Assignment 1 – (Case
Study) 2000 words +/- 10%
Total Weighting: 67%
Intended Learning Outcomes: 1, 2 and 3
On successful completion of this module students will be
able to:
1. Understand
how social psychology can help explain organisational
behaviour.
2. Use
knowledge of social psychology theories to explain conflict, cooperation,
and decision-making in organisations.
3. Analyse inter-group relationships concerning perceptions of inequality,
fairness, and discrimination.
4. Use knowledge
of social psychology to analyse contemporary issues in
organisational behaviour.
Study
the Case Study afore and create a Case Study Report of 2000 (+-10%) words.
1. Using concepts in Social Psychology, explain how Social Identity can
influence the Organisational Culture of WRS. (33 marks)
2.
Using your knowledge of Social Psychology, analyse at least two conflicts
within WRS and how Cooperation and Decision-making help to minimise and resolve
the identified conflicts. (33 marks)
3.
Critically analyse the relationship between different groups/parties in the
context of their potential perceptions of inequality, fairness, and
discrimination within the organisation.
An excellent answer will have the following attributes:
· An
excellent application of how Social Identity can influence Organisational
Culture.
·
Excellent identification and use of knowledge of social psychology theories to
explain conflict, cooperation and decision-making in organisations.
·
Excellent analysis of inter-group relationships regarding perceptions of
inequality,
fairness and discrimination.
·
Intensive reading of primary sources drawing correct inferences.
·
Intensive reading of secondary sources to be able to substantiate or contradict
the
arguments given in the source material.
·
Exceptionally well-structured and well-presented report with an excellent
command
of English.
· Full
references accurately in the Harvard style of referencing
References
Alcock, J., and Sadava, S. (2014) An Introduction to Social
Psychology; Global Perspectives. London: Sage Publications.
De Cremer, D. (Ed.), van Dick, R. (Ed.), and Murnighan, J.
K. (Ed.) (2012) Social Psychology and Organisations. Hove: Routledge.
Furnham, A. (1997) The Psychology of Behaviour at Work: The
Individual in the Organisation. Hove: Psychology Press.
Haslam, S. A. (2004) Psychology in Organisations: The
Social Identity Approach. London: Sage Publications.
Haslam, S. (Ed.), Van Knippenberg D. (Ed.), Platow, M.
(Ed.) and Ellemers N. (2015) Social Identity at Work: Developing Theory for
Organisational Practice. Hove: Psychology Press.
Hogg, M. and Vaughan, G. (2018) Social Psychology. Harlow:
Pearson. Myers, D., Abell, J. and Sani, F. (2014) Social Psychology.
Maidenhead: McGraw Hill.Watson, T. (2017) Sociology, Work and Organisations.
Abingdon. Routledge.
Additional Texts
Bektas, C. and Sohrabifard, N. (2013) ‘Terms of
Organisational Psychology, Personnel Empowerment and Team Working: A Case
Study’. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences, 82, pp.886-891. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2013.06.366
(Accessed: 28 July 2023).
Guenter et al. (2016) ‘When Task Conflict Becomes Personal:
The Impact of Perceived Team Performance’, Small Group Research, 47(5),
pp.569–604. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1177/1046496416667816 (Accessed:
28 July 2023).
Flood, F. (2017) ‘Social Psychology of Organisations’. In:
Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. New York: Springer
International Publishing. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_3059-1
(Accessed: 28 July 2023).
Hanaysha, J., and Tahir, P. (2015). ‘Examining the Effects
of Employee Empowerment, Teamwork, and Employee Training on Job Satisfaction’,
Procedia-Social and Behavioural Sciences, 219(2016), pp. 272-282. Available at:
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2016.05.016 (Accessed: 28 July 2023).
Rast, D. E., Axtell, C. and McGlynn, S. (2016), ‘(Re)
Applying Social Psychology to Organisational Work, Well-being, and Leadership’,
J Appl Soc Psychol, 46: pp.3–6. Available at: http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/98481/3/Rast%20Axtell%20%26%20McGlynn%20
%20JASP%20Intro.pdf (Accessed: 28 July 2023).
The Case Study is provided in one of the files, I uploaded, if you scroll down, you can see the case study you’re meant to base the assignment on. Please use Harvard style referencing and British Grammar. Also, it doesnt have to be an absolute 2000 words, it’d alright if you go over the limit as you can see in the brief. If you have any queries, please feel free to message me.
