Week 1 assignment.docx (1) Running head: THE APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY AND CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS

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Week 1 assignment.docx (1) Running head: THE APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY AND CHANGING DEMOGRAPHICS PAPER BUS 623 The Applied Psychology and Changing Demographics paper BUS 623 Human Capital Management Usin... g Applied Psychology Ratliff v. City of Gainesville Alan D. Ratliff in the fall of 1994 had applied for a position as City manager for the city of Gainesville, Texas. The City of Gainesville hired a recruiting firm to find suitable candidates for the position. The City council of Gainesville had made mention they wanted a younger person who was very aggressive and high energy who was not thinking of putting down roots there. That they wanted someone who was not looking to stay but just make this employment a steppingstone to future employment elsewhere. The premise of the discrimination suit was that Ratliff was not hired because of his age as he was told by Councilman Kenneth Kaden ("Kaden"), then Mayor Pro Tem the. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [Show More]

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