Introduction – Establish “Section I – Introduction” as a Level 1 heading. Describe the purpose of the paper by identifying your organization and clearly stating your thesis. The thesis will address your organization’s managerial competency. It may be refined after the draft is submitted and prior to the final submission. The thesis presents principles you intend to demonstrate or prove about the organization. Size: About one-page total.
Background – Establish “Section II – Background” as a Level 1 heading. Provide some historical
perspective for the organization as well as its culture. also describe current managerial issues or problems the company is facing due to the changing business environment. Size: About one-page total.
Analysis – Establish “Section III – Analysis” as a Level 1 heading. Your discussion of each of the four managerial functions is included in this section. Four additional Level 2 headings will be included under this Analysis section as follows:
• Planning
• Leading
• Organizing
• Controlling
describe these four managerial elements in your selected organization and then follow-up your
discussions with expert evaluations for the situations you describe. Specifically, cite academic research that supports or refutes your opinions, personal observations, or personal experiences.
Your description of planning will include how the business sets goals and defines the actions
necessary to carry out plans. A description of annual goal-setting or planning meetings may be
included for this purpose. Explain the strategic plans, including a brief description of their
corporate-level, industry-level, and firm-level strategies. Finally, include a brief description of
their primary positioning strategy (cost leadership, differentiation, focus, etc.).
• Your description of leadership in the organization will include management styles, the manager’sknowledge of individual and group behavior, and ability to motivate and communicate. Limit this discussion to one or two specific managers in the organization and briefly describe their leadership styles while leading the organization
• A discussion of organizing will include what type of tasks must be accomplished (in broad terms) and who is assigned to perform and manage them. In other words, what types of jobs does the business have and how are they managed. Describe the organizational culture and type of
organization by determining the number of levels in the hierarchy and developing a simplified
organizational chart.
• In discussing the controlling function, include the methods for monitoring the performance of the organization plus techniques for identifying and correcting deviations between planned and actual results. Specifically, discuss methods for performance appraisals and the budgeting process.
Content/Size –The analysis section is the main body of your research paper so prepare about one page each for the four functions, four pages total.
Conclusion – Establish “Section IV – Conclusion” as a Level 1 heading. The conclusion recalls the thesis and offers an opinion on the company’s managerial competency consistent with the student’s research. Discuss how your thesis was proved or demonstrated and provide the lessons learned from the subject.
Size: About one page
Background – Establish “Section II – Background” as a Level 1 heading. Provide some historical
perspective for the organization as well as its culture. also describe current managerial issues or problems the company is facing due to the changing business environment. Size: About one-page total.
Analysis – Establish “Section III – Analysis” as a Level 1 heading. Your discussion of each of the four managerial functions is included in this section. Four additional Level 2 headings will be included under this Analysis section as follows:
• Planning
• Leading
• Organizing
• Controlling
describe these four managerial elements in your selected organization and then follow-up your
discussions with expert evaluations for the situations you describe. Specifically, cite academicresearch that supports or refutes your opinions, personal observations, or personal experiences.
Content/Size –The analysis section is the main body of your research paper so prepare about one page each for the four functions, four pages total.
Conclusion – Establish “Section IV – Conclusion” as a Level 1 heading. The conclusion recalls the thesis and offers an opinion on the company’s managerial competency consistent with the student’s research. Discuss how your thesis was proved or demonstrated and provide the lessons learned from the subject.
Size: About one page
