Hi Everyone, I have a Research Paper in Management, Organizational Behavior. This research project will select a current organizational behavior problem or process that exists at L3 Harris Technologi
MNGT 5590
ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR
RESEARCH PROJECT REQUIREMENTS
TOPIC – You will submit by the end of the eighth class meeting a research project that selects a current organizational behavior problem or process that exists in their workplace, and applies one or more principles of organizational behavior discussed in the class to the problem or process using the case study approach described in a separate handout. For example, one might select the issue of how the organization deals with ethics and/or corporate social responsibility. Another approach might be to discuss how the organization deals with interpersonal, intragroup, or intergroup conflict. A third approach might be to discuss how the organization approaches decision making in teams. You must submit a draft copy of the Abstract for your research project by the end of Week Three. The purpose of the Abstract is to provide a summary of your proposed project in 150-250 words. Please see the APA Manual for specific requirements for the Abstract.
FORMAT – Your research project must conform to the requirements set forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Seventh Edition (2020), also known as the APA Publications Manual. The paper should be double-spaced, Times New Roman, 12-point font, with one inch margins at the top, bottom, left, and right of each page. The paper must follow the case study format described in the “Case Analysis Requirements” document found under the “Course Materials” link in the “Learning Modules” tab in the WorldClassRoom. From a content standpoint, all that is required is a title page, abstract, the body of the paper (12-15 pages), and references page(s). If the student chooses to include appendices or tables of information, these should also conform to the APA Publications Manual. Finally, APA requires that papers be written in third person. Points will be deducted if these requirements are not met. In writing the paper, you should assume that the reader knows nothing about organizational behavior in general or the specific concepts you will be applying in your paper.
GRAMMAR, SPELLING AND PUNCTUATION – While this is not an English course, you are expected to ensure that your work is free of spelling, punctuation and grammatical errors; therefore, you should carefully proofread your paper before turning it in for a grade. It is always helpful in this regard to ask someone else to read the paper for you. A fresh pair of eyes will often catch errors you have overlooked. Points will be deducted on papers that have obviously not been carefully proofread. Also, to make your paper easier to read, be sure that sentences are not too long. Complex-compound sentences tend to make it difficult for the reader to follow your discussion. As a general rule of thumb, one point will be deducted for every six spelling, punctuation, and grammatical errors. Spelling and word usage will be verified using the current edition of the Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary (standard spelling reference of the APA). Grammar and punctuation will be verified using the guidelines contained in Chapters Three and Four of the APA Manual.
ATTRIBUTION TO SOURCE – It is essential that in any research paper each piece of information presented be properly attributed to its source. If the information you are presenting in the paper is not your original thought, or is not common knowledge, it should be attributed to its source. No more than 10% of the paper should be in the form of direct quotes, and any such quotes must be indicated and properly cited (direct quotes require a page or paragraph number in the citation). Any paper turned in without a single attribution to source (parenthetical references within the text in proper APA format) will automatically lose the total points allotted to “Content” on the scoring rubric.
REFERENCES – Your list of references should include, at a minimum, twelve secondary sources you have consulted in your research. While the textbook material may be a starting point for the development of this paper, the student is expected to go beyond the text to do additional research in the literature in the development of organizational behavior principles or conceptual ideas; thus, the textbook should not appear on your references page. Instead, go to the original source cited in the textbook as it will often contain additional information that may prove useful. At least 75% of your sources must be obtained through the Webster University online library resource.
PLEASE NOTE: Google is not an adequate research tool for academic research. In fact, internet searches will often take you to non-academic information resources such as Wikipedia.com and numerous others. You may supplement your research with these sources, but keep in mind that the information you find there may not be accurate since it does not come under a formal oversight or peer-review process. To the extent possible, your research should rely on scholarly publication such as books and peer-reviewed academic journals. Further, remember that you are responsible for the accuracy of any facts you present in your assignments and, therefore, you should confirm the accuracy of any information you find on non-academic sources through further research.
PLAGIARISM – You will be required to submit your research project to Turnitin, which is now integrated into the WorldClassRoom and is available for each assignment. You should ensure that your project receives a minimum of “green” (less than 23% of the paper verbatim from sources). Contact me if you are having difficulty with getting your paper to turn “green”.
