MBA Individual Assignments

1. MBS617 Human Resource management perspective DUE DATE: 10 June 2011 TOPIC: (When) does HR devolution lead to HR evolution? Advance your perspective on this with reasoning based on HR research and to the relevant theory in this field. (When) does not relate to time but to the situation or conditions when such a devolution could lead to evolution.

Thesis statement: Strategic HRM to be successful, it must devolve to the line management. Supporting points (topic sentences): 1. Strategic HRM must align to organization or business strategy and objectives 2. HR must transform to be the strategic partner for organizational change, bringing business, change, consulting and learning knowledge to their partnership with line managers to create value for the organization. 3. HR to create value and deliver strategic capabilities to the business. Create service centers or shared services through technology enable employee self-service. 4. Line Manager must be responsible and accountable for the HR aspects of their staff, e.g. reward and recognition, training, recruitment, performance reviews, staff development etc. 5. Be the Employee advocate, listen, care for and respond to employees who are the main assets of the organization.

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MBS 507 Strategic Marketing Management DUE DATE: 1st August 2011 Assignment 1

Innovation and customer value Page 49 of Kotler

Assignment 1: How does 'radical and continuous' innovation drive customer value. Discuss this with respect to a broad range of businesses. DUE DATE: 1st August 2011 Assignment 2

Consumer decision making and brand differentiation Page 324 of Kotler

Assignment 2: How does a consumer decide if a marketer's brand is superior to others; does he make decisions in a linear, logical manner or in a circuitous, heuristic fashion?

1. MBS572 Risk Management

DUE DATE: 4 June 2011 Assignment 1: Business Case Study (Approximately 1800 - 2000 words) The case study is the first assignment and will be the foundation upon which the risk management plan will be developed in assessment 3. The case study can be based on an actual company or organisation. It may also be a project based case study. The business case study will describe the business (or organisation), its vision and objectives, and its structure. The case study will include a brief description of the stakeholders (internal and external) and what market the business operates in. The risk management plan (assessment 3) will be based on the business or organisation defined and described in assessment 1, the business case study. The business case study will be no longer than 2,000 words.