Topic: Age-based stereotyping in the workplace.
In your essay you will need to explain what stereotyping is, present one or more definitions and cite the sources you have used. Once you know quite a bit about the concept of stereotyping, you will be able to describe it giving examples, describe the processes through which it occurs, explain what effects it has and how it has those effects, that is, the mechanism(s) through which these effects come about. Those mechanisms will be drawn from theory, and you will cite references for those explanations. Depending on which topic you choose, you will need to consider evidence regarding how well-founded stereotypes under that topic may or may not be. Is there evidence that people within categories for your topic do behave differently in some situations at work? If so does that matter? How is it relevant to stereotyping?
You will also consider application of knowledge about stereotyping in organisations. Is it beneficial or harmful? Should members of organisations be trained to deal with stereotyping, and if so, what kind of training should be provided, who should be involved and why should they be involved? How can organisations, managers, supervisors or employees manage the impact of stereotyping?
You will need to conduct a review of scholarly literature related to your topic. To provide an overview of research on the topic you may include both classic articles, to give a historical perspective on the development of ideas in the area, and recent articles to show the cutting edge of development in the field. Classic articles are older articles that establish major concepts or findings and have been influential on later work. In other words, you are not restricted to only the most recent articles in your reviews, but you should include some recent articles to make sure each aspect that you cover is up-to-date. However, you must read every article you cite, so do not aim for a very long reference list.
To ensure appropriate breadth, you will need to incorporate at least five peer-reviewed journal articles relevant to the topic if you are to pass this assignment at a minimum level.
To get you started, here are a few articles to give you some ideas. You may use and cite these articles where appropriate in your assignment, and any of them that you use will be counted toward your minimum of five peer-reviewed articles.
Costanza, D. P., Badger, J. M., Fraser, R. L., Severt, J. B., &Gade, P. A. (2012). Generational differences in work-related attitudes: A meta-analysis. Journal of Business and Psychology, 27(4), 375-394.
Janssens, M., &Zanoni, P. (2014). Alternative diversity management: Organizational practices fostering ethnic equality at work. Scandinavian Journal of Management, 30, 317-331.
Roberson, L., &Kulik, C. T. (2007). Stereotype threat at work.Academy of Management Perspectives, 21(2), 24-40.
Sutin, A. R., Terracciano, A., Milaneschi, Y., An, Y., Ferrucci, L., &Zonderman, A. B. (2013). The effect of birth cohort on well-being: The legacy of economic hard times. Psychological Science, 24, 379-385.
Trzesniewski, K. H., &Donnellan, M. B. (2010). Rethinking “Generation Me”: A study of cohort effects from 1976-2006. Perspectives on Psychological Science, 5(1), 58-75.
Some of these articles contain some advanced statistical techniques. Don’t worry, you are not expected to understand those parts of the article. Read the article for it’s introductory sections and its discussion, and try to understand what they did and what they found.
