Finacial Management

Working capital is the difference between current assets and liabilities. Current assets include:

Current liabilities include:

 "The goal of effective working capital management is to ensure that a company has adequate ready access to the funds necessary for day-to-day operating expenses, while at the same time making sure that the company’s assets are invested in the most productive way." Although the quote may offer sage advice, is it always the case?

The Task

Your assignment is to create a 5-page argumentative/persuasive research paper given one of the following options:

Option 1. Argue for or against the quote mentioned above.

Option 2. Argue for or against your own version of a quote regarding working capital management.

Option 3. Argue for or against a business decision, organizational plan, business philosophy, policy decision, or concept related to working capital management.

The paper should cite approximately eight peer reviewed full text journal articles retrieved from ProQuest, BE & T, InfoTrac, and Academic OneFile. Your paper should integrate at least the following elements:

 The presentation of a firm position regarding your stance or theory.

 An offering of a strong position using evidence-based argumentation.

 An address of opposing points as to present a well-rounded argument controlling personal biases and strengthening your argument while diminishing the opposition’s points.

 An effort to use evidence and argument flow as to instill a sense of trust into your reader.