HRMT-organisational behaviour
HRMT 11010 – Organisational Behaviour T3 ‐ 2018
Assessment 2 – Academic Essay Topics
Select only one (1) of the two (2) topics given below. Topic 1 – Diversity
Workforce diversity is inevitable in organisations. Write an academic essay on “Workforce diversity”,
addressing the following:
a) define workforce diversity,
b) discuss organisational opportunities and challenges associated with workforce diversity, and
c) with appropriate examples from Australian organisations, discuss the managerial
interventions to address aforementioned challenges.
Topic 2 – Emotional Intelligence
It is believed that emotional intelligence is more important to managers than intelligence. Write an
academic essay on “Emotional intelligence”, addressing the following:
a) define emotional intelligence,
b) with appropriate examples, discuss why emotional intelligence is important to managers,
and
c) discuss the ways in which one’s emotional intelligence can be developed.
Note: Please refer to the ‘Assessment Task Description’ and ‘Marking Rubric’, before commencing this task.