Paper Homework: Major Research Paper Guidelines
Length: 7 pages.
Step I
Begin your research for the Major Research Paper by selecting one of the theories from the course (e.g. Scientific Management, Social Person Era, Authority, etc.)
Step II
Select a contemporary business issue of your choosing.
Step III
Select a specific aspect of social responsibility to use in your paper.
Step IV
Conduct research to locate articles that address the contemporary business issue you chose using the theory you chose. For example, if your contemporary business issue is employee retention and you chose Social Person Era theories, the research you find should address employee retention utilizing the theory you chose.
Conduct research to locate articles that address socially responsible behavior in organizations related to your topic of interest.
Step V
Integrate and evaluate the research you found so that you tie together the articles on: i) your selected theory; ii) your business issue; and iii) social responsibility.
Step VI
Extend the literature into a set of best practices that address at least three issues faced by either: i) your own organization; or ii) another outside commercial entity (be specific about the company you choose).
Step VII
The final step is to extend those best practices in a manner that will lead to a more positive outlook for the organization you chose in terms of corporate citizenship / corporate social responsibility.
Format your homework according to the give formatting requirements:
• The answer must be using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, typed, with one-inch margins on all sides.
• The response also includes a cover page containing the student's name, the title of the homework, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
• Also include a reference page. The references and Citations should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.