Article Topic and research paper

BMAL 500

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R

ESEARCH

P

APER

I

NSTRUCTIONS

Please refer to the article submission from

Module/Week

1 to complete the research paper.

Please follow and format your paper accordingly.

Step 1

In

Module/Week

1, you submitted a scholarly, peer

-

reviewed article for approval. For this

research paper, you will discuss the importance of that article in regards to organizational

behavior while using the problem

-

solving

,

integrative framework learned in

C

hapter 1. W

ith

your organizational problem, provide the following information:

1.

Brief summary of the organization

.

2.

Synopsis of the organizational challenges (St

e

p 1 on the problem

-

solving approach)

·

What is the major overriding issue?

·

Provide the facts and examples to

support the explanation of the problem

.

·

Discuss key issues that merit the discussion

.

3.

Who are the various individuals and what part do the

y

play? (St

e

p 2 on the

problem

-

solving approach)

·

What challenges, threats, or opportunities do they pose?

·

Explain the

role of leadership in the situation

.

·

Provide any environmental issues that should be considered

.

As you discuss these areas to address the first portion of the problem

-

solving framework, provide

examples and research to support your discu

ssion.

Step 2

Now that you have laid the foundation of the problem, explain how the theory you researched

applies. Provide in depth analysis with your article as the main evidence.

1.

Explain the author’s current view on the chosen organizational theory and how it

relates

to your problem

.

2.

Provide key indicators

that

the author applies from theory to the concept in

organizational behavior

.

3.

Discuss what you

believe

are

the most relevant p

ortions of the article that tie

the

theory and concepts with your organizational issue to create an explanation for the

problem. In other words, if you had to explain the organizational issue to someone,

how would you relate it to what the author has stated

?

Step 3

The final process (St

e

p 3) in the problem

-

solving framework is recommendations. Based on your

research, use this final step to provide recommendation

plans

for the problem. Do you want to

resolve, solve, or dissolve the problem? Consider the consequences as well for the plan o

f action

in your recommendation. Use well

-

thought

-

out ideas and research to support your plan.

Describe

where you see your personality style fitting into

your

recommendation for the organization to

make your plan work, to tie in the previous papers. Apply

what you have learned through

S

cripture

,

describing how the Lord can utilize your strengths to implement the recommendation

plan.

BMAL 500

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RESEARCH PAPER INSTRUCTIONS

Please refer to the article submission from Module/Week 1 to complete the research paper.

Please follow and format your paper accordingly.

Step 1

In Module/Week 1, you submitted a scholarly, peer-reviewed article for approval. For this

research paper, you will discuss the importance of that article in regards to organizational

behavior while using the problem-solving, integrative framework learned in Chapter 1. With

your organizational problem, provide the following information:

1. Brief summary of the organization.

2. Synopsis of the organizational challenges (Step 1 on the problem-solving approach)

 What is the major overriding issue?

 Provide the facts and examples to support the explanation of the problem.

 Discuss key issues that merit the discussion.

3. Who are the various individuals and what part do they play? (Step 2 on the

problem-solving approach)

 What challenges, threats, or opportunities do they pose?

 Explain the role of leadership in the situation.

 Provide any environmental issues that should be considered.

As you discuss these areas to address the first portion of the problem-solving framework, provide

examples and research to support your discussion.

Step 2

Now that you have laid the foundation of the problem, explain how the theory you researched

applies. Provide in depth analysis with your article as the main evidence.

1. Explain the author’s current view on the chosen organizational theory and how it

relates to your problem.

2. Provide key indicators that the author applies from theory to the concept in

organizational behavior.

3. Discuss what you believe are the most relevant portions of the article that tie the

theory and concepts with your organizational issue to create an explanation for the

problem. In other words, if you had to explain the organizational issue to someone,

how would you relate it to what the author has stated?

Step 3

The final process (Step 3) in the problem-solving framework is recommendations. Based on your

research, use this final step to provide recommendation plans for the problem. Do you want to

resolve, solve, or dissolve the problem? Consider the consequences as well for the plan of action

in your recommendation. Use well-thought-out ideas and research to support your plan. Describe

where you see your personality style fitting into your recommendation for the organization to

make your plan work, to tie in the previous papers. Apply what you have learned through

Scripture, describing how the Lord can utilize your strengths to implement the recommendation

plan.