Case Study: Flexibility and work-life balance: who benefits? (pg XXXXXXXXXXof textbook: Human Resource Management in Australia (5th Ed., 2014) by Kramar, Bartram, De Cieri, Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart &...

 Case Study: Flexibility and work-life balance: who benefits? (pg. 315-316 of textbook: Human Resource Management in Australia (5th Ed., 2014) by Kramar, Bartram, De Cieri, Noe, Hollenbeck, Gerhart & Wright, McGraw-Hill Australia). Document type: MS Word document (doc and docx only). Other types of documents (e.g., PDF or others) are not acceptable, will not be marked. Before uploading your assignment to Moodle, please check and make sure it can be opened. Documents that cannot go through Turnitin (e.g. without a similarity score reported by Turnitin) or cannot be opened will not be marked. Objectives: The primary purpose of this assessment task is to assist students to develop skills in the application of Human Resource Management (HRM) principles, work-life balance theories and models in the analysis of the present and future role of the HRM function in organisations. The assessment task encourages exploration of the effectiveness of the HRM functions (work-life balance, flexible work arrangements etc.) in dynamic environments and how that effectiveness should be evaluated. The secondary purpose of this assignment is to give students the opportunity to enhance their research, analysis, critical thinking and written communications skills including the identification and development of an argument. Description: Assessment task 3 requires the writing of an argumentative essay. This essay should be an ‘argumentative/ academic essay’, and must therefore contain an argument that is used as the structuring element of the paper. The assignment is based on a case study that describes the impact of leadership styles and change management on business activities. The purpose of the essay is to identify the roles of work-life balance, flexibility in work arrangements and other challenges in managing dynamic organisations. Students are expected to engage in extensive research within the academic literature relating to work-life balance, flexible work arrangements, job satisfaction and employee performances. Students are expected to engage in extensive research within the academic literature relating to human resource management. Tasks Case Study: Flexibility and work-life balance: who benefits? (pg. 315-316 of the textbook) Based on the above mentioned case study, write an essay entitled “Work-Life Balance” to critically discuss the following questions: 1. Do you agree with Juliet Bourke that the use of flexibility has moved away from its original paradigms? 2. Critically discuss the implications of excessive working hours on the performance of employees and managers. 3. Analyse ways in which employers could facilitate work-life balance during an economic downturn. Your essay should be a properly constructed academic essay. It should contain an effective introduction, body, and conclusion. The introduction should introduce the essay and include your argument. The body should present the evidence you have collected to support your argument, and the conclusion should restate your argument, summarise the evidence and make a conclusion regarding your argument. You are required to support your argument with appropriate theoretical discussion and references. Detail about the assignment format is provided in course Moodle site. All answers must be written with supporting academic references. Please see the Moodle course website for more details.