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Assume you are an external consultant hired to provide executive-level management a concise report about labor relations in an organization. : Discuss:  How well does it manage its labor/employee relations?   What are its strengths and weaknesses? Tip:  One way to think about the content is through a series of questions:–Definition: For purposes of your analysis, who is the organization? Is it only part of a larger enterprise?  For instance, is it only the U.S. locations or specific operations within the U.S.?  What role does labor have in its operations? For instance, how large is the labor force? Who are the employees? Is labor a critical piece of production or does technology do most of the work? –Management’s view: How well does it think its employee/labor relations is going? Is it meeting its own criteria for “good”? Does it do what it claims in its strategic plan and public professions? What is the evidence that it is or is not? What would it continue or change if it could?–Labor’s view: How do employees think they are treated? What is the evidence? What role have unions had/tried to have in this relationship between employees and management? What would employees/the union continue or change? Tip:  To obtain needed evidence, also consider other points of view:  How does the government, industry, and other facets of society view the organization’s labor relations?  For instance, has the NLRB ruled against the organization consistently for the same reason?  Did the organization win any industry awards for managing its people?   Content (Body of the Paper) Special terms are defined.  ·         The content is substantial and represents a significant literature review. ·         The data sources demonstrate a solid method of evaluating labor relations; the types of sources are meaningful and appropriate.  ·         Both labor’s and management

’s views are presented in an unbiased manner.  ·         The ideas express your own analysis, and borrowed material is used primarily to substantiate your points.  Presentation The introduction tells the reader the purpose of the research and the agenda for the paper.   Do NOT use an abstract.  The summary recaps the key points and provides psychological closure to the discussion. Tip: ·         Citations are given for non-original material, using APA format for the in-text citation as well as the reference list.  Reference List Organize your reference list into two sections:  1)  Those that are cited in the body of the presentation.  This is a standard APA requirement.  2)  Any source that you do not cite in the body of the presentation.  Annotate these in the reference listing.  Think of those as additional resources to use in a Q&A period after your presentation.  This, of course, is not standard APA protocol.  Tip: ·         The the briefing paper is to be in objective third-person tense (e.g. do not use first- and second-person pronouns – words such as “I’, “You”, “We”, etc.).  In addition, I strongly urge you not to use “bullets” or “dot-points”. ·         Scholarly sources from academic libraries should dominate your research.”   Scholarly sources are not newspaper articles, blogs, Wikipedia, Investopedia, or information on the internet, or simply information you obtain from the company’s website.  Please follow the instructions for the briefing paper very carefully.  I use Turnitin on each student’s paper to ensure your writing is original and reflective of your own work.
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