INTRO. TO LIBRARY ADMINISTRATION: Major Paper

THE ASSIGNMENT
Professor's Instruction: Choose a topic that relates to leadership or motivation of employees.   Paper should be between 14-20 pages in length including references.  Use any style sheet that you wish, but do use one!

HOW I DID IT!!
Research was done utilizing USF and Saint Petersburg Public Libraries. The topic chosen was Diversity in the workplace. The exact title of the paper is Diversity Matters: Lack of Cultural Knowledge Generates Deficit in Leadership & Motivation.
Search query: Definition of diversity and culture. How to lead and motivate people from different cultural backgrounds?
Search terms used: Culture-- Leadership--Motivation --Globalization -- Hispanics --Latinos -- Hispanic culture -- Latino culture-- Maxwell -- Dale Carnegie
Search terms suggested by the USF library system: Leadership, Management, Teams in workplace - Management, Communication in organizations, Organizational behavior - Moral and Ethical aspects, Motivation (Psychology), Employee motivation, Culture, Globalization, Hispanics, Cross Cultural Studies, Hispanic Americans - Employment, Intercultural communication



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Delgado-Romero, Edward A., & Billy, Yarbrough. (2008). Cultural values. Encyclopedia   of Counseling, 3, 1095-1097. Retrieved from Gale Virtual Reference Library  http://go.galegroup.com.

Gentile, Mary C., (Ed.). (1994). Differences that work: organizational excellence through  diversity. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Book.

Gostick, Adrian, & Elton, Chester. (2006). The invisible employee: realizing the hidden  potential in everyone. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons.

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Grensing-Pophal, Lin. (2002). Motivating today’s employees. Bellingham, WA: Self-  Counsel Press.

Hicks, Kimberley. (2005). How to communicate with your Spanish & Asian employees: a translation guide for small business owners – with companion CD-ROM. Ocala,FL: Atlantic Publishing Group.

Maxwell, John C. (2011). 5 levels of leadership: proven steps to maximize your potential.  New York, NY: Center Street.

Maxwell, John C. (1993). Developing the leader within you. Nashville, TN: Nelson Business.

Maxwell, John C. (1995). Developing the leaders around you. Nashville, TN: Thomas Nelson Publishers.

Maxwell, John C. (2013). How successful people lead: taking your influence to the next    level. New York, NY: Center Street.

Maxwell, John C. (2004). Winning with people: discover the people principles that work   for you every time. Nashville, TN: Nelson Business.

Nelson, Bob. (1994). 1001 ways to reward employees. New York, NY: Workman Publishing

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Zeiler, Thomas W. (2002). Globalization. Encyclopedia of American Foreign Policy, 2, 135-150. Retrieved from Gale Virtual Reference Library http://go.galegroup.com.