Project Guidelines (HRM 2)

As a part of the course, students are expected to develop a case based on an organizational
change context which has an impact on the HR dimension or on the impact of people
resourcing strategies on an organizational-level outcome. The case problem or issue could be
based on your prior organizational experience or from the popular press. The case could focus
on the human dimension in an internal organizational change process like restructuring,
outsourcing, ERP implementation, TQM implementation or downsizing. It could also focus on
a context like the human dimension in start-ups, in the M&A context, in HQ-Subsidiary, in
organizational decline or IPO. You are also welcome to develop a case based on the influence
of people resourcing strategies on organizational outcomes such as innovation, customer
loyalty, service failures, etc.

The final project report should comprise of the follow the following guideline.

1. Format of the report should include

a. Specify the motivation behind the study. Define the background of the issue that you
intend to study.
b. Literature review for the study (Can include HBR articles/ journals/ academic and/or
practitioner articles; no Wikipedia/ no Blogs)
c. Examine the stakeholder imperatives
d. Identify organizational decision making processes and the manner in which the change
was implemented or the problem was resolved?
e. What were the impacts on the people, their behaviours and attitudes?
f. Did the intended outcomes occur?
g. What were the positives and negatives associated with the change?
h. Must include Data Analysis and Findings, followed by Conclusions and
Recommendations.
i. All references and citations should follow the APA style. Please note that references
and citations are to be included. Please paraphrase statements from papers.

2. Submit both softcopy and hardcopy of the Research Report by 18 November’2019.

3. The assignment should not exceed 3000 words. Excluding the references.
4. Every group member should submit the filled Peer Evaluation Form as a softcopy along
with the research report.
 Meeting: Groups can contact Prof. Amitabh after the 1st week of October (after RedBrick
Summit) with prior appointment to get doubts cleared.

Deadline: Email the paper and the peer evaluation forms to the professor with a copy to the
Academic Associate by 11 PM.

Score: The research project is for a total of 20 marks

Plagiarism: Please note that plagiarism will not be tolerated.