Creating a High-Performance Organisation: Strategic Organisational and HRM Choices

Unit Code:HBUHRM6005

Credit Points	Duration	Contact Hours	Campus	Prerequisite	Corequisite
12.5 Credit Points	One teaching period.	36 Hours	Online	Nil	Nil

Credit Points

Duration

Contact Hours

Campus

Prerequisite

Corequisite

12.5 Credit Points

One teaching period.

36 Hours

Online

Nil

Related Course/s:

A unit of study in the Master of Professional Accounting Global Leadership Program, Master of Commerce (International Business) Global Leadership Program and Master of Science (Biotechnology) Global Leadership Program and Master of Marketing Global Leadership Program (CMKT640U)

Aims & Objectives:

By the end of this unit, students should be able to:

Become more familiar with some behavioural problems of managing and working in interpersonal and group settings.
Further develop their ability to systematically understand some basic factors that influence the behaviour of groups and individuals in work situations.
Understand the determinants of effective behaviour in terms of productivity, job satisfaction and growth.
Develop their ability to define the courses of behavioural problems at work and to derive implications for management.
Use the classroom as a source of data.

Teaching Methods:

Online from Northeastern University.

Assessment:

Individual assignment 30-40%
Self Analysis Paper 10-30%
Class participation 10-20%
Group team presentation 20-30%

Generic Skills Outcomes:

Swinburne University of Technology works to produce higher education graduates who are capable in their chosen profession, can contribute in an entrepreneurial and innovative way within their workplace or community, to operate effectively and ethically in their business life and are adaptable and able to manage change. It is expected that graduates will leave with a diverse wealth of experiences and will have developed individual knowledge, abilities and attitudes.

Within this context this unit will contribute to students developing the following key generic skills:

Teamwork skills
Ability to engage in critical inquiry and discussion
Communication and presentation skills
Problem solving skills
Strategic thinking skills
Ability to tackle unfamiliar problems
Ability to work independently

Content:

This unit places emphasis on the practical application of specific skills, theories and concepts that will empower students to become effective managers of people and leaders in their organisations. The class will look at the choices that are critical and central to a growing organisation and the role that HRM plays in the decision-making process. Major topics include motivation, perception, interpersonal communication, leadership, power and influence, decision making, group dynamics, team building, incorporating culture and socialisation. Students will also learn how to motivate employees and create a team-based culture of support, learning and renewal.

What is a high performance organisation and why do we need it?

Culture and Structure
Culture and Structure: The Sequel
Creating a High Performance Organisation – An Impossible Dream?
Change is a Four Letter Word
A Team is a Group of Individuals
Technology, The Great (Un)Equaliser
The High Performance Manager – That’s Us
How Does Motivation Work?
Hiring the Talented
Sustaining the Organisation – Atlas Holds Up The World, Yes?
High Performance Organisations: The Sum is Much Greater than the Parts

Textbooks:

Holbeche, Linda, The High Performance Organisation, Elsevier, Amsterdam, 2005
Harvard Business Review on the High Performance Organisation, Harvard Business Review Paperback, Cambridge, USA 2006