There will not be a final exam in this course. To ensure that learning has taken place and that you have developed a comprehensive understanding of the principles of management, you are required to complete an organizational analysis of an organization of your choosing. Your objective is to analyze the organization's environment, managerial policies and practices, and make recommendations for potential improvement.
Areas to cover in the analysis include planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. You are to research what published authors have to say regarding topics under these four areas of management. As you do your research, you will be thinking in terms of "How does the organization you are analyzing incorporate these concepts?"
In your analysis, use the biblical principle you described in your summary paper and evaluate how well this principle is utilized in the organization you are evaluating.
Your research paper should be 9-10 pages (not including cover page and reference pages), written in APA format (double-spaced, Times Roman 12 font, cover and reference pages, in-text citations etc.). Do not use personal voice in this paper - "I think, You should" etc are not acceptable. You are to utilize a minimum of five (5) scholarly library sources for your paper. Dot com (.com) websites and Wikipedia are not acceptable sources.Does the paper...?
Identify and describe the organization that is being analyzed
Identify and describe the organization's environment
Describe the way the organization being analyzed incorporates planning, leading, organizing, and controlling
Identify and describe the organization's managerial policies and procedures
Describe recommendations for potential improvement in the areas of planning, leading, organizing, and controlling
Describe what published authors have to say in respect to planning, leading, organizing and controlling
Incorporate the biblical principle that was described in the summary paper and evaluate how well this principle is utilized in the organization
Adhere to professional writing standards in punctuation, grammar, spelling, sentence structure
Show evidence of research - scholarly journals, texts, as well as properly cited and referenced in APA format
Show evidence of organization - well-structured introduction, body, summary and recommendations; logical and smooth progression of ideas.