Description of the Assessment
Guidance Notes
ALL students MUST answer Questions 1 and 2, which should each be 500 words in length (not including references). References should appear at the
immediately after each question and not as a single list at the end.
Of the remaining 3 questions, students must choose ONE, and the length of this answer should be 1500 words (not including references).
COMPULSORY QUESTIONS – 500 WORDS EACH
1. How do the behaviours of leaders differ in theory and practice? Give examples of behaviours where theory and practice diverge.
2. Critically examine the concept of psychological contracts. Illustrate your response with examples of differences that can arise between
employers and employees.
CHOOSE 1 FROM THE FOLLOWING THREE QUESTIONS – 1500 WORDS
3. Critically examine three theories of motivation. Explain which aspects of these theories are relevant to work today and which aspects of the
theories may not be applicable. Give reasons to support your rationale.
4. Transformational are often more valued than transactional leaders. Provide an objective evaluation of transformational and transactional
leadership. Justify whether or not you consider transformational leadership to be more valuable than transactional leadership, transactional
to be more valuable than transformational or both to be equally important.
5. People are becoming increasingly interchangeable by technology. Examine how workers can adapt to emergent technologies to ensure they
remain relevant to the workplace.
Points to remember:
• Specify your sources clearly in the assignment.
• Be as specific and clear as possible in explaining and supporting your claims.
• Use examples, well-chosen instances and data from good quality sources, as appropriate.
