Recruitment & Retention Practices - Staffing Strategy

All assignments in this class require you to incorporate at least 2 references that are peer-reviewed (also known as refereed or academic) sources from the university library. You need to find and cite peer-reviewed, published, academic papers in the UOP library that deal with aspects of the assigned topic. It is important to use quality peer-reviewed references in your work if want maximize your score potential. Responses to some DQ and participation posts may also require one (1) peer-reviewed reference on an as directed basis.

Peer reviewed does not include

· Wikipedia, blogs, tweets, online dictionaries, social media references

· Other students’ posts from class

· Anonymous authors or unavailable publication dates

· Product or service advertisements

Peer reviewed generally does not include

· Material from websites found via regular Google.com unless it is from a federal or state government. Google Scholar may work assuming the articles are from peer-reviewed sources.

Here's how to use the university library to find academic papers:

1. Go to the UOP home page ( https://mycampus.phoenix.edu/ ) and log on with your Username and Password.

2. On the main UOP page, click on the Library icon in the top right of the page. This will bring you to the Library page.

3. In the left column, headed Library Databases, click on the first item, Article Databases--Major.

4. You will have three databases to choose from: EBSCOhost, ProQuest, and Gale PowerSearch. Although all three contain some information in common, they do differ in the type of information each carries. Therefore, you may have to explore more than one to find what you're looking for.

5. Click on the link for any one of the databases (I suggest starting with ProQuest which seems to have the best selection of papers for most courses).

6. On the ProQuest page, check the two boxes under Limit results to: "Full text documents only" and "Scholarly journals, including peer-reviewed." This will restrict your search to the full text of peer-reviewed articles only.

7. In EBSCOhost, check the box under Limit your results: "Scholarly (Peer Reviewed) Journals."

8. In Thomson Gale PowerSearch, check the two boxes under Limit the results: "to documents with full text" and "to peer-reviewed publications."

9. In the Basic Search box type in your key word(s).

10. For any article, try to find a link to a pdf version, so you can view the article just as it appeared in the original journal. That format is often easier to read, and you will also be able to determine precise page numbers for any material you quote.

If you have difficulty accessing the library, call the UOP Tech Support Desk: 1-877-832-4867 (toll-free and available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week). It's a terrific resource and Help Desk staff members are very helpful.

Once you secure your peer-reviewed references, it’s important that you cite them properly in the References section and within the text. Check out the tips below to help you with formatting.

1. Formatting Citations Within The Text:

a. If using a paraphrase: Yadda yadda yadda (Smith, 2004).

b. If using a quotation: "Yadda yadda yadda" (Smith, 2004, p. 55).

(Notice that the placement of the quotation mark and the period.)

2. Formatting References:

Note the exact use of all upper/lower case, commas, periods, and italics, and hanging indent.

· Book: (Double-space)

Schermerhorn, J. R., Hunt, J. G., & Osborn, R. N. (2005). Organizational behavior (9th ed.). New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

· Journal, one author: (Double-space)

Ramlall, S. (2004). Review of employee motivation theories and their implications for employee retention within organizations. Journal of American Academy of Business, 5(1), 52-63.

· Journal, two or more authors: (Double-space)

Wright, B. M., Barker, J. R., Cordery, J. L., & Maue, B. E. (2003). The ideal participative state: A prelude to work group effectiveness. Journal of Business and Management, 9(2), 171-191.

· Electronic database sources: (Double-space)

Cuddy, C.M. (2002). Demystifying APA style. Orthopaedic Nursing, 21(5), 35-42. Retrieved June 28, 2006, from EBSCOhost database.

Lay, K. A., & Skilling, J. M. (1998). The importance of ethical decision making [Electronic version]. Texas Business Review, 23(3), 465-498.