Directions (Group Research Project):

Please read and follow the directions for the Group Research Project.

The following outcomes are among those indicated for this course:

to evaluate the study of Organizational Behaviour and assess the various theoretical and analytical frameworks that are employed.

to identify and analyze emerging issues in theory and application of Organizational Behaviour.

These outcomes suggest it is important to look at research being conducted on issues in Contemporary Organizational Behaviour to be aware of emerging issues facing Canadian organizations, beyond what is contained in your textbook or discussed in class.

1. CHOOSE A TOPIC NOT COVERED IN THE COURSE

START - to get an idea of what your topic could be about, review the list of topics on the course outline and in the Table of Contents of your textbook.

BUT DO NOT limit myrself to only those exact and specific aspects of a topic specified in the Table of Contents.

THEN choose a [sub]topical area of particular interest to you;

i.e., pick an aspect/subtopic FROM WITHIN your chosen topical area and try to be as specific as you can. [for ex: "Motivation - Investigations into the Nature and Role of Contemporary Views on Compensation", not just "MOTIVATION"].

2. LITERATURE SEARCH

For my topic, i will need to do a literature search.

6 publications: A literature search will FIND AND CHOOSE 6 recent [10 years or less] source materials [academically valid] on the topic. i am to use the resources from the Learning Resource Centre at Centennial College [you may get help from the library staff to familiarize yourself with the best places and methods to locate published material on your subject]. Please confine your search to material published on or after 2014.

Textbooks, chapters from textbooks, books, or "popular magazine" articles are not proper resources for this assignment - you need to use only academically valid, referenced, cited, and "cite-able" work ONLY.

3. WRITE

Project Requirements: The written submission / report of your project is to include the following, logically arranged with headers and subheadings [all to be presented professionally - following required submission protocols]:

A statement of what you have chosen and why this area is of interest to you, in paragraph form. [1 - 1 page maximum].

An explanation of the reason you feel this topic is relevant to Contemporary Organizational Behaviour, in the Canadian context.

For the next section, list the 6 publications, using full APA referencing and format, which you obtained from your literature search.

All 6 of these publications are not to be listed in the References section of your paper [except as noted in (4b)]. Rather, this is a discreet section (meaning separate and distinct) within the body of your paper.

Of these 6, choose 3 publications related to the research conducted on your topic. Write a summary (3-4 paragraphs for each, 1 - pages maximum]) on the research explained in the article and the findings.

For each of these 3, summarize, discuss, then evaluate what each contributes to your understanding of the topic you have chosen.

Cite and reference these 3 properly. You will include these 3 publications, on the References page, which is the last page of your paper [except for Team Members Contributions Section, explained below], in proper APA format [yes, it repeats the same from the list of 6 from earlier]. If you have used other references/citations, these will ALSO be included on this References page.

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