For Assessment Item 2 you are to present a critical analysis of the case study that will be given to you in week 5 of the session. Please refer to your subject outline for in depth information of the task. 

The main body of the report includes the following sections:

• An Introduction that includes a clear description of the issue of diversity especially in a cross-cultural setting, and includes a brief discussion on why diversity is an important and current Human Resource Issue in organisations.
• Identification and analysis of three problems in the case, keeping in mind cross-cultural differences. You should include relevant facts in the case to support your analysis and you must include relevant literature to support the analysis of problems.
• Identification of alternative strategies that can be adopted to solve the problems in the case. Each alternative can deal with one or more than one of the problems you identified in the case.
• Critical evaluation of the alternative strategies focusing on the strengths and weaknesses of the alternatives. You need to present an in-depth analysis of each of the alternatives presented and you must include relevant literature to support the analysis.
• Provide and discuss specific recommendations to solve the problems you have identified. You need to integrate some references to support your recommendations.
• Conclusion

It is greatly emphasised throughout the task that you should include relevant literature to support your analysis. As well as using Primo Search and A-Z Databases, there is a wealth of other sources from where you can draw useful information relevant to your topic. Refer to the box below and the following tabs to guide you more extensively through the process of searching and evaluating literature..