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Task – Questions
To complete the task, you should provide a written response to
Task – Questions
To complete the task, you should provide a written response to each of questions below, making
appropriate use of academic theory and practical examples to expand your response and
illustrate key points.
1. Evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of both a divisional structure and a matrix
structure. Within the evaluation, you should include the reasons underpinning each
structure. (AC 1.1)
2. Analyse the extent to which the organisational strategy in your organisation (or an
organisation with which you are familiar) helps to ensure products or services meet
customers’ needs. (AC 1.2)
3. Analyse the current impact of interest rates, inflation and one other external factor on
your organisation (or one with which you are familiar). Identify organisational priorities
arising from your analysis. (AC 1.3)
4. In February 2024, Peter Cheese, current CEO of CIPD stated, “AI is transforming jobs,
careers and workplaces. People professionals have a key role to play in encouraging safe
experimentation and rapid learning, so that we can reap the benefits and mitigate the
risks.” Assess the extent that AI is, or could be, used in your organisation (or an
organisation with which you are familiar) and assess how AI impacts work. (AC 1.4)
5. Explain Charles Handy’s model of organisational culture and explain David Rock’s SCARF
theory. (AC 2.1)
6. Assess how employee selection or employee development impacts organisational culture
and behaviour in your organisation (or one with which you are familiar). (AC 2.2)
7. An organisation is planning a change relating to hybrid working. Many employees moved
to home working during the Covid-19 pandemic. Whilst this approach worked well at the
time, the organisation now wants all employees to work at least two days a week on site.
Explain how Kotter’s approach to managing change could be used to successfully
implement this change. (AC 2.3)
8. Using the Kubler-Ross change curve, discuss how change is experienced. (AC 2.4)
9. The CIPD’s Health and wellbeing at work survey 2023 found the percentage of
organisations that have a standalone wellbeing strategy has risen from 40% in 2018 to 53%
in 2023. Although the percentage has increased, this means that 47% of organisations do
not have a standalone wellbeing strategy. Assess the importance of wellbeing at work
and assess how good work could impact wellbeing. (AC 2.5)
10. Provide a brief overview of the employee lifecycle and discuss people practice roles at
the recruitment, development and separation stages of the lifecycle. (AC 3.1)
11. Analyse how people practice supports organisational strategy through vertical integration
and how people practice supports wider people strategies through horizontal integration.
(AC 3.2)
12. An organisation is planning to introduce a four-day working week. Discuss the processes
the people function could use to consult and engage with managers and employees to
understand their needs when moving from a five-day to four-day working week. (AC 3.3)
Your evidence must consist of:
Written answers to the assessment questions (approximately 4550 words, refer to CIPD word
count policy).
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