Promotion of Mental Health in the Hospitality Industry by Human Resource Management

INTRODUCTION: (worth 25 points, each bullet worth 5 points)

· Clearly defines the issue, gets the attention of the reader.

· Adequately reviews studies that have addressed the issue.

· Adequately indicates deficiencies in the problem.

· Clearly states the significance of the paper.

· Include the major stakeholders of this research – who does this research impact?

· Clearly states the purpose of the paper.

LITERATURE REVIEW: (worth 25 points)

· Paragraph introducing literature review.

· Adequate overview of supporting literature is necessary.

· Introduction of theory being utilized for your proposed study is included.

· What theory are you using to support your research?

· Why are using the theory you selected?

· Has this theory been utilized in previous studies successfully?

· Utilization of subheadings for categories.

· Address each of your categories of articles on previous studies conducted or related to your topic:

· What was the purpose of the study/studies?

· Who were the participants of those studies?

· What did they find in those studies?

· Any concluding remarks of interest related to your study.

· How is your research filling the gap in existing literature?

· Restate the purpose of your study.

RECOMMENDATIONS: (worth 10 points)

· Practical Implications – How can your research be used in the real world?

· If you are a consultant hired to conduct this research, what are you going to tell the business or organization that hired you?

· Refer back to the stakeholders addressed in your significance paragraph.

CONCLUSION: (worth 15 points, each bullet worth 5 points)

· Discuss a few potential directions for future research.

· What could be researched further considering other topic areas that are similar to your topic?

· How does your research impact other areas of business that could present future research opportunities?

· Discuss research limitations.

· Is this research limited to a certain population? Demographic characteristic? Geographic location? Etc.

· When answering the above to questions, consider if you were to change anything about this research effort, what would you do differently?

· Provide a paragraph summarizing the purpose of the research, recommendations, and how your findings can be utilized to close out your paper.

FORMATTING REQUIREMENTS: (worth 25 points, each bullet worth 5 points – awarded all or nothing)

· APA Title Page

· Times New Roman, 12 pt. font, double-spaced, 1 inch margins

· Length Requirement (2,500-3,000 words)

· Minimum of 10 scholarly sources

· Reference page correctly formatted

DEDUCTIONS:

· 25 point deduction if in-text citations are not appropriately included and formatted according to APA guidelines. These must match up with your reference list accurately.

· 1 point deduction per sentence structure, grammar, subheading error, spelling error, word-usage error, etc. – PROOFREAD YOUR PAPER!!

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INTRODUCTION 25 points: