when you upload
your assignment to Moodle, Urkund will check it and provide a report on
the percentage of your assignment that has been found to match with
existing material on the internet. It will also provide details of the
passages that have been matched. If the report shows a low percentage,
for example, 10 to 20% that is mostly due to the references you have
cited, then you can proceed to the second step which is submitting your
assignment.
Please note, that the report is unlikely to be generated immediately,
especially during peak submission times. If your essay has been found
to be matched with material on the internet (other than references), to
avoid the risk of plagiarism, you will need to revise your submission so
that it is written entirely in your own words and with your sources cited.
You are advised to upload your assignment four or five days before the
due date (or after each draft) in order to make full use of the Urkund textmatching
facility on Moodle. Assignments must be submitted by the due
date. Extensions will not be granted on the basis of an Urkund report.
Submit only one assignment per pair to Urkund and in hard copy form.
Assignment 2: Human Behaviour in Organisations (Attribution theory and its relevance to organisational processes and practices)
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