Assignment Brief Academic Year 2023-24

Module code MG414 Organisational Behaviour Module leader: Smita Sisodia

and title:

Assignment CW1: Group Report Assessment 100%

No. and type: weighting:

Submission 7th June 2024 by 2 pm. Target feedback 3 weeks after submission
time and date: time and date: deadline

Note: Group members’ names and BNU IDs must be provided on the cover page. Each member of
the group must submit the same document from their own LSST Connect account. Grade and
feedback will not be allocated for any non-submissions from the group members.

Assignment task

Practitioners of OBM focus on identifying problematic situations in the workplace, analysing the factors in
the environment that could be causing or maintaining the performance problems (e.g. lack of: task clarity,
goal-setting, resources), then changing behaviours by using ‘re-enforcers’ (such as feedback, praise,
monetary and non-monetary incentives), with the goal of improving performance at the individual, group, or
organisational, systems/process level.

In a group of no more than 4 people, you are to select a local restaurant (must not be part of a chain with
more than 250 employees) to write a 2,500 word report (+/- 10%) which investigates the complexities of
managing performance and motivation. This must be supported by appropriate literature, academically
credible sources, theory and research relevant to the chosen organisation.

Each member’s work allocation, contribution, and attendance of any meetings must be formally
logged in the appendices and signed by all parties.

The main expectations are identified in concept below and should be discussed with the tutor throughout
the module as you work collectively on your assignment. You will be expected to present your work to date
as a formative assessment during week ten. This will provide you with some constructive feedback to allow
you to continue your group work and complete the written report.

The report will contain the following parts:

1. Title Page
2. Executive Summary
3. Table of Contents
4. Introduction
5. The organisation (max 200 words)
6. Managing performance

Internal approval: Name, Date

1
 7. Motivation
8. Conclusion
9. Recommendations
10. Reference List
11. Appendices (including a work log).

Your conclusions and recommendation must be relevant to your chosen organisation.

This assignment has been designed to provide you with an opportunity to demonstrate your
achievement of the following module learning outcomes:

LO 1: Define theories, models and concepts relating to the study of human behaviour in the workplace.

LO 2: Demonstrate an understanding of how these theories can explain the way that people behave and
interact at work at individual, group and organisational levels.

LO 3: Demonstrate an understanding of the impact that organisational culture can have on the success of
that organisation.

Practicalities: Referencing, presenting and submitting your work

Please see your programme handbook for information on the standard referencing style, presentational
requirements and process for submitting your work.
 This assignment should be submitted electronically using the relevant Turnitin submission point in the
Upload My Assignment section of LSST Connect.
 Each member of the group must submit the report form their own LSST account.
 Each member’s work allocation, contribution, and attendance of any meetings must be formally logged
in the appendices and signed by all parties.
 Please ensure that your work has been saved in an appropriate file format. Turnitin will only accept the
following file types: Microsoft Word. Your file must also contain at least 20 words of text, consist of
fewer than 400 pages and be less than 40MB in size.

 You can submit your work as many times as you like before the submission date. If you do submit your
work more than once, your earlier submission will be replaced by the most recent version.

 Once you have submitted your work, you will receive a digital receipt as proof of submission, which will
be sent to your LSST e-mail address. Please keep this receipt for future reference, along with the
original electronic copy of your assignment.

Confidentiality

You are expected to take responsibility for maintaining and managing confidentiality issues in your work.
You should maintain and respect confidentiality in relation to the protection of personal, technical and/or
commercial information of a sensitive nature in your assessed work, whatever the format.
For further information and guidance, please see the relevant section in your programme handbook.

2
Academic integrity

Academic integrity means taking responsibility for your own work.

When you submit an assignment, you are making a declaration that it is your own work and that you have
acknowledged the contribution of others and their ideas in its development (for example, by referencing
them appropriately).
For further information and guidance, please see the University website: https://www.bnu.ac.uk/current-
students/registry-helpdesk-and-academic-advice/academic-integrity-and-misconduct

3
Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2023-24

0-34 (F) – 35-39 E – 40-49 (D) 50-59 (C) 60-69 (B) 70-79 (A) 80-100 (A+)
Fail Marginal fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Not successful Below required Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent Outstanding
standard
Knowledge and Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates an
Understanding limited and/or insufficient basic understanding of sound breadth and refined understanding highly accomplished exceptional
substantially inaccurate understanding of the the underlying concepts depth of understanding of the underlying understanding of the understanding of the
(30%) or no understanding of underlying concepts and principles of the underlying concepts and principles underlying concepts underlying concepts
the underlying concepts and principles associated with people concepts and principles associated with people and principles and principles
and principles associated with people management. There is associated with people management. There is associated with people associated with the
This should include associated people management. There is sufficient demonstration management. There is a sophisticated management. There is subject area. There is
evidence of: management. There is insufficient of the ability to identify a sound demonstration demonstration of the a highly accomplished an exceptional
little or no demonstration of the people management of the ability to identify ability to identify people demonstration of the demonstration of the
 Depth of knowledge demonstration of the ability to identify people principles, concepts, people management management principles, ability to identify people ability to identify people
and understanding ability to identify people management principles, underlying theoretical principles, concepts, concepts, underlying management principles, management principles,
 Engagement with management principles, concepts, underlying frameworks and underlying theoretical theoretical frameworks concepts, underlying concepts, underlying
subject-specific concepts, underlying theoretical frameworks approaches. Wider frameworks and and approaches. Wider theoretical frameworks theoretical frameworks
theories, paradigms, theoretical frameworks and approaches There reading is relevant but approaches. Wider reading shows a range and approaches. and approaches.
concepts and and approaches. There is limited evidence of largely restricted to core reading is largely of sources being used Application of wider Application of extensive
principles is little or no evidence wider reading and/or texts and only partially limited to core texts but and applied, some of independent reading is independent reading is
 Background of wider reading. wider reading lacks integrated. has clearly enhanced which are fully evident in the work. evident throughout the
investigation, relevance. the work. independently selected. work.
analysis, research

4
Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2023-24

0-34 (F) – 35-39 E – 40-49 (D) 50-59 (C) 60-69 (B) 70-79 (A) 80-100 (A+)
Fail Marginal fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Not successful Below required Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent Outstanding
standard
Analysis and Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates an Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates Work demonstrates Work demonstrates Work demonstrates
Criticality limited or no ability to insufficient ability to sufficient ability to well-developed lines of well-developed lines of highly accomplished exceptionally
develop lines of develop lines of develop lines of argument and sound argument and development of lines of accomplished
(30%) argument and make argument and make argument and make judgements made in sophisticated argument and development of lines of
judgements in some sound largely sound accordance with judgements made in independent argument as well as
accordance with basic judgements in judgements in fundamental people accordance with judgements made in sophisticated and
This should include people management accordance with basic accordance with management theories fundamental people accordance with independent
evidence of: theories and concepts, people management fundamental people and concepts, management theories fundamental people judgements made in
evidenced by: theories and concepts, management theories evidenced by: and concepts, management theories accordance with
 Logic and argument evidenced by: and concepts, evidenced by: and concepts, fundamental people
 Use and range of • little or no evidenced by: • use of ideas and evidenced by: management theories
independently demonstration of an • insufficient techniques to devise • use of ideas and and concepts,
selected sources ability to devise and demonstration of the • use of ideas and and sustain arguments techniques to devise • use of ideas and evidenced by:
 Analysis and sustain arguments ability to devise and techniques to devise most of which are and sustain arguments techniques to devise
synthesis sustain arguments and sustain arguments, consistent with the which are consistent and sustain arguments • use of ideas and
• little or no
 Analytical reflection consistent with the some of which are norms of the discipline with the norms of the which are consistent techniques to devise
demonstration of an norms of the discipline consistent with the discipline with the norms of the and sustain arguments
Organisation and
ability to describe and norms of the discipline • the ability to discipline and beyond which are consistent
communication of
comment upon aspects • some ability to consistently describe • the ability to describe, what has been taught with the norms of the
ideas and
of fundamental people describe and comment • the ability to describe and comment upon synthesise and critique discipline and well
evidence
management theories upon aspects of and comment upon aspects of fundamental aspects of fundamental • the ability to describe, beyond what has been
and concepts fundamental people aspects of fundamental people management people management synthesise and critique taught
management theories people management theories and concepts theories and concepts all relevant aspects of
• little or no use of and concepts theories and concepts fundamental people • the ability to describe,
relevant and • use of a sound range • use of a sophisticated management theories synthesise and critique
appropriate sources to • there is some limited • use of a sufficient of relevant and range of relevant and and concepts in great depth all
support arguments evidence of the ability range of relevant and appropriate sources to appropriate sources to relevant aspects of
to select evaluate and appropriate sources to support arguments support arguments • use of a highly fundamental people
comment on a limited support arguments, some of which some of which are accomplished range of management theories
range of relevant and some of which are independently selected independently selected relevant and and concepts
appropriate sources to independently selected appropriate sources to
support arguments support arguments • use of an exceptional
many of which are range of relevant and
independently selected appropriate sources to
support arguments
many of which are
independently selected

5
Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2023-24

0-34 (F) – 35-39 E – 40-49 (D) 50-59 (C) 60-69 (B) 70-79 (A) 80-100 (A+)
Fail Marginal fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Not successful Below required Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent Outstanding
standard
Application and The work demonstrates The work demonstrates The work demonstrates The work demonstrates The work demonstrates The work demonstrates The work demonstrates
Practice a limited or no ability to an insufficient ability to a sufficient ability to an ability to evaluate an ability to evaluate an ability to select, an ability to select,
evaluate and accurately evaluate and accurately evaluate and apply and apply, in a and apply in a capable evaluate and apply in a evaluate, and apply in a
(30%) apply given problem- apply given problem- given problem-solving consistent and informed and effective manner, highly accomplished exceptionally
solving approaches and solving approaches and approaches and manner, given problem- given problem-solving manner, appropriate accomplished manner
techniques relevant to techniques relevant to techniques relevant to solving approaches and approaches and problem-solving appropriate problem-
This should include well-defined aspects of well-defined aspects of well-defined aspects of techniques relevant to techniques relevant to approaches and solving approaches and
evidence of: the subject and working the subject and working the subject and working well-defined aspects of well-defined aspects of techniques relevant to techniques relevant to
contexts, and so: contexts and so: contexts and so: the subject and working the subject and working well-defined aspects of well-defined aspects of
 Development and contexts and so: context and so: the subject and working the subject and working
application discipline- • processes attempted • practical tasks and/or • complete practical contexts and so: contexts and so:
specific specialist but inaccurate and error processes completed tasks and/or processes • complete practical • complete practical
skills strewn with partial accuracy accurately in well- tasks and/or processes tasks and/or process • complete practical • complete practical
 Presentation of and independence defined contexts accurately with a autonomously and with tasks and/or process tasks and/or process
research findings and • presentation of degree of autonomy in accuracy and autonomously and with autonomously and with
use of data findings is not clear or • presentation of • present findings in well-defined contexts coordination in well- a high degree of an exceptional degree
effective, and gathering, findings is often not clear and appropriate defined contexts accuracy, coordination of accuracy,
processing and clear or effective, and formats, and gather, • consistently present and proficiency in well- coordination and
interpretation of data gathering, processing process and interpret findings in clear and • consistently present defined contexts proficiency in well-
ineffective and/or and interpretation of data in a predominantly appropriate formats, findings in detailed, defined contexts
incomplete data is substantially efficient and effective and gather, process clear and appropriate • consistently present
ineffective and/or manner. and interpret data in an formats, and gather, findings perceptively, • consistently present
inefficient. efficient and effective process and interpret convincingly and findings perceptively,
manner. data in a consistently appropriately and in a authoritatively and
efficient and effective wide range of appropriately and in a
manner. appropriate formats, wide range of
and gather, process appropriate formats,
and interpret a wide and gather, process
range of data in a highly and interpret a very
consistent, efficient and wide range of data in an
effective manner. exceptionally
consistent, efficient and
effective manner.

6
Assessment Criteria Academic Year 2023-24

0-34 (F) – 35-39 E – 40-49 (D) 50-59 (C) 60-69 (B) 70-79 (A) 80-100 (A+)
Fail Marginal fail Pass Pass Pass Pass Pass
Not successful Below required Satisfactory Good Very Good Excellent Outstanding
standard
Transferable Skills Work demonstrates Work demonstrates an Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates a Work demonstrates an
limited or no ability to: insufficient ability to: sufficient ability to: consistent and highly proficient ability highly accomplished exceptional ability to:
(5%) confident ability to: to: ability to:
-communicate -communicate -communicate -communicate
This should include information, ideas, information, ideas, information, ideas, -communicate -communicate -communicate information, ideas,
evidence of: problems and solutions problems and solutions problems and solutions information, ideas, information, ideas, information, ideas, problems and solutions
 Written, verbal and accurately and reliably accurately and reliably accurately and reliably problems and solutions problems and solutions problems and solutions accurately and reliably
electronic utilising relevant utilising relevant utilising relevant accurately and reliably accurately and reliably accurately and reliably utilising relevant
communication numeracy, digital numeracy, digital numeracy, digital utilising relevant utilising relevant utilising relevant numeracy, digital
literacy, oral and written literacy, oral and written literacy, oral and written numeracy, digital numeracy, digital numeracy, digital literacy, oral and written
 Digital and Numerical
literacy communication skills in communication skills in communication skills in literacy, oral and written literacy, oral and written literacy, oral and written communication skills in
well-defined contexts. well-defined contexts. well-defined contexts. communication skills in communication skills in communication skills in well-defined contexts.
well-defined contexts. well-defined contexts. well-defined contexts.

Contribution Log Contribution Log and Contribution Log not Contribution log Contribution log Contribution log Contribution log Contribution log
email of contribution included, but email of included for some included for some included for some included for all included for all
(5%) confirmation not contribution included for members. No email of members. Email of members. Email of members. Email of members. Email of
included. some members. contribution contribution contribution contribution contribution
confirmation included. confirmation included confirmation included confirmation included confirmation included
but not signed by all and signed by all and signed by some and signed by all
members. members. members. members.