Evaluate the effectiveness of these rewards on performance.

One of the most critical steps in this class is selecting an organization. You will use this topic for each weekly project and the Project Recommendations. An organization must be submitted for approval before you can proceed to the next elements of the assignment. Failure to submit your topic selection by the due date will preclude you from completing the upcoming project assignments. When selecting an organization for purposes of these assignments, it’s best to select a mid-size organization where you will be able to access the information needed to complete these assignments. Selecting an organization that is too large, like Wal-Mart or GE, will be too significant a scope for these assignments. Selecting a small organization of under 20 employees won’t provide the needed dynamic to complete these assignments. When considering what organization to select, you may select an organization where you work or have worked. You might also select an organization that is of interest to you but it should be an organization where you have access to resources to complete the required assignments. There are many scholarly sources available within the Davenport University Library. Additionally, other great resources could be leaders within the organization who you can interview. One word of caution, it’s important to maintain objectivity. This will be demonstrated by your scholarly research.

For the Project Topic, you will submit a 2 page (body) APA formatted paper that will include the following:

· Name of organization

· Reason why you selected this organization

· Description of organization that will include type of industry, number of employees, basic history, any other pertinent information as to why this is a great selection for your topic.

· A minimum of 3 specific APA formatted scholarly resources that you plan to use in your upcoming research.

The topic must be approved by faculty before you can proceed.

General Guidelines for Parts A-E and Project Recommendations
Projects must be completed using APA standards with the inclusion of:
Title page
Abstract
Introduction
Body (with correct use of headings and sub-headings)
Conclusion
Reference Page
Appendices (as needed)

Projects must be completed in third person.
Parts A – E as well as the Project Recommendations do get submitted to Turnitin as a routine.
These assignments require that you conduct and assess scholarly research. A good place to start your research is the online databases accessible through the Davenport University Online Library. [Hint: If you are unsure how to use the databases ask for help by clicking on the Ask A Librarian link]. You can also use professional websites and magazines, quality newspapers and journals. Yet another source would be interviewing leaders within the organization. Note: References like Wikipedia may be a good starting point but it is NOT considered academically credible because the information can be edited by lay people who may not input accurate and validated information. Parts A – E need to have a minimum of 4 scholarly sources outside of our class resources. With each week, you should be expanding your reference list rather than using the same references repeatedly. The Project Recommendations needs to have a minimum of 10 scholarly sources outside of our class resources.
It is imperative that you tie your research and recommendations to the course material. Be sure to link your projects to the core concepts from the class.
The body for each of the weekly projects will be 4 – 6 pages. The body for the final project will be a minimum of 10 pages.
The university’s policy on plagiarism and academic honesty apply.

Part A: Reward and Performance Practices

Conduct and present research that evaluates the current reward structure in your selected organization. Be sure to examine both monetary and non-monetary rewards. Evaluate the effectiveness of these rewards on performance. Additionally, assess how this reward system motivates (or fails to motivate) employees (Note: this is not where you will make recommendations – that will come in the final project).

Part B: Decision-Making