Unit 4: Research Review

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You are to show evidence of your research by providing a research review of three resources you will be using for your final project. In addition, you will be providing one of the responses for your final research project.

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Topics

Choose one of the following topics to review:

• Explain how a firm’s human resources influence organizational performance.
• Describe how firms can use HR initiatives to cope with workplace changes and trends such as a more diverse workforce, the global economy, downsizing, and new legislation.
• Explain why employees join unions.
• Define “human resource management.”
• Explain why compliance with HR law is an important part of doing business.
• Describe the process of job analysis, components of a job description, and those of a job specification.
• Explain how a firm’s human resources influence organization performance.
• List the factors influencing worker motivation that are under managers’ control.

So, what is a review of the literature?

A research review is an account of what has been published on a topic by accredited scholars and researchers. Sometimes it is part of the introduction to an essay, research report, or thesis. In writing the research review, your purpose is to convey to your reader what knowledge and ideas have been already written about a topic, and what their strengths and weaknesses are. As a piece of writing, the research review must be defined by a guiding concept (e.g., your research objective, the problem or issue you are discussing or your argumentative thesis). It is not just a descriptive list of the material available and/or a set of summaries.

Skills

This project enhances your knowledge about the topic and helps you gain skills in the following areas.

1. information seeking: the ability to review the literature efficiently, using manual or computerized methods, or to identify a set of useful articles and books
2. critical appraisal: the ability to apply principles of analysis to identify unbiased and valid studies or reviews.

Research Review

A research review should do the following:

1. be organized around and related directly to the thesis or research question you are developing
2. synthesize results into a summary of what is and is not known
3. identify areas of controversy in the literature
4. formulate questions that need further research

The purpose is to assure that you are progressing appropriately with your research project, which is due the end of unit 7. This piece is worth fifty points and due the end of unit 4. It should be submitted in rich text format. Each review should contain at least two to three appropriate quotes and citations. If you need support on using the APA style, please visit the following websites.

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Rubric

Research Review

Research Review

Criteria	Ratings	Pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeContent	20.0 pts Responds to every assignment requirement with originality. Focuses on one core learning objective and includes 3-4 researched topics related to that course objective. Displays an exceptional familiarity with the text and topics being discussed. Uses 3-4 additional resources. 18.0 pts Responds to most assignment requirements with originality. Focuses on the core learning objectives and includes 1-2 researched topics related to those objectives. Displays a familiarity with the texts and topics being covered. Uses some additional resources (1-2). 13.0 pts Fails to responds to most assignment requirements. Does not displays a familiarity with the texts and topics being covered. No core learning objectives included in the topics researched. Uses 0-1 additional resources beyond text.	20.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeLength and Format	10.0 pts 2-3 pages, not including cover page and reference list. 12 pt font, double-spaced, 1′ margins on all sides. Uses APA. 8.0 pts 1-2 pages, not including cover page and reference list. 12 pt font, double-spaced, 1′ margins on all sides. Uses APA. 6.0 pts Less than 1 pages. Errors in formatting. Minimal use of APA.	10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeCitations	10.0 pts Properly cites reference materials used. Uses references from websites as well as the text. 8.0 pts A few incorrect or missing citations and/or reference list entries. Minimal citations. 6.0 pts Multiple incorrect or missing citations and/or reference list entries.	10.0 pts
This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeGrammar and Spelling	10.0 pts Exceptional use of proper English and free of all typographical errors and grammatical mistakes. 8.0 pts Proper use of English and generally free of typographical errors and grammatical mistakes. 6.0 pts Multiple English errors, typographical errors, and grammatical mistakes.	10.0 pts
Total Points: 50.0 Please Use Reference from the Text Book: Human Resource Management By: David Lepak and Mary Gowan Third Edition (2017) APA Formatting.