Critical Evaluation of Research and Theory #4

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Running head: FIRST 50 CHARACTERS OF YOUR TITLE IN CAPS 1

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Table of Contents

Section I - Organizational Problem or Opportunity (Level 1 Heading) 3

Description of the Problem or Opportunity (Level 2 Heading) 3

Purpose of the Investigation (Level 2 Heading) 3

Management/Business Questions (Level 2 Heading) 3

Intended Audience (Level 2 Heading) 4

Summary of Section Highlights (Level 2 Heading) 4

Section II – Problem or Opportunity Background (Level 1 Heading) 5

Definition of Terms (Level 2 Heading) 5

Management Question or Management Dilemma Related Topics (Level 2 Heading) 5

Current State of the Target Organization (Level 3 Heading) 5

Relevant Organizational Processes or Systems or Functions (Level 3 Heading) 5

Relevant Theory (Level 3 Heading) 6

Summary of Section Highlights (Level 2 Heading) 6

References 7

Section I - Organizational Problem or Opportunity

The Labels for all Headings may be customized to explain the specific context of the project.

If a PowerPoint or similar presentation were to be developed, the Headings could serve as Headings in the presentation.

[Insert text here-- 1-2 paragraphs to introduce the topic and capture the reader’s attention; facts and sources are required]

Description of the Problem or Opportunity [Level 2 Heading]

[Insert text here--- 2-5 paragraphs with cited facts and statistics to verify that a problem or opportunity exists; use the Who, What, When, Where, Why format from the Section I Business Opportunity Worksheet or Section I Organizational Problem Worksheet examples.]

New topic level 3 heading. [Add subject matter if needed using heading levels to organize throughout the report]

New topic l level 4 heading. [Add subject matter if needed using heading levels to organize throughout the report. Remember to update Table of Contents (TOC)]

Purpose of the Investigation [Level 2 Heading]

[Insert text here---1 -2 paragraphs including ovverall intent of the investigation and direct link to the impact on organizational results.]

Management/Business Questions [Level 2 Heading]

[Insert text here --- 1 paragraph (3-5 sentences) to explain the use of management questions in applied research with specificity to your problem or opportunity.]

MQ: [Insert 1 open ended question with emphasis on your organization’s metrics such as revenues, productivity, cost, satisfaction, etc. What does the manager want to know?]

Research Q1: [Insert open ended questions as sub-question to the Management Question and serve as the structure for the investigation. What is it the manager wants to know to help arrive at a conclusion about the problem or opportunity?

Focus on What are government or industry statistics or best practices from the literature and how are best practices relevant to my organization’s problem or opportunity?]

Research Q2: [Insert open ended question: Focus on What are variables, or interventions, or options to solve the problem or consider the opportunity?]

Research Q3: [Insert open ended question: Focus on What are costs and benefits associated with options for resolution?]

Intended Audience [Level 2 Heading]

[Insert text here--- 1-2 paragraphs specifying the stakeholders most interested in the results of the investigation and why each would be find value in the findings.]

Summary of Section Highlights [Level 2 Heading]

[Insert one paragraph to highlight the main points from section I that you want the reader to remember. Last sentence of the paragraph introduces the purpose of the next section]

The most important points are synthesized in one paragraph.

Section II – Problem or Opportunity Background

[Insert text here --- Provide introductory paragraph that transitions from Section I content into what the reader can expect to see in Section II. The content should be specific to your organizational problem or opportunity.]

Definition of Terms

[Insert text here -- The purpose of these definitions is to offer clarity to the meaning of terms specific to the problem or opportunity . Provide an explanation of why terms are defined for the purposes of the topic, problem, and intent.]

Definition #1: [Insert text here -- Each definition should have a citation]

Definition #2:

Management Question or Management Dilemma Related Topics

[Insert text here -- 1 paragraph to reiterate the management question and the relevance of topics to follow.]

Current state of the target organization. [Level 3 Heading] [Insert text here – Present facts with citations associated with your problem or opportunity for

· Estimated costs and benefits of doing business in the current way.

· Management structure and reporting or decision making process currently.

· Organization size, revenue, locations or other organizational data; sets a context for the magnitude of the problem or opportunity.]

Relevant organizational processes or systems or functions. [ Level 3 Heading] [Insert text here --- Start with your problem or opportunity and then identify and describe the process, system, or function specific that is being impacted. Examples include:

· Light manufacturing process

· Performance management system

· Accounting functions

· Revenue projection formula]

Relevant theory. [Level 3 heading] [Insert text here—1-2 paragraphs to identify and discuss one theory and theorist associated with your problem or opportunity followed by an explanation of how the theory relates to your problem or opportunity. The theory will serve as a framework on which to build an investigation and analysis. A theory is a set of concepts, principles, and statements that are used to explain an occurrence, trend, or event and has been tested over time and accepted as a way to predict future phenomena. Examples include: Maslow’s needs theory; Ansoff’s strategic management theory; Woodward’s contingency theory; Senge’s learning organization theory.]

Summary of Section Highlights

References

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Aguinis, H. (2009). Performance management. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

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Carroll, A. B. (1979). A three-dimensional conceptual model of corporate performance. The Academy of Management Review, 4(4), 497. doi:10.2307/257850

Carter, C. R., & Rogers, D. S. (2008). A framework of sustainable supply chain management: Moving toward new theory. Journal of Supply Chain Management, 44(1), 360–387. doi:10.1108/09600030810882816

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Corporate sustainability. (2009). Retrieved from Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes website http://www.sustainability-index.com/djsi_protected/Review2009/ SectorOverviews_09/DJSI_FDR_10.pdf