Weight: 

30%

Due date: 10am (Sydney time) on 5th May 2023 (Week 10)

Submission type: Via Turnitin only

Task overview:  

Organisations attempt to address gender equality in the workplace by

offering family-friendly benefits such as parental leave. However, many
mothers and fathers are still reluctant to take long parental leave due to
potential bias and discrimination from their co-workers and supervisors at
work. In this assignment, you are required to apply relevant OB
theories/frameworks/perspectives to address the following questions: 

1.    When a mother/father experiences prejudice or discrimination for taking a long parental
leave (e.g., not being promoted or not given career opportunities), how does this perception
of inequity impact their motivation and also their actions in reducing this inequity tension?
Discuss these issues by using one or two theories in the Motivation topic (Block 3a topic)

2.    What can mothers and fathers do to influence their employers to become more
supportive and inclusive of their parenting employees? To answer this question, discuss two
‘soft’ influence strategies covered in the Power and Influence topic (Block 3b topic)

Additional requirements: 

Please read carefully the marking rubric provided at the bottom of this
page. For further information on essay writing, please consult Study's page
on essay writing: https://ilearn.mq.edu.au/mod/book/view.php?id=5573107

Subheadings should identify each of the two sections. You only need to
address the two questions identified above, i.e., you do not need to write an
introduction or conclusion.

The response length should be 1500 words (excluding the reference list
and up to 750 words per question). Students must strictly adhere to the
word limit (750 words per question) set for each question. Mark will
only read up to the word limit for each question and mark accordingly. Your
submitted document MUST be in a Word format or PDF format - we will not
mark any papers in any other formats. 

You are required to reference (i.e. use and cite within their document) at
least six (6) peer-reviewed journals. You must distinguish clearly
between your own words/analysis and those of your sources. Failure to
provide appropriate citations is plagiarism. Your list of references
should only include material cited in the assignment. The reference list will
not count towards your final word count. The reference style adopted for
this unit is APA 7th edition (further information at
https://libguides.mq.edu.au/referencing/APA7thEdition). 

Your essay must use double spacing, and a 2.5cm margin at the top and
bottom of the page, and on the right-hand and left-hand sides. You should
use Arial, 12-point font for the text.  

The assignment is due by 10am on Monday 5th May 2023. To submit,

upload the report to Turnitin, via the link on iLearn (this link will open two
weeks prior to the deadline). By submitting through Turnitin you
acknowledge the University’s policies relating to plagiarism and academic
misconduct.

Please note that a paper without citations may get a zero and may be
reported to the University Disciplinary Committee for misconduct.
Also, students are expected to cite/reference or acknowledge any
sources - including those from an artificial intelligence tool - from
which they generated ideas, opinions or evidence.

Late Submissions of Assessments: Unless a Special Consideration request has been

submitted and approved, no extensions will be granted. There will be a deduction of 5% of
the total available assessment-task marks made from the total awarded mark for each 24-
hour period or part thereof that the submission is late.   

Special Consideration: To request an extension on the due date/time for a timed or non-
timed assessment task, you must submit a Special Consideration application. An application
for Special Consideration does not guarantee approval.

The approved extension date for a student becomes the new due date for that student. The late
submission penalties above then apply as of the new due date.

Note: applications for  Special Consideration must be made within 5 (five) business days of
the due date and time.

The essay piece will count towards 30% of your final mark.  

The following will provide useful resources for this assignment. However,
students need to do further research. Please note if you may cite all of the
journal articles below only two of these journal articles (even if you
cited more than two) are counted towards the  'minimum of 6 journal
articles' requirement. Therefore, you need to research and cite beyond
those articles listed below. Last, for your information, Harvard Business
Review is not considered a journal article. 
Academic

● Hideg, I., Krstic, A., Trau, R., & Zarina, T. (2018a). Do longer
maternity leaves hurt women’s careers? Harvard Business Review.
● Hideg, I., Krstic, A., Trau, R. N., & Zarina, T. (2018b). The unintended
consequences of maternity leaves: How agency interventions
mitigate the negative effects of longer legislated maternity
leaves. Journal of Applied Psychology, 103(10), 1155-1164.
● Kossek, E. E., Su, R., & Wu, L. (2017). “Opting out” or “pushed out”?
Integrating perspectives on women’s career equality for gender
inclusion and interventions. Journal of Management, 43(1), 228-254.
Non-academic resources:

● ABS. (2017). One in 20 dads takes primary parental leave. Gender

Indicators, Australia, September  2017  Retrieved from
https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/Lookup/by%20Subject/41
25.0~Sep%202017~Media%20Release~One%20in%2020%20dads
%20take%20primary%20parental%20leave%20(Media
%20Release)~11
● ABS. (2018). Pregnancy and Employment Transitions, Australia, Nov
2017.  Retrieved on 11th November 2019
https://www.abs.gov.au/AUSSTATS/abs@.nsf/Lookup/4913.0Main+F
eatures1Nov%202017?OpenDocument
● Australian Human Rights Commission. (2014). Supporting Working
Parents: Pregnancy and Return to Work National Review – Report.
Sydney: Australian Human Rights Commission
● Keleher, H., & Hutcheson, E. (2015). Baby Makes 3: Final Report.
Melbourne: Carrington Health.
● Marking rubric:

MGMT1011 Assessment 2: Essay

Criteria Fail (F) Pass (P) Credit (C) Di

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based ks are poorly are discussed, and theories/frameworks  ks
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Weight:
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