Aspects of team working and understanding team dynamics

Final essay of 1500 words (excluding reference list at end) plus 300 words reflective statement showing how the feedback and learning from

the first mini essay has been used to prepare the final essay. To do that you should list TWO aspects you have improved upon and reflect

on how you have used the tutor feedback constructively.

“Choose one theorist on aspects of team working (for example Social Identity Theory by Tajfel &Turner, 1979) and discuss two main insights

they bring to understanding team dynamics”

Choose ONE of the following questions to answer:

What are some of the effects of stress for both the individual concerned and for organisations that the individual is part of? To what

extent should a manager feel responsible for trying to help reduce this stress?

In your opinion which two motivation theories would be most usefully integrated into a model of motivation for an organisation looking to

motivate and retain new graduates early in their careers. You must clearly justify the choice of theories chosen for this occupational

group.

Discuss how traditional methods of scientific management can still be found in organisations of the 21st Century and outline some of the

reasons such traditional methods of scientific management may still be found in contemporary organisations.

Choose ONE of the four themes of the module (the social process of joining an organisation, work and private life, identity and

negotiating differences and constraints and creativity). Describe the importance of this theme for individuals in the organisation, using

TWO of the lecture topics to illustrate your argument.