MGT501 MANAGEMENT THEORY AND PRACTICE

Word Limit 1,500 words 1. Critically compare and contrast McGregor’s Theory X and Theory Y 2. Briefly explain the following statement: “Something may be legal but unethical” 3. Distinguish between Classical and behavioural decision making.

Give examples in an organisation of your choice or the organisation that you belong to. Rationale The aim of this assignment is to enable you to demonstrate your level of understanding of the material covered and your capacity to critically reflect on alternative ways of viewing how best to manage in organisational contents. Given this, the criteria used for marking assignments will be the extent to which you have, within the word limit: • answered the question set, kept to the topic and covered only relevant issues; • expressed other people’s ideas in your own words and gone beyond what they have said on the topic by adding your own ideas, opinions and experiences; • demonstrated that you understand the concepts, issues and debates covered by the question; • taken a critical orientation to the topic, theories and readings; shown in the content of your essay that you have read the relevant academic literature:; • provided a clear, comprehensive and coherent critical analysis of the statement; • provided a clear and coherent consideration of alternative views to that expressed by the statement using the academic literature to support your arguments; • provided an overarching, well structured, clear and consistent line of reasoning across the assignment including an effective introduction and conclusion; • provided a discussion that is well expressed, without spelling and grammatical errors, and is correctly referenced and cited