Recruitment and Selection Strategy and Practice in Organisations

Assignment:

Discuss the following statement taking into account implications for recruitment and selection strategy and practice in organisations today;

“Although most managers would agree that it is important to hire people who fit in, the idea of hiring for culture fit has become controversial…Most of the controversy boils down to a single key issue: the wrong definition of culture.” (Hofmans and Judge, 2019, p. 2).

Source; Hofmans, J and Judge, T,A. (2019). Hiring for culture fit doesn’t have to undermine diversity. Harvard Business Review, 18 September 2019. Retrieved on October 1, from https://hbr.org/2019/09/hiring-for-culture-fit-doesnt-have-to-undermine-diversity

In developing your essay, you should:

• Critically evaluate the statement including an assessment of why the concept of hiring for culture fit has become controversial and the significance of this.
• Examine if you agree with the rational for the controversy being explained by the wrong definition of culture.
• In addressing the implications for recruitment strategy and practice you should provide recommendations for how current best practices could be enhanced and improved.
• Provide evidence of engagement with recommended literature and knowledge from this module.
• Conduct independent desk research into literature and empirical cases to strengthen your answers.

The word count should be in the range of 2300 – 2500 words (excluding references).

 (Week 12)

The lectures and classes in week 8, 9, 10 and 11 will provide additional support on this assignment.

Assessment criteria:

• Evidence of wide reading and use of these learning resources
• The clarity of your understanding of the relevant concepts
• Critical thought and judgement
• Independence of thought and originality of argument
• The quality of the organisation and structure of the argument
• Effective use of language (clarity of expression, correct spelling and grammar)
• The correct use of referencing.

Additional instructions:

• You must word-process the assignment, with font size 12pt and 1.5 lines spacing and including page numbers.
• Make sure you use the appropriate Harvard referencing system.
• The total word count (excluding references) must be in the range stated. The 10% flexibility does not apply for this assignment.
• You should base you work on authoritative sources only. Remember that many web sources are not permissible including blogs, Wikipedia, discussion fora, and similar sites.
• All electronically submitted work will be checked for plagiarism.
• If you are in any doubt about criteria and rules, please ask the teaching team.

Note on academic offences:

In submitting coursework online, it must be assumed that you have read and understood the following guidelines about academic offences. Please note that all coursework is being monitored by plagiarism detection software. All submitted papers will be included as source documents in the reference database of the respective software solely for the purpose of detecting plagiarism of such papers.

The University regulations state that

“The University, the Students’ Union and the University’s Partner Institutions expect all students:

– to behave with honesty and integrity in relation to coursework, examinations and other assessed work;

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– to show understanding of ethical considerations and be compliant with the relevant University Procedures.

A student who does not comply with any of these requirements (either intentionally or by negligence) may be charged with having committed an academic offence.”(Academic Offences Procedures 2017-18)

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