Reference no: EM133450139 , Length: word count:2000
Managing Human Resources
Assessment Purpose - The primary purpose of this assessment is to enhance students' research, analysis and referencing skills.
The secondary purpose is to give students the opportunity to demonstrate their critical thinking and written communication skills.
The third purpose is to demonstrate that you have commenced appropriate research for Assessment.
Assessment Task - By reviewing the current literature in HRM, you are required to compile an Annotated Bibliography of recent four oeer-reviewed journal articles. Hence, Assessment will prepare you for Assessment Report.
Step 1: Read the Assessment 3 (report) task description to understand requirements for Assessment 3 as Assessment 2 is a designed to assist you in Assessment 3.
Step 2: Undertake research of the recent academic literature since 2012. Identify four (4) academic peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to Assessment 3. It is not a must for these articles to be based on the sector (i.e., retail or financial sector) you have chosen for Assessment 3. However, these articles must be aligned with at least three (3) of the unit themes from Weeks 1 to 12 (e.g., the evolution of HRM, the context of HRM, industrial relations or HR planning and work design challenges in a global environment).
It is recommended that you undertake your research via the online 'search' of CQUniversity
• Human Resource Management (US), . .
Library- mats would include:
Human Resource Management Journal (UK),
• International Journal of Human Resource Management,
• Personnel Review, and
• Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources. You cannot use the article from your Assessment 1- Presentation for Assessment 2.
Write 500 words on each article (500 x 4= 2000 words). For each journal article, write to the headings in the template. These include:
• Full reference of the article
• Outline of research objective and research questions
• Outline of the research method
• Findings and discussion
• Conclusion
• Indication of how this will be relevant for your final report
American Psychological Association
Assessment - Annotated Bibliography
Article 1
1. Full reference of the article: APA 7 Edition
2. Objective and research questions: (75-100 words)
- the aim of the research and the research question
3. Research method: (50-75 words)
• how the data was gathered - documents, survey, interviews or focus groups?
• how many participants are in this research?
• where the study was conducted (which organisation or which country)
4. Findings and discussion (225 words)
5. Conclusion (50-75 words)
6. How this article will contribute to my final report (50-75 words)
Article 2
1. Full reference of the article: APA 7P Edition
2. Objective and research questions: (75-100 words)
3. Research method: (50-75 words)
4. Findings and discussion (225 words)
5. Conclusion (50-75 words)
6. How this article will contribute to my final report (50-75 words)
Article 3
1. Full reference of the article: APA 7 Edition
2. Objective and research questions: (75-100 words)
3. Research method: (50-75 words)
4. Findings and discussion (225 words)
5. Conclusion (50-75 words)
6. How this article will contribute to my final report (50- 75 words)
Article 4
1. Full reference of the article: APA 7 Edition
2. Objective and research questions: (75-100 words)
3. Research method: (50-75 words)
4. Findings and discussion (225 words)
5. Conclusion (50-75 words)
6. How this article will contribute to my final report (50-75 words)