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Be Sure To Read All Of The Guidelines Below Before Answering. Paper Must Be Management Paper 6-7 Pages and Must Be Within The Parameters Stated Below For Submission No Later Than This Evening At 8PM.
Do a research paper on the Sears company. Sears has been on the decline for quite a few years now in both sales, customer relation as well as employee satisfaction. Talk about some methods in which Sears could think to implement. As well as the benefits that implementing these approaches could potentially yield.
X) Student must assess Sears managerial effectiveness and make recommendations to improve its managerial plans and results through the approaches, principles and methods learning in the class.
Parameters and guidelines for the term paper are as follows:
• The term paper should be approximately 6-7 pages (double spaced) in APA format with at least 3 scholarly references in addition to your Textbook: Fundamentals of Management 8th Edition by Ricky Griffin for a minimum of 4 total references.
• Select an organization, e.g., a corporation, company, firm or association (ideally, an organization which you have some interest in starting or running) for in-depth analysis of their management practices.
• This research should incorporate a wide array of data sources to cover all different aspects of managing the organization in detail and suggests meaningful recommendations to the company based on what you’ve learned in the course.
• Use scholarly peer-reviewed references rather than websites. Scholarly references are generally more credible and make a more persuasive argument. Non-academic websites are not typically recommended for academic writing. While most of the information generally is correct, it is not always reliable because anyone can change the content, bias is often present, and it is not peer-reviewed. For example, it's best not to use news websites, Wikipedia, investopedia.com, about.com, smallbusiness.chron.com, huffingtonpost.com, ehow.com, forbes.com, cnn.com, online encyclopedias, or similar non-academic websites. Articles in these types of websites are written by reporters or individuals who may or may not be experts in the field, and consequently may have incorrect or biased information. Instead, it adds much more credibility to use the class eText, other related textbooks, and peer-reviewed articles, i.e. scholars have analyzed and evaluated the content for accuracy, quality, and reliability. Be sure to use the university library to help you find these types of scholarly references. The library has a setting in database searches that allow you to search for peer-reviewed articles only.
• It is acceptable to use a company website for research, say for example if you are researching Sears, it's ok to use www.sears.com to describe their mission, strategy, financials, etc.
The Term Paper structure is as follows:
(This structure is only to help students to get started and think further in this direction. Students are free to adapt the structure of the research report as they desire.)
1. Background and Context: Discuss type of industry, products/services, and how organizational vision and strategies have influenced their management.
2. Analysis of current managerial style and organizational culture.
3. Analysis of key terms and principles learned in class and how they relate to the current status and future goals of the company.
4. Your recommendations for the next 1-2 years of the company. Ensure that these align with the organization’s vision and values.
5. References – Use at least 3 scholarly references in addition to your eText for a minimum of 4 total references.