Week 07 - Designing Adaptive Organization (Principles of Management)

Team Research Project: Part I

Overview:

The purpose of this project is to give you an opportunity to examine and assess how management practices change over time, sometimes even within the same organization. Within the paper you are to discuss the evolution of a specific company’s practices in planning, organizing, leadership, and control. The project is to be completed during Weeks 7-11.

Week7: Write an introduction and discuss why you choose this particular organization.

Week 8: Prepare a summary of your research.

Week 9: Prepare a summary of some type of primary data.

Week 10: Write a draft of the paper.

Week 11: Revise the draft using input from both your instructor and your peers and submit the finalized version.

Project Details:

Design your report for an adult audience using a formal academic writing style. The paper must follow all APA formatting requirements including the requirements for in-text citations and references. Information on Using APA is available in your Course Materials folder.

Team Research Project: Part I Instructions:

The project begins with the selection of an organization that has been in business for at least twenty years. Write a brief report that identifies the company that you have chosen and why the firm is of interest to managers or managerial students.

Additional Resources:

Additional resources for conducting and producing your research project are available in the document “Team Research Project Resources” located in your Course Materials folder.