1 theoretical overview of the chosen contemporary issue students will
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Theoretical overview of the chosen contemporary issue:
Students will define the chosen topic based essentially on the course textbook. The major aspects and
notions covered in the textbook should be concisely outlined. The idea of including this theoretical
overview pertains to the fact that it will be used in next section as guidance for the field exploration. In
addition to the textbook reference, each team is required to review and include a minimum of four
recent scientific sources, i.e. articles published scholarly or books. The review of those references
should be thorough, concise and insightful.
2. Field study
Using interviews with key respondents and information collected from specialized and professional
documentations, students are expected to investigate particular aspects or practices characterizing the
selected contemporary issue within a selected industry or type of activity in Kuwait. Teams are
expected to:
- Justify clearly the choice rationale of the selected industry/company. In this regard, the teams
need to demonstrate the relevance of the chosen industry to the topic under study.
- Explain the methodology applied in their field research (how they identified and approached
the respondents, the identity of the respondents, the number of meetings conducted with each
one of them, the type of secondary data included such as the official corporate documentation
and the Internet sources, etc.).
- Include factual information and evidence about the chosen industry in relation to the subject
Describe the historical developments concerning the contemporary issue.
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- Survey the most affected stakeholders (employees, HR managers, line managers, senior
management, etc.).
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Review the implications of the contemporary issue on the industry, the organization, the
managers and the employees./n3.
Recommendations
In light of the insights derived from the theoretical review and the field study, teams will be required
to formulate well elaborated and supported recommendations for policy makers at organizational
level. The recommendations need be clear, relevant and consistent with the reality of the selected type
of activity in Kuwait. Preferably, a plan of action for an effective implementation should accompany
the recommendations. Furthermore, students may include the control measures that should be
considered by decision makers in order to ensure the attainment of the practice aims.