MGT600: Management, People and Teams Peer Review Report

This report provides a critical peer review of a student's presentation on management, people, and teams, focusing on leadership and communication. The review identifies key issues discussed in the presentation, such as the importance of communication for effective managerial decision-making, workplace diversity, employee engagement, and the need for innovation. The review agrees with the presentation's emphasis on participative leadership and open communication to overcome organizational challenges, improve employee engagement, and foster a creative work environment. The review assesses the presentation's strengths, including its clear language and structured format, while also suggesting areas for improvement, such as incorporating critical analysis and real-world examples. The report concludes by highlighting the value of peer review in identifying strengths and weaknesses and improving the work of others. References to relevant theories and concepts are also provided.

Running head: PEER REVIEW
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Name of Student
Name of the University
Author note

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Table of Contents
Introduction..........................................................................................................................3
Review of presentation........................................................................................................3
Consideration of the relevant theory and concepts and their application to the issues
raised............................................................................................................................................3
Integration of the concepts and appreciation of their implications..................................4
Communication style and effectiveness..........................................................................5
Strengths of the presentation...........................................................................................5
Areas for development or further consideration..............................................................6
Conclusion...........................................................................................................................7
References............................................................................................................................8

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Introduction
Critical review refers to the ability to evaluate and summarizes the information and the
concepts given in a particular article. Critical review also includes thinking clearly and carefully
and identifying the strengths and weaknesses of the article or the material that is to be reviewed.
A peer review is done in the same manner as a critical review. The main aim of the paper is to
carry out a critical peer review (Akpoviroro, Kadiri & Owotutu, 2018). The paper will therefore
discuss about the issues that have been identified by the peer in the presentation, the theories that
can be applied to solve the same, the communication style used by the peer and also includes a
discussion on the strengths of the presentation.
Review of presentation
Consideration of the relevant theory and concepts and their application to the issues
raised
The issues that have been identified from the peers presentation includes- the importance
of communication for better managerial decision making and the way it can contribute to
improved organizational performances (Badea, 2014). The other issues that are usually faced by
the organization as has been mentioned in the presentation by the peer includes- issues related to
workplace diversity, workplace flexibility and mobility, high turnover of staff, employees
engagement, need for improving innovation and creativity within an organization. Moreover it
has also been identified from the paper that managers need to build good relationship with their
employees and adopt a more collaborative and participative approach for overcoming the barriers
faced by the organization. Therefore there is a need for collaborative work environment for
solving the various issues. I agree with my peer that in order to overcome the above mentioned

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issues it is necessary for all leaders to adapt a more participative approach such that they can
support open communication within the organization which will further help the employees in
feeling that the organization cares about them. A participative leadership style is one which
adopt a collaborative technique and includes indulging employees into the organizational
decision making process (Barrett, 2017). Besides this, it is necessary for leaders to create such an
organizational culture and climate where all the employees can openly communicate about the
issues being faced by them and also provide suggestions.
Integration of the concepts and appreciation of their implications
The issues that have been identified from the presentation of the peer includes- poor
organizational performance due to lack of communication, increased employees turnover lack of
employee engagement, lack of workplace diversity, and lack of innovation and creativity within
the organization. And the recommendation concepts and theories includes- a participative
leadership style within the organization and an organizational culture and climate of open
communication (Clement & Themba, 2014). These theories and approaches will help in
overcoming the identified organizational issues because a participative leaders is one who is able
to include the employees suggestions while taking important organizational decision. In case of a
participative leadership approach, the leader ensures that the employees are given necessary
information such that they can take part in the organizational decision making and also determine
the course of action of the company. When a participative leadership approach is undertaken by
the leaders, the employees will feel more engaged and empowered as they are asked to take part
in the decision making process of the organization. As a result if it, the employees turnover will
be reduced and the overall organizational performance will improve. Moreover by adopting a
participative leadership approach the employees will be able to communicate effectively with

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their leaders and can carry out open communication within the organization. And the leader can
also help in creating such an organizational climate and culture that can promote open
communication and therefore help in creating an innovative and creative organizational
environment (Why Leadership Training Fails—and What to Do About It. Harvard Business
Review., 2020). When the employees are given the freedom to communicate openly within the
organization, they will readily discuss their ideas and suggestion with the management which
will help the organization in building a creative environment. The participative theory can help
in improving the overall performance of the organization by making the employees feel more
committed towards their work.
Communication style and effectiveness
The communication style adopted by the peer is a formal one as the assignment was a
report. At the same time, the language is quite easy to understand and read for anyone which
enhances the attractiveness of the presentation. However the flow of information can be
improved because the assignment does not flow in a particular manner. For instance, the
importance of open communication has been explained first and then the problems faced by
organization is discussed which could have been just the opposite as then the understand ability
of the readers could have been improved. The presentation is an important one as it has
successfully identified some of the major organizational challenges and also suggested what
could be done for overcoming the same. Therefore the purpose of this presentation has been
effectively communicated.
Strengths of the presentation
The major strengths of the presentation includes- it easy yet formal language, the issues
identified by the paper, the way the role of communication has been clearly explained through

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the paper for developing a more collaborative organizational environment and culture. The paper
is presently in a much structured manner with proper headings and sub-heading for better
understanding (The Most Important Leadership Competencies, According to Leaders Around the
World. Harvard Business Review., 2020). The paper has identified the role of not only
communication but also the role played by organizational leaders in creating a more creative and
innovative organizational climate and culture for managing the human resources within the
organization. Further the role of the HR department in selecting the right candidate for the right
position has been understood from the paper. Therefore the recruitment and selection processes
play a very important role in determining the organizational success because if the right people
are not employed within the organization then the organization may have to bear additional
expenses in training them and even after that their performances may not improve and the
organizational performance as a whole may have to suffer due to the same (Sadia et al., 2016).
The paper starts with a background about the concept and importance of effective organizational
communication which can help the readers in getting an idea about the same who may not be
previously aware about the same.
Areas for development or further consideration
Some of the areas of improvement includes making use of critical analysis while writing
a paper because that can make a paper more engaging and therefore the peer could have used
different viewpoints of different authors for the purpose of presenting their argument in the paper
and that would have made the paper more attractive. Moreover, the flow of the paper or the
content can be improved such as to improving the understandability of the paper. A few real life
contemporary business examples could have been used in the paper for helping the readers
understand the different organizational issues in details.

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Conclusion
Therefore from the above discussion it is clear that critical review can help the person
whose work is being reviewed in improving themselves through the feedback that is got by them.
Moreover they can also understand about their strengths and weaknesses which can further be
improved by them. Moreover from the paper the process undertaken for carrying out a critical
peer review is understood that can further help others in making application of the same while
they are reviewing someone else work. From the paper, the issues that had been identified by the
peer, the communication style used by them and the areas for development have been
understood.

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References
Akpoviroro, K., Kadiri, B., & Owotutu, S. (2018). Effect of participative leadership style on
employees productivity. Trendy V Podnikání, 8(2).
https://doi.org/10.24132/jbt.2018.8.2.48_58
Badea, M. (2014). Social Media and Organizational Communication. Procedia - Social And
Behavioral Sciences, 149, 70-75. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbspro.2014.08.192
Barrett, A. (2017). Information-Seeking From Organizational Communication Sources During
Healthcare Technology Change. Communication Quarterly, 66(1), 58-78.
https://doi.org/10.1080/01463373.2017.1329219
Clement, B., & Themba, M. (2014). The effects of participative leadership on organisational
commitment: Comparing its effects on two gender groups among bank clerks. African
Journal Of Business Management, 8(12), 451-459. https://doi.org/10.5897/ajbm2013.7028
Sadia, A., Mohd Salleh, B., Abdul Kadir, Z., & Sanif, S. (2016). The Relationship between
Organizational Communication and Employees Productivity with New Dimensions of
Effective Communication Flow. Journal Of Business And Social Review In Emerging
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The Most Important Leadership Competencies, According to Leaders Around the World.
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Why Leadership Training Fails—and What to Do About It. Harvard Business Review. (2020).
Retrieved 20 April 2020, from https://hbr.org/2016/10/why-leadership-training-fails-and-what-
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