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Assignment
Write a four-page research paper focused on the basic functional areas found in a typical organization. Include the following five sections in your paper:
• Section 1: Write an introduction to your paper.
• Section 2: Select two of the three functional areas already addressed in this course: operations, marketing, and human resources. Then:
o Conduct research on these two areas, locating at least two credible library and Internet sources. Find articles that discuss the basic responsibilities of an office in each functional area.
o Use what you learned to describe the following for each of the functional areas you researched:
o The primary purpose of this functional area in an organization.
o How this functional area supports the achievement of organizational goals in a business. In other words, why is this functional area important to an organization?
o How this functional area might be helpful to the newly merged company, RPZ Marketing, and its ability to meet its goals.
o Include a quotation or paraphrased statement related to the responsibilities of each functional area.
Section 3: Select one of the following functional areas yet to be addressed in this course: accounting/finance or IT:
o Conduct research on this functional area, locating at least one external source, Find an article that discusses the basic responsibilities of an office in this functional area.
o Describe the types of actions this functional area should implement to effectively support RPZ's organizational goals. In other words, how could an IT, or accounting/finance department help RPZ?
Section 4: Write a conclusion identifying which functional areas you think RPZ should pay the most attention to as it moves forward with its merger.
Section 5: Cite sources used:
o If you paraphrase, summarize, or quote information from a source within the body of your paper, include an in-text citation. Note that each of these types of information requires that a different combination of elements be used for the citation.
o Provide a reference list of all sources used on a separate page at the end of your paper. Note that all sources listed on a reference list must have at least one corresponding in-text citation.
Submission Requirements
• References: References and citations are formatted in a consistent style, with a preference for APA style and formatting.
• Number of resources: Minimum of three scholarly resources to support the solution identified as most productive for the problem identified.
• Length of paper: A minimum of four typed, double-spaced pages.
• Font and font size: Times New Roman, 12 point.