Word Limit: 3,000 (min) - 3,500 words
NOTE: It is a standard requirement for postgraduate students to reference at least a total of 30 journal articles in the written assignments. The majority of these references should be from peer-reviewed publications.
Essay Question:
Retention. One of the major issues in HR relates to retaining key talent and preventing high levels of turnover of staff. How do organisations minimise the turnover of staff? In addition, explain how these processes vary for multi-national organisations operating in different countries and cultures. Use academic and practitioner literature to support your argument.
STRUCTURE AND PRESENTATION OF YOUR RESEARCH PAPER
Although a research paper, the format of your paper should still be based on report format. You may use headings and a clear logical numbering system. You should also include a full list of references. Only include information in your references and appendices that has been directly referred to in the body of your document. In your research paper, you do NOT need a table of contents or an executive summary.
Your paper should include:
1. A title page containing the subject title and code, lecturer's name, your name and student id number and word count
2. Introduction(brief outline of the topic and your argument)
3. Relevant literature review - synthesising key academic and practitioner journal articles and other literature related to a discussion of the topic area
4. Identifying best practices or issues and problems (what issues and problems or best practices of organisations did you find through readings?)
5. Discussion and analysis (how could the issues and problems identified be addressed by using a set of HR solutions/strategies?)
6. Conclusion (what are your key points of learning/findings or recommendations for organisations?)
7. References
8. Appendices (if any - this can include descriptions of practices or processes that are too long to fit in the body of the paper).
Please include the word count on the front page of your assignment.