7CO02: Illustrating your answer with an example, explain what is meant by the term: People management & development strategies for performance Assignment, CIPD, UK

Question 2

Illustrating your answer with an example, explain what is meant by the term ‘vertical integration’ in thinking about human resource and people management strategy-making. To what extent does your organisation take this approach? Justify your answer.

Question 6

“A happy team is a productive team.” Explain the thinking behind this management mantra and set out how far you agree with it. Justify your answer with reference to published research.

Question 12

The CIPD’s (2021) definition of good work includes providing employees with the voice and choice to shape their work and working lives. Critically analyse the extent to which your organisation’s current voice channels provide employees with a meaningful voice. What advice would you give to your organisation about improving the effectiveness of your current voice channels? Draw upon published research to support your answer.

Question 17

Your senior managers have expressed concerns at rising levels of absence over the last 12 months. You have been asked to analyse organisational data on absence within your organisation. You have been granted access to absence data including who has been absent, the duration of and reason for absence, and information from any return-to-work interviews in order for you to share insights with senior managers. What would be your main ethical concerns about analysing this data? Critically examine how might you address these ethical concerns?