Task Description

Case Study: The assessment item is based on the case study titled Constructive Relations at Top Trucking Company (Pages 169-170 of the textbook):

Based on this case study, write a business report that answers all the three questions:

1. How do the new workplace practices introduced by the new yard manager complement one another?
2. What are the risks to sustaining these changes if George or the yard manager moves on?
3. Do you think tough blue collar unions like the Transport Workers Union are more of less likely to engage in workplace changes like these than public or service sector unions? Why? How would you find out if you are right?

All answers must be written with supporting academic references, including at least 10 peer reviewed journal articles. Please see the Moodle unit website for more details.

Length: 1750 words ± 10% (including executive summary, introduction, heading and subheadings, recommendations and conclusion but excluding title page and reference list)

Weighting: 35%

Reference Style: APA Style https://www.cqu.edu.au/?a=14033

Document type: MS Word document (doc and docx only). Other types are not acceptable. Documents that cannot go through Turnitin or cannot be opened will not be marked.

Assessment Criteria
Your report will be assessed on the extent to which it meets each of the following criteria:

• Research and use of critical academic resources (10 Marks)
• Analysis of the case and response to questions/task (10 Marks)
• Integration of research with the case (10 Marks)
• Presentation: referencing, organisation, structure, communication (5 Marks)

Penalty for late submission without approval if applicable [(-5%× 35)/day = -1.75 marks/day]

Important: Plagiarism will result in a “zero” score and will be reported to the Academic Services Centre of the University.