Paper must be at least 5 pages, double spaced with the following guidelines.
Executive summary – a couple of short paragraphs which summarize the remainder of the report
Background – use this section to lead in to your Problem Statement; identify symptoms, critical and causal factors leading to the current state
Problem Statement – a succinct statement of the problem/dilemma/issue, preferably in a single declarative sentence; be careful to identify the real problem and not the symptoms of the problem or retell the story.
Analysis – apply operational models, course content, and outside research to support your position; logically discuss options, implications and tradeoffs, you can make inferences if data is missing. If the case contains numbers like financial statements, then analyze them! If the case does not supply enough numbers, you may make reasonable inferences and say what these are.
Recommendations and Conclusions – these should be your recommendations regarding how the organization should deal with the problem; they should be fully supported by the Analysis section. Do think about unintended consequences of our recommendation.
Appendices – References and Charts – does not count towards the 5 pages
Citations must be referenced according to APA style.
Appropriate references: This is a library research paper and you must use at least 3 different sources, not including textbooks. These sources should be company websites, industry sources, periodicals, such as the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and so on, and governmental sources such as the SEC. Wikipedia and other similar sources are not to be used in this course.
Paper must be at least 5 pages, double spaced with the following guidelines.
Executive summary – a couple of short paragraphs which summarize the remainder of the report
Background – use this section to lead in to your Problem Statement; identify symptoms, critical and causal factors leading to the current state
Problem Statement – a succinct statement of the problem/dilemma/issue, preferably in a single declarative sentence; be careful to identify the real problem and not the symptoms of the problem or retell the story.
Analysis – apply operational models, course content, and outside research to support your position; logically discuss options, implications and tradeoffs, you can make inferences if data is missing. If the case contains numbers like financial statements, then analyze them! If the case does not supply enough numbers, you may make reasonable inferences and say what these are.
Recommendations and Conclusions – these should be your recommendations regarding how the organization should deal with the problem; they should be fully supported by the Analysis section. Do think about unintended consequences of our recommendation.
Appendices – References and Charts – does not count towards the 5 pages
Citations must be referenced according to APA style.
Appropriate references: This is a library research paper and you must use at least 3 different sources, not including textbooks. These sources should be company websites, industry sources, periodicals, such as the Wall Street Journal, Business Week, and so on, and governmental sources such as the SEC. Wikipedia and other similar sources are not to be used in this course.
