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MSc in Management with HR
Contemporary Issues in HRM: Theory and Practice 2016-17
Assignment 1
Please select one of the questions below:
Question 1
Uhl-Bien et al (2014: 84) have argued, “our understanding of leadership is incomplete without an understanding of followership”.
With reference to the above quotation, critically discuss the view that business has been far too focused on ‘leaders’ as individuals and as a result the role of the follower has been disregarded in the leadership process in organsations today.
Reference: Uhl-Bien, M., Riggio, R.E., Lowe, K.B. and Carsten, M.K., 2014. Followership theory: A review and research agenda. The Leadership Quarterly, 25(1), pp.83-104.
Question 2
Critically discuss the assertion “that employee engagement is just the latest [management] ‘fad’ and, by implication, has no antecedents” (Beardwell and Thompson, 2014: 417).
Reference: Beardwell and Thompson (2014) Human Resource Management. (7th edition) London: Pearson
Word length: 2,500 words
Submission date: Monday 13th February 2017 at 12 noon (UK time )