Individual essay (2000 words)
Description of Task
Introduction: A manager understands that organizational effectiveness results from team effectiveness. This means selecting people for the job that have the right mix of knowledge and skills, and balancing the team's size and diversity. The team may also require the manager's time and energy to co-ordinate the activities of the team to enable it to perform the task. The team may also be a virtual team, or a combination of actual and virtual.
Assignment Question:
Is establishing team work difficult in organizations?
Some suggestions on how to answer this question (this list is not exhaustive).
• Your answer must be based in the theory and concepts taught in this course.
- Discuss this question with reference to at least four theoretical perspectives and the concepts taught in this course to support your point of view.
- As a minimum research requirement, the subject text book and required readings must be referenced as part of your research effort to answer this question.
- Marks may also be awarded if appropriate examples of organisations are also used as a basis for your arguments. Assignment Structure (applies to all assignments) You should consider the following as the structure for your assignment
- Title page (not included in the word count)
- Table of Contents (not included in the word count)
- Executive Summary
- Introduction
- Body of the Work (identify what you consider to be important themes drawn from the relevant literature and organizational examples you have chosen to consider). Conclusion Reference list (not included in the word count)
This item must be referenced and conform to La Trobe essay writing and style guidelines.