Research Paper Instructions:
Research Papers are completed and submitted via Canvas.
All Research Papers open when the course begins, you may work ahead if you wish.
The Research Paper has a due date, see the Syllabus Calendar.
Late Papers are not accepted and receive a grade of 0.
To receive full credit paper must be complete, see Rubric on the Research Paper assignment instruction page.
The Paper must be at least 500 words in length, including a word count at the end of your submission.
Papers must be supported by at least three sources.
Use MLA format, see writing guide.
The paper must be uploaded directly to Canvas on the assignment page.
Please use either Word, Pages, or Google Docs.
Business Research Paper Suggestions (you may select one of the topics below):
Analyze the leadership style of a current business leader in the news.
Provide an overview of the social responsibility of a company you admire.
Would society benefit from the breakup of large technology companies, Amazon, Google, Apple, and Microsoft, and why.
Explore a recent company crisis in the news and how they addressed it and were they successful.
Globalization is an overall positive or negative for society, and why.
Compare the compensation structure in the US to that of Europe, which do you prefer and why.
Explore and research further a single topic of interest to you that we discussed in our course this semester, e.g., financial management, human resources, crisis management, social responsibility, the economy, marketing, sales, supply chain, entrepreneur, operations, IT, motivation, leadership, or ethics.
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