Students will submit a written analysis of a selected Management topic. 3 – 5 pages in length. The title page, abstract and work cited pages do not contribute to the length. The paper may be submitted in MLA or APA format. The paper should be grammatically correct and free from typographical and spelling errors. There will be at a minimum of three (3) different references, (wikipedia and is not an acceptable reference). Footnotes and bibliography, must be presented in MLA or APA format.
Topics
- Organizations as Open Systems
- Measuring Job Satisfaction
- Techniques for Changing Employee Attitudes
- The Role of Non-work Activities in Work Behavior
- Implications of Selective Perception for the Communication Model
- Pay Secrecy and Employee Motivation
- Choosing Between Individual and Group Decision Making: A Manager’s Guide
- Defense Mechanisms and Employee Behavior
- The Contribution of the Hawthorne Studies to the Study of Management
- Strengths and Weaknesses of Committee Decision Making
- Methods for Overcoming resistance to Change
- the Impact of Automation and Repetitive Tasks on Workers
- Defining and Understanding Conflict, Cooperation, and Competition
- Differences Between Male and Female Leadership Styles
- “Discipline”: A Dirty Word in the 2000s?
- Drug and Alcohol Abuse in Organizations
- Managing Interdepartmental Conflicts
- Is There a Decline in the Motivation to Manage?
- The Changing Work Force: Implications for Management
- Employee Assistance Programs
- The Changing Work Force: Impact on Human resource Management
- The Application of Quantitative Management Theories
- The Role of Labor Unions in the 2000s
- Business Ethics: “Do Unto Others as You Would Have Them do Unto You” verses “Do it Before Someone Else Does”
- Organizational Behavior Modification
- Designing Effective Work Teams
- Managing Resistance to Organizational Change
- Ethical and Legal Obligations of Members of Boards of Directors
- Ways of Determining Effective Spans of Control
- Total Quality Management: Is it working?
- A Study of Employee Relations in a U.S. Based Japanese-Owned Factory
- A Review of the Japanese Concept of Lifetime Employment and the Employment of Women in Japanese Organizations
Rubric for Writing Assignments
Name: _________________________________________ Date: ________________
Assignment: ____________________________________ Score: _______________
Assignment requirements: Was the topic chosen from those in the syllabus or did
the student choose another with the Instructors approval? And was it turned in on
time? (20 pts.)
Score
Earned
Title Page: Does the paper have a title page, and does it contain the students name
and class information along with the Instructors name? (10 pts.)
Score
Earned
Formatting requirements: Does the paper fulfill the basic requirements set forth in
the assignment; number of pages, (3-5) and double spaced using MLA or another
approved formatting? (15 pts.)
Score
Earned
Format: Does the paper contain a work cited or bibliography page? (5 pts.)
Score
Earned
Support: Does the support provided by the works cited take the reader through the
paper in manner that enables the reader to easily follow the writer? (10 pts.)
Score
Earned
Conclusion: Is the conclusion supported by the works cited and the students
research? Is the paper cleanly brought to a closure? (10 pts.)
Score
Earned
Spelling: Is the paper well edited with careful attention paid in avoiding spelling
errors? (5 pts.)
Score
Earned
Grammar: Is the paper well edited with careful attention paid in avoiding
grammatical errors? (5 pts.)
Score
Earned
Punctuation: Is the paper well edited with careful attention paid in avoiding
punctuation errors? (5 pts.)
Score
Earned
Creativity: Does the paper reflect the writer’s interest in their chosen topic? (15pts.) Score
Earned
