You are to assume the role of an HR/OB consultant. Your task is to advise HR man

You are to assume the role of an HR/OB consultant. Your task is to advise HR managers looking for background information, best practices, and guidance on your chosen HRM/OB topic. Many HR managers are behind in terms of issues that will help them to recruit, motivate and retain employees. As a result, you have been asked to analyze an important topic as a priority for HR managers at American University to begin to move the university forward in terms of knowledge and understanding in this area. Your research should inform your advice and recommendations to HR managers at other universities struggling to impact employee’s attitudes and behaviors in measurable ways.
Paper Content:
Describe and define the HR/OB phenomena. Give sufficient detail to provide a clear understanding of how organizational practices may be impacted by the chosen topic. Please draw an example from American University based on your own experience both as a student and an employee (if applicable), people you know who work for the university, or outside research. **Please do not cold-call or interview university staff or faculty**

Make the strategic business case for how this issue can impact employees’ attitudes and behaviors. What types of tangible and intangible benefits can be realized by understanding your phenomenon? Explain your rationale.

Briefly describe a study that you might conduct to further understanding in the area of your chosen topic. What measures will be important? How will you collect the data? What do you expect to find as a result of the study that you recommended? Also, report any findings of data that you collected through interviews or archival data.

Outline a plan to measure the changes that AU HR managers should make in response to your presentation and provide recommendations that include action items that can be followed by HR managers.
Keys to Success:
Writing should be concise and non-redundant
Incorporate at least 4 outside sources to develop knowledge about the topic, for example, presenting statistics on the prevalence of the problem or phenomenon. Useful sources are popular business publications (e.g., Business Week, The Wall Street Journal, Fortune) and HR-specific publications (e.g., HRMagazine). Online newsletters and blogs are not acceptable sources.
Explain the “So what?” of the topic & discuss the broader implications for the real world & management practices, all in a creative/unique way.
Embed at least one figure and one table within the body of the paper
Appropriately cite all of the references used throughout the paper (not included in the word limit). Use APA 7 formatting.
No more than 1200 works of double-spaced text (one-inch margins, Times New Roman 12-point font). The cover page, references, and any appendices do not count toward the word limit.