- Describe the attraction-selection-attrition (ASA) framework. How does it help to explain the “maintenance of homogeneity” in organizations? (Lecture 10)
- How does role congruity theory help to explain why women are under-represented in leadership roles? (Lecture 11)
- What motivates employers to avoid hiring disabled workers? Are these motivations justified by empirical evidence? (Lecture 12)
- According to the rational actor model of hiring decisions, employers will change their stereotyped beliefs about minority job applicants after having positive experiences with members of that minority group. According to Pager and Karafin’s (2009) study, what do employers do in real life? (Lecture 13)
- What are the main differences between an ‘equal opportunities’ approach and a ‘diversity management’ approach? (Lecture 14)
- Under what circumstances are diverse teams likely to out-perform homogeneous teams? (Lecture 15)
- Organisations use images of diversity or information about diversity initiatives in their recruitment advertising to attract job candidates from under-represented groups. Drawing upon Avery (2003), Martins & Parsons (2007), and Williamson et al. (2008), identify three factors that have been shown to influence job applicants’ reactions to this type of advertising, and explain how they do so. (Lecture 16)
- How can resistance to diversity be reduced in organisations? (Lecture 17)
Students seeking tutor feedback on their essay preparation must 1) complete this formative assignment, and 2) engage in the self-assessment component before making an appointment to see tutors during office hours. Tutors will be happy to have you talk them through their essay outlines and will give you verbal feedback on your work, but they will not be able to read through essay drafts or provide written feedback – so please do not email them your essay and ask them to comment.
Deadline: Learning Week 12 (week commencing January 8, 2018). Bring a hard copy to your seminar tutor or module tutor during office hours, ready to discuss.
Requirements: Write a brief introduction and conclusion to the essay question, and list the main points to be made in support of your arguments (as indicated on the assignment). Provide a list of key sources to be used in writing your essay.
Hints and tips:
Things to think about…
What is the crux of the question – what is it asking you to know? What are the key terms and issues raised by the question?
What is your argument/position in relation to the question posed?
What are the key points that you need to make to support your argument?
What are the relevant theories that you can draw upon? How do they help you in addressing the issues raised by the question?
What is the relevant empirical evidence? How can you use it to substantiate the argument you are making?
How are you going to structure your answer? When making a point, is it clear to the reader that what you are saying is relevant to answering the question?
In addition to the main and recommended readings, use the Library website and Google Scholar to search for additional sources that may be useful in formulating or justifying your argument. Think carefully about credible sources of information and focus on research-oriented articles or chapters, with occasional real-world examples if needed to illustrate a point. Try to minimise your use of websites.
Show evidence of proper referencing by using the style guides available on MyLearning to guide you.
HRM3014 Essay Outline (Formative Assignment)
Essay question:
Introduction
Key Points
Provide one-sentence summaries of each paragraph (adjust number of paragraphs as necessary) and add bullet points as necessary:
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 4
Conclusion
References
Self-assessment
- How well does this essay outline:
- i) Provide a clear answer to the essay question?
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- Construct a convincing argument for why this answer is accurate, or reasonable?
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- Effectively use theory to explain how a phenomenon or a relationship between/among variables operates?
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- Support its arguments with relevant empirical evidence from the research literature?
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- Draw upon an appropriate range of readings (in the form of research-oriented articles and chapters, rather than random websites)?
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- Cite and reference its sources correctly?
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- What mark (out of 100) do you think is a fair assessment of your work?
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