Organisation Design and Management (HR5053QA)
Essay Questions July 2022
Choose one of the following questions.
1. Identify different aspects of structure in some contemporary firms. What are the implications for
the organisation and its stakeholders? Draw on theory and empirical evidence in your answer.
2. Identify different aspects of employee engagement in some contemporary firms. What are the
implications for the organisation and its stakeholders? Draw on theory and empirical evidence in
your answer.
3. Identify different aspects of organisational culture in some contemporary firms. What are the
implications for the organisation and its stakeholders? Draw on theory and empirical evidence in
your answer.
2500 word essay, to be submitted by 3pm on Monday 7 th November 2022 (via Turnitin assignments,
Weblearn)
Guidance
Please ensure that you answer the question rather than providing a report on Uber, Facebook, Google etc.
Use the material from the sessions and the videos in the Course materials folder. These are intended to
provide you with a useful foundation of relevant theories, concepts and empirical evidence to help you
address the essay question that you have chosen.
Assessment Criteria for the Individual Essay:
Coherent and logical structure
Clearly focused on the chosen essay question/topic
Applies relevant theory and concepts to discuss and explain the issues
Evidence of engaging with empirical evidence
Harvard referencing and citation. Guidance on the system can be found on the University’s library
pages: http://student.londonmet.ac.uk/library/subject-guides-and-research-support/referencing-
and-copyright/referencing/
Further guidance
This is entirely optional, but you may find it helpful when working on your essay assignment to read the
essay writing paper prepared by Andy Mitchell of London Met University. The paper is available to you
directly via a link in the module reading list, or via the London Met Uni library catalogue.
