Human Resource Management

Instructions
Begin by reviewing the related activities you have completed this week and last week, including the Choosing Your Specialization reflective activities completed in Week 3 and other topic discussions over the last few weeks. Review the work you have done to learn how to use the library, including both the Library Research and Information Literacy SkillsLinks to an external site. and the search you did in your specialization area in Week 3. To gain a clearer sense of open issues in your topic area—questions that have not been answered—you will need to do a thorough search of the library in your specialization area.
For this assignment:
• Identify a topic that would be related to your specialization and dissertation interests.
• The Impact of Organizational Support and Incentive Policies on Mental Health Staff Satisfaction and Burnout: A Mixed-Methods Study”
This topic allows you to explore how HR practices, such as incentives, work-life balance policies, and supportive leadership, influence satisfaction and reduce burnout among mental health professionals. It connects well with your HR expertise and focuses on creating practical strategies to improve workplace well-being. (THIS IS THE TOPIC. IF NEED BE IT CN BE TEAKED TO FIT THE ARTICLES I HAVE ADDED)

• Write down key terms that could be used to search for your topic.
• Use the library specialization area databases to locate literature.
• Practice using your literature evaluation tool selected in Week 2: SQ3R or SOAR method.
Use the format of an annotated bibliography to summarize the topic investigation you have done. When writing your paper, follow the prompts provided below and include the bold section headings, centered on the paper, in the document:
• Title page, formatted according to APA formatting.
o Include pertinent identifying information such as the name of your project, your name, the course number and name, instructor name, and date. Refer to the following resource from APA Style:
 Week 4: APA Title SetupLinks to an external site..
• Heading: Professional Interest.
o Explain how this topic relates to your specialization interest, along with stating a clear and concise research question that frames your inquiry.
• Heading: Potential Ethical Concerns.
o Assess and identify the potential for ethical concerns that may be applicable to your research topic and investigation. What safeguards might you put in place to address those ethical issues? Consider the principles of conducting ethically sound research as advanced by your professional organization’s ethical codes:
 Fidelity.
 Autonomy.
 Beneficence.
 Maleficence.
 Justice.
o What in your research topic and process is impacted by this list of principles?
• Heading: Key Words:
o List the four key words you used for the searches you conducted in the scholarly databases.
• Heading: Databases:
o Describe a minimum of two scholarly databases you searched and evaluate their differences. Evaluating the differences between databases helps to identify their strengths and limitations. So, in this section clearly and succinctly evaluate the databases you used and whether the database provided the results you were looking for.
• Heading: Criteria:
o List and explain the criteria you used to evaluate the reliability, validity, and credibility of the articles you selected, such as:
 The article was published in the last 5–7 years.
 The article included a literature review, methodology, and results.
 The article was peer-reviewed. Remember there are different genres of articles found in peer-reviewed journals. Be sure to accurately assess the relative value of the article based on the type of article.
• Heading: Sources:
o Note: This section will be a summative, annotated bibliography. Annotated bibliographies do not appear in research articles or doctoral dissertations, but they are recommended as a valuable tool for keeping track of the content of resources as you research and build a literature review.
o Summarize at least five scholarly sources that address a specific topic within a psychology specialization in an annotated bibliography that includes:
 The APA reference entry citation for each article.
 For example: Author, A. A., Author, B. B., & Author, C. C. (Year). Title of article. Title of Periodical, volume number(issue number), pages. If available, include DOI information. If the citation is from the Internet, include the URL from where it was retrieved. These annotated summaries need not appear in author alphabetical order in this segment of the paper. The reference information for these articles will also appear in the separate References page where they must appear in alphabetical order by author last name.
 A precise summary of each article, including information useful in supporting the discussion in a research paper, clarifying the unique contribution of each source.
• Heading: References.
o Include a separate reference page with all the references in alphabetical order. These reference entries will be the same APA citation information and format that appeared in the annotated bibliography segment of the assignment. Note: In this section, create a conventional reference page, which is an alphabetical listing of all citations in APA format.
For more details on formatting an annotated bibliography, review the Annotated BibliographyLinks to an external site. presentation. You may use the Annotated Bibliography Template [DOCX] to complete this assignment.
Additional Requirements
Your assignment should meet the following requirements:
• Written communication: Written communication is free of errors that detract from the overall message.
• APA formatting: Format resources and citations according to APA style and format guidelines. Visit Academic WriterLinks to an external site., the APA manual, or other scholarly writing sources for assistance with APA.
• Number of resources: Use a minimum of five scholarly resources.
• Length of paper: Write 4–5 typed, double-spaced pages, not including title or references pages. Example: The body length of your paper is five full pages, so the total length of the document will be seven pages (including a separate cover page and formal references page). Double-space the entire document, including references, which appear on a separate page.
• Font and font size: Use Times New Roman, 12 point.
Review the Research Topic Investigation Scoring for more information on how you will be assessed.
Submit your assignment as a Microsoft Word attachment in the assignment area.
Competencies Measured
By successfully completing this assignment, you will demonstrate your proficiency in the following course competencies and rubric criteria:
• Competency 1: Apply advanced critical thinking skills.
o Annotate five scholarly sources addressing a specific topic in your specialization of interest.
• Competency 2: Apply research processes and standards and the technical skills of a researcher in the field of psychology.
o Identify four key words relevant to a specified topic area to search for information in scholarly databases.
o Evaluate two scholarly databases appropriate to research a specified topic in your specialization of interest.
• Competency 3: Analyze and apply professional ethical standards in psychological research and practice.
o Assess potential ethical concerns related to research.
o Explain criteria used to evaluate reliability, validity, and credibility of resources.
• Competency 4: Develop a professional identity as a doctoral-level psychologist.
o Explain how a selected credible research topic relates to your specialization of interest.
• Competency 5: Convey purpose, in an appropriate tone and style, incorporating supporting evidence and adhering to organizational, professional, and scholarly writing standards.
o Convey purpose in a well-organized text, incorporating appropriate evidence and tone in grammatically sound sentences.
o Apply APA style and formatting to scholarly writing.

The Impact of Organizational Support and Incentive Policies on Mental Health Staff Satisfaction and Burnout: A Mixed-Methods Study”
This topic allows you to explore how HR practices, such as incentives, work-life balance policies, and supportive leadership, influence satisfaction and reduce burnout among mental health professionals. It connects well with your HR expertise and focuses on creating practical strategies to improve workplace well-being.