Management Issue (Must be different topic from assignment 6 (Research paper) – Management Issue Paper

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Management Issue (Must be different topic from assignment 6 (Research paper)

Here is where you will provide us with complete description of your selected Issue.

What issue have you selected?

Why is this an issue?

A true issue will have more than one side. Tell us about the debate.

Have you found two experts? Who are they and what makes them experts?

You know that you have a meaningful issue when you can state your issue as a question.

For example:  Should employers be required to provide health care insurance for all full-time employees?

Management Issue Paper

Minimum Requirements

1.You will be writing on a topic which reflects an analysis of a significant business/organizational issue or problem. The analysis must include an examination of the different views of at least two (2) legitimate individuals who are considered experts on the topic.

2.      Two (2) or three (3) word processed pages (double spaces with one inch margins), consisting of the following:

Introduction –  A clear and complete description of the issue (what the paper is about) and an explanation of its significance (why the issue is important).

Body –  A well-organized and careful presentation of the views of at least two (2) different experts. There must be an explanation as to why each of these individuals is an expert and why they should be taken seriously. (An expert is not an organization.  An expert is someone (an individual) who has acquired special knowledge of a particular subject.)

 

Analysis & Conclusion –   Now that the issue has been explained and you have presented the views of the experts, you need to do an analysis and present your conclusion.

There should be thoughtful analysis of the different positions taken by each expert.Tell us which expert’s opinion you favor and where do you disagree.  Explain your viewpoint(s).  Did this research change your opinion?  Why or Why not

3. Guidelines

•Your issue/topic must have more than one view point.

• I must see you, the writer, in your papers!  Your opinions, observations, feelings, experiences, etc.

• Define any terms or concepts that are not generally known.

• Use direct quotations from your sources.

• Edit and re-write the paper at least once.

• Avoid the use of one-sentence paragraphs.

• Avoid highly emotional or extreme  statements.

• Submit the original and keep either a copy or thorough notes that can be used to prepare for the oral presentati

When writing a paper that contains material beyond the writer’s knowledge or experience, the source of all information must be clearly identified.  There are several reasons why this identification is so important.

1. If the reader is interested in the topic, he/she may want to read more about it.

2. If the topic is controversial, the reader may want to determine whether the sources are credible.

3. The reader may want to determine whether the writer has accurately reported the views of the sources.

4. Copyright laws are based on the assumption that authors have a right to be recognized for their work.

*The reader of the paper (ME) must be able to identify the author of each sentence.*
Selecting An Issue –  The best issue to research is one that interests you and you think is important.  The next best issue is one that you think would be of interest or value to your classmates.