WENTWORTH INSTITUTE OF HIGHER EDUCATION FDN124 Management and Organisations Essay Question Identify and explain in detail two pressures on organisations and managers in the current business environment and how managers can alleviate these pressures. General Advice The question asks you to identify and explain two pressures on organisations and managers in the current business climate. This means that you need to consider all of the views of relevant M&O academic theories to support your claims. Further, you need to explain how managers can alleviate these pressures. You will find helpful advice on how to answer an essay in the WIN Essay Writing Guide, which is on this Moodle site. In addition, this guide will give you very useful advice on how to organise your ideas, how to organise and structure your written answer, and how to use your own 'voice' and avoid potential plagiarism issues. Please read through the guide before you start on the essay. The issues in the essay are set out on Chapter Five of the textbook and you only need to identify and explain two pressures from this chapter. Reading this is a good place to start, as it will give you a good idea of the key issues and the different approaches to them. It will give you some key points to use in your literature research on the topic. In order to demonstrate a full knowledge of the theoretical issues, you will need to read atleast 6 academic references in addition to the chapter in the textbook. Academic references include both textbooks and academic journal articles. You may find additional textbooks in the WIN library. The best way to find academic journal articles is to use the EBSCO database which is available to all students. Simply typing in keywords from the question will bring up a selection of relevant journal article which are available on line. If you need further support in how to conduct academic research please consult with Francis, WIN’s academic support officer well ahead of the due date for this assessment. DUE DATE: 24th of April Assessment Criteria This essay is designed to test learning outcomes A, B, D and E • Identify and explain the theoretical foundations of the fields of management and organisational studies and the development of contemporary organisational management theory. • Analyse the design and structure of organisations. • Identify and explore management and organisational problems and issues relevant to businesses operating in global and diverse workplaces. • Demonstrate relevant critical and analytical thinking to solving management and organisational problems encountered by contemporary businesses. And also: • Presentation, including referencing, use of grammar, clarity of writing and acceptable length of essay