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HR2002 Human Capital in Organisations

Sem 1 AY 2014/15

Mathew Linus/Lowe Joo Yong

Tutorial Discussion Questions

The Effects of Globalisation

1. Discuss the impact of globalisation on the engineering industry in Singapore.

2. Has globalisation opened new opportunities or shut them for you? Explain.

Organisational Transformations

1. What do you think are the most radical paradigm shifts that have recently occurred in the

engineering profession?

2. Which stage, crisis or solution of an organizational transformation do you think is the most

critical to its survival? Illustrate with a local example of an engineering company.

Organisational Structure & Culture

1. According to the Star Model, the strategy is the starting point. Does that mean that

whenever the strategy changes, structure and culture must also change?2. Discuss how structure influences culture and vice-versa.

Industrial Relations

1. Evaluate the pros and cons of the tripartite system here in Singapore.

2. As engineering graduates, you may not be unionized, so how will your interests as employeesbe championed?

Diversity at the Workplace

1. Managing diversity is about balancing rationality and emotionality. Discuss.

2. Is there a diversity problem between engineers and non-engineers at work?

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Leadership Intelligences

1. Within the technical or engineering industry, examine a leaders social and emotional skills

with examples. Do you think that the leaders skills in the two areas were effective orineffective? Support your argument with evidence.

2. Are emotional and social skills more important than other attributes such as decisiveness or

technical knowledge? Explain.

Role Identities and Workplace Interactions

1. Examine the multiple roles of a leader to illustrate some of the concepts related to role

identity.

2. Examine the different roles that you perform as a student. Describe some of the challengesyou face in carrying out the demands of these multiple roles.

The Self

1. Discuss why interpersonal relations are challenging despite the existence of several theories

and models.

2. Reflect on how you have developed as a person. Which influences have shaped you the mostover the past 10 years?

Learning

1. What should engineering graduates like you continue to learn - more engineering knowledgeand skills or non-engineering ones?

2. Find out what companies are doing for their engineers continuing education and training.

Understanding Careers

1. If an engineer pursues a non-engineering career, would all the 4 years of engineering

education become a waste?

2. Find out from practising engineers what they see as important career competencies forengineering professionals