Written Report
Overview.Managing employees and an organization is not an easy task. Many of the issues that arise do not have clear cut solutions. For
example, having a diverse workforce has many positive benefits and is a legal requirement, but can also lead to worsened group dynamics
and inefficient communication. As another example, we know employees helping other employees provides some benefits and creates a
better work culture, but it can actually hurt overall work productivity. One of the ways organizations try to develop solutions to
these problems and best management practices is by turning to academic research.
This project is designed to give students an opportunity to work with their class mates in order to explore academic research and to
develop practical solutions to real questions that organizations face, while also helping you develop business writing and presenting
skills that you will need in the business world.
Research Question:
Diversity and Discrimination
What types of selection measures and performance management practices tend to have the most adverse impact? What can organizations do
to mitigate this problem?
(Klein, R., Dilchert, S., Ones, D., &Dages, K. (2015, March 30). Cognitive predictors and age-based adverse impact among business
executives.Journal of Applied Psychology, 100, 1497-1510. doi: 10.1037/a0038991)
— Resource that can use but not require.
It will also need to include at least 2 properly cited academic sources from the approved list.
It should include:
• Clear definitions of the core concepts used in your paper.
• A clear and concise summary of your findings based on the literature you have examined.
• Your conclusions based on the literature, including a well-founded answer to the research question.
• Specific recommendations for practice
• Correct grammar, spelling, and formatting
o Double spaced
o Times New Roman font, size 12
o 1 inch margins
It is important to note that this project is not a “book report”, in that we are not asking you to simply regurgitate what the academic
articles say about a topic. We expect you to use the research to develop and support an answer to the research question and to develop
some possible recommendations for organizations to follow. This will require critical thinking and your own insight. As mentioned above
there usually is not a clear solution to these issues, and so you are expected to discuss both the pros and cons, or benefits and
problems, of the issues related to your question. This should be written like a professional document; imagine your boss came to you
with a question, and you are giving him or her a written report of your findings. It should thoroughly but concisely answer the main
research question and provide specific key recommendations, all based in the scientific research available.
Sources.
As mentioned above you will need to find academic articles related to your topic. These articles must come from one of the following
journals
Academy of Management Journal
Academy of Management Review
Journal of Applied Psychology
Personnel Psychology
Journal of Management
Organization Science
Strategic Management Journal
Administrative Science Quarterly
Journal of Personality and Social Psychology
Psychological Bulletin
Harvard Business Review (a maximum of two articles may come from this source)
Psychological Science
Journal of Experimental Social Psychology
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes
Annual Review of Psychology
The Academy of Management Annals
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