Class Text: Ivancevich, John and Konopaske, Robert (2013). Human Resource Management, 12e. McGraw-Hill: NYC. ISBN: 0078029120 or 9780078029127

The research paper will be a minimum of 25 double-spaced pages in text length, not including cover page or Appendices. Paper must be written according to APA style and be carefully referenced. Your abstract will not be included in your page count.

The purpose of this paper is to take a narrow human resource management topic and do an in-depth review of the current literature on this topic. This is a library research paper and you must use at least 10 different sources, not including textbooks. Before your conclusion, you must have a section entitled either “Recommendations for Managers” or “Implications for Managers” where you explain the significance of what you have found for practicing managers. Further instructions will be posted on the Instructor’s discussion board.

Be sure to use published journal articles as your sources, not less-reliable Internet web sites. Reference your paper very carefully and tightly. Appropriate source journals include (among others) HR Magazine, Academy of Management Perspectives, Personnel Journal, Fortune, SAM Advanced Management Journal, Journal of Management, HR Focus, Human Resource Development Quarterly, The Journal of Applied Management and Entrepreneurship, The Journal of Leadership Studies, and Organizational Dynamics

Appearance, punctuation, grammar, neatness, and spelling count. This must be a professional looking paper to receive full credit. Paper should have an introduction, body, conclusion, and reference section. Paper should also have appropriate headings and sub-headings in the body of the paper. Be sure to use the required title page. Write transition sentences between sections so that the reader knows where you are going and why. Note that this is a research paper. Avoid all first person pronouns and personal opinion.