Application essay

Article Application Essays
Per course schedule (computer-printed copy, beginning of class)
2 to 3 hours per essay
50 each
Five point per day deduction
40 points content and application, 10 points writing (clear, concise, correct)

This assignment will introduce you to two articles from the field of strategic management. In addition, you will research and select one additional article. For each article, prepare a one-page application essay. Avoid summarizing the article. Instead, identify key concepts in the article that are particularly meaningful in context of your current (or past) organization. Explain why the concepts are significant to you and how you could apply them. You can also make application to the Capstone simulation.

Formatting requirements:

1. 12 point font, 1-inch margins.

2. Name, date, and article citation at the top of the paper; use APA style for article citation.

3. Left justified, single space within paragraphs, double space between paragraphs.

The student essay on the following page provides an example of both content and format.

Note the formatting below represents correct APA style.

Article One

Porter, M.E. (1996, November-December). What is strategy? Harvard Business Review, 61-78.