A literature$-$based project

For this project, you will choose an interesting aspect$/$topic$/$question within a broader OB topic

and analyze it based on at least $6$ scholarly$/$academic sources. You will then demonstrate how the

knowledge you gathered can be applied to an organizational example and create a mini

intervention plan. Examples of topics include, $$The effect of cohesion on satisfaction and

performance in self$-$managed teams$,$ or $$the relation between transformational leadership and

citizenship behaviors$.$ Do not work on a broad topic such as $$work$-$life conflict$$ or $$job self$-$

efficacy$.$ These are too much for a single project and would not allow for meaningful analysis

and conclusions.

Your final presentation needs to have the following parts $($a grading scheme will be posted closer

to presentation time$)$: A$)$ Introduction, where you introduce the topic, situate it within OB and

discuss the importance of the topic theoretically and practically. State your

hypotheses$/$expectations$.$ B$)$ Methodology. Please describe the process how you searched and

then organized the material, including what the inclusion$/$exclusion criteria were. You will need

to include at least six scholarly literature pieces in your analysis. C$)$ Literature analysis. This

is the main part of the project. You will need to find a meaningful way to organize the literature

you found and analyze it$.$ This cannot be a description of the papers$/$material you chose to

include. It needs to have some added value, there should be comparison between$/$among articles

and a meaningful way to group and understand them. D$)$ Discussion. In this part you are asked to

elaborate on what the group found particularly interesting or enlightening, point out the strengths

and gaps in the literature you gathered, and suggest areas$/$avenues for future investigation. E$)$

Intervention plan. This part expands on the practical aspect of the literature. When you choose

a topic to study, pay attention to its practical significance and the opportunities it provides for

real$-$world application. Specifically, you are asked to include a brief organizational example

where you can apply the literature you found. Briefly describe the background for the

organizational example $($preferably a real$-$world example of an existing organization$).$ Explain

how$/$to what extent the literature you gathered applies to this example: What is aligned with the

literature and how $($if at all$)?$ What are your recommendations? Develop a realistic mini

intervention plan based on the theory and research in the area, and your analysis. Describe the

plan and its steps in an organized manner. Justify your recommendations. Briefly discuss the

plan$$s main advantages and challenges.