Develop legally sound solutions to ethical challenges that are supported by ethical theories, principles, models, and best practices.

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As Baby Boomers are retiring, and younger generations continue to enter the workforce, organizations are experiencing growing pains as differing personalities and work ethics impact the ability of employees to effectively work together. The Society of Industrial/Organizational Psychology regularly highlights the changes in workforce as one of its predominant issues. As an I/O practitioner, you will need to be able to work with multi-generational groups to address issues and concerns in the workplace.

Assignment Instructions

Read the following case study, then in a 4–6 page paper answer the questions provided below. Remember to use your Assignment Worksheet [DOC] to help you outline your work and organize your resources.

The Times, They Are A-Changin’

You have recently been employed as an I/O practitioner to help The ABC Company navigate issues the company is facing as a result of shifts in organizational culture.

The ABC Company is a family-owned business employing multiple generations in the workforce. Recently, the reins of the company have been passed from father to sons, who are the third generation in the family to lead the company.

The ABC Company has been a top producer of widgets for over a 40 years, but in recent years, they have not been able to retain their share of the marketplace. The new heads of the company feel that changes are needed to update the company and are in the process of implementing a variety of new business practices, including data analytics, leveraging technology in new and innovative ways and adopting workforce-related policies that are reflective of the work values and practices embraced by younger generations of professionals.

Many of these changes are meeting with resistance from managers and employees who have been with the company for decades, and relationships between long-term employees and newer employees are strained. The heads of the company have hired you to help all employees successfully navigate the changes to the corporate culture, and learn to work together successfully.

For this assignment:

  • Analyze and prioritize the legal and ethical dilemmas you may address related to generational differences.
  • Describe the ethical principles and standards that should be addressed as you develop a plan designed to resolve these ethical dilemmas.
  • Develop an action plan designed to address legal and ethical dilemmas that is supported by ethical theories, principles, models and best practices.
  • Support your analysis and action plan with recent, relevant academic literature, a review of laws and legal precedents applicable to the identified dilemmas and documented examples of best practices used by other companies.
  • Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.

Assignment Requirements

  • Written communication: Ensure written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
  • Length of paper: Submit 4–6 typed, double-spaced pages (title and reference pages not included).
  • Format: Format resources and citations according to current APA guidelines for style and format.
  • Font and font size: Use Times New Roman, 12-point font.
  • Sources: Cite at least three sources.
SCORING GUIDE

Your Work will be evaluated using this criteria.

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Scoring Guide Criteria

By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and assignment criteria:

  • Competency 1: Demonstrate ability to analyze ethical dilemmas.
    • Analyze legal and ethical dilemmas related to generational differences.
  • Competency 2: Incorporate appropriate resources and information to make effective ethical and legal decisions.
    • Support your analysis and action plan with recent, relevant academic literature, a review of laws and legal precedents applicable to the identified dilemmas and documented examples of best practices used by other companies.
  • Competency 3: Develop legally sound solutions to ethical challenges that are supported by ethical theories, principles, models, and best practices.
    • Develop an action plan designed to address legal and ethical dilemmas that is supported by ethical theories, principles, models and best practices.
  • Competency 4: Apply ethical principles and standards to prevent or mitigate ethical dilemmas.
    • Describe the ethical principles and standards that should be addressed as you develop a plan designed to resolve these ethical dilemmas.
  • Competency 5: Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.
    • Communicate in a manner that is scholarly, professional, and consistent with expectations for members of the psychological professions.

Explain at least two clear arguable sides to the issue.  ii. Explain how the issue relates to your field or degree, or your potential field or degree.

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Overview: The journal activity in this course is private between you and the instructor. However, you will be discussing your work with your topic in future discussions with your peers. This week, you spent some time reflecting on persuasion in your everyday life, and you shared some potential topic ideas with your peers and instructor. But why is persuasion so important? Let’s think about that a little bit in this journal assignment.

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

1. After exploring the Opposing Viewpoints Database and reviewing your brainstorming activity, identify two issues that are related to your career or degree:

a. Write a fully developed paragraph for issue one (5–8 sentences).

i. Explain at least two clear arguable sides to the issue.

ii. Explain how the issue relates to your field or degree, or your potential field or degree.

b. Write a fully developed paragraph for issue two (5–8 sentences).

i. Explain at least two clear arguable sides to the issue.

ii. Explain how the issue relates to your field or degree, or your potential field or degree.

2. After exploring the arguments related to your issues, take a moment to consider the bigger picture. Then, briefly reflect (in 1 to 2 paragraphs) on the importance of persuasion for the issue you are most likely to write about. Be specific in your assignment; this information will help guide you as you work on your project in the coming weeks.

a. Identify which side you might argue if you plan to pursue this issue in your final persuasive essay.

b. Identify your potential audience and why your topic would be relevant to them.

· Provide an evaluation of the group research design that they have chosen, and criteria that your colleagues have generated (choice of outcome and method of evaluation) from the perspective of the stakeholder whom you have chosen.

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Respond to two colleagues

Reading

1. Dudley, J. R. (2014). Social work evaluation: Enhancing what we do. (2nd ed.) Chicago, IL: Lyceum Books.

· Chapters 9, “Is the Intervention Effective?” (pp. 213–250)

· Chapter 10, “Analyzing Evaluation Data” (pp. 255–275)

2. . McNamara, C. (2006a). Contents of an evaluation plan. In Basic guide to program evaluation (including outcomes evaluation). Retrieved from http://managementhelp.org/evaluation/program-evaluation-guide.htm#anchor1586742

3. McNamara, C. (2006b). Reasons for priority on implementing outcomes-based evaluation.In Basic guide to outcomes-based evaluation for nonprofit organizations with very limited resources. Retrieved from http://managementhelp.org/evaluation/outcomes-evaluation-guide.htm#anchor30249

Colleague Marla Attached Document

Colleague Joy Attached Document

Respond to at least two colleagues from the perspective of an interested stakeholder for the program by doing the following:

· Provide a brief description of the role that you are taking.

· Provide an evaluation of the group research design that they have chosen, and criteria that your colleagues have generated (choice of outcome and method of evaluation) from the perspective of the stakeholder whom you have chosen.

· Provide support based on your evaluation

· Ask questions about the plan for research design and the questions that the evaluation plan will address from your chosen perspective.

APA format intext citations and references

3 full pages of content no cover page

 

· HW Post on Willpower and Distress Tolerance

· Readings for Upcoming Lecture:

· Hall (2012). Radical Acceptance: Sometimes problems can’t be solved. Psychology Today, https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/pieces-mind/201207/radical-acceptance

· If Your Goal in Therapy is to “Be Happy” You might Want to Rethink That. Here’s Why. https://everydayfeminism.com/2018/11/if-your-goal-in-therapy-is-to-be-happy-you-might-want-to-rethink-that-heres-why/

· Required Viewings

How Marsha Linehan Learned Radical Acceptance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OTG7YEWkJFI

Evaluate your chosen peer-reviewed articles summarizing each and explaining how the research design described could be useful for designing original research on your topic

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Research Methods Literature Review

Prior to beginning work on this assignment, review the qualitative and quantitative research designs encountered so far in this course.

For your literature review, you will select one design from each of the following categories.

 

Category

Non-experimental

Quantitative experimental

Qualitative

Mixed methods

 

Designs

Descriptive
Archival
Observational
Correlational
Survey research

Pretest-posttest control group
Posttest-only control group
Solomon four-group

Ethnography
Phenomenology
Grounded theory
Narrative
Participatory action research (PAR)

Explanatory
Exploratory
Triangulation
Parallel

Visit the Research Methods research guide in the Ashford University Library and search the databases for a minimum of one peer-reviewed journal article published within the last 10 years about each of the research designs you selected. The articles must not be research studies using the designs. Instead, they must be about how to conduct a study using the design. Examples of acceptable articles for this assignment are listed at the Suggested Articles tab in the Research Methods research guide.
In your paper, briefly outline the topic you selected for your Final Research Proposal in Week One and apply the scientific method by suggesting both a specific research question and a hypothesis for the topic. Evaluate your chosen peer-reviewed articles summarizing each and explaining how the research design described could be useful for designing original research on your topic. Compare and contrast the paradigms or worldviews inherent in the methodology associated with each research design. Apply professional standards and situate yourself as a researcher by identifying which of these approaches best fits with your worldview.

The Research Methods Literature Review

  • Must be four to six double-spaced pages in length (not including title and reference pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site..
  • Must include a separate title page with the following:
    • Title of paper
    • Student’s name
    • Course name and number
    • Instructor’s name
    • Date submitted
  • Must use at least four peer-reviewed sources published within the last 10 years.
  • Must document all sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
  • Must include a separate reference page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.