+1 862 207 3288 In Depth Research Paper Guidelines:
Each student will select a topic of interest in public human resources management to conduct an original piece of in-depth research. For ideas, look ahead in the readings, use books, peer-reviewed journal articles, professional association publications, and electronic sources. Your writing should reflect the style, tone and approach of professional journals in the discipline, such as Public Administration Review, The Review of Public Personnel Administration, The American Review of Public Administration, and Public Personnel Management.
The content of the paper will be a total of about 15 pages and must include the following elements. Students should note that the elements will be turned in separately, with due dates noted below:
1. Statement of the Problem: (Roughly 2 pages)
A description of the current controversies or challenges regarding the issue (why it is relevant for the study of public sector HRM).
2. A review of the literature, which includes: (Roughly 8-9 pages)
a. An explanation of the history of this issue (major laws or regulations, milestone events, corresponding and competing values)
b. A discussion of some comparative perspectives on the issue (how is the issue different in the public, private and nonprofit sectors; how is the issue different at the local, state or national level of government or in different regions of the country; OR how is the issue different in the United States and in other countries).
c. A review of best practices regarding this issue (describe how this issue is handled in a high performance organization or in a progressive jurisdiction).
3. Organizational Implications: (Roughly 2-3 pages)
What do these findings imply for organizations? Why types of human resources policies should organizations encourage/discourage? Are these implications consistent across type/size of organization? What is the future depth analysis of the human resources challenge?
The paper should have standard 1 inch margins, double-spaced, 12 point Times New Roman or Calibri font. Each section should include in-text citations and a corresponding listing of references at the end of the section. Papers must reference at least 10 sources, which can include academic books, journals (Public Administration Review, Journal of Public Research & Theory, American Review of Public Administration, etc.) or other sources (such as governmental publications.)
Students must hand in a brief summary of their topic of interest to the instructor on Week 2. The topic should be narrowly focused to make sure you include adequate detail and in-.
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