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Homework: Principles of Management Research Project

For your project, you will research a theme, principle, or key issue from the field of management and synthesize your findings in a voice-over
PowerPoint presentation. You will explore how it developed, examine how it manifests in current workplace practices, and reflect on how you will approach issues related to this topic in your future career.

The project is divided into four milestones, which will be submitted at various points throughout the course to scaffold learning and ensure quality submissions.

In this homework you will demonstrate your mastery of the following course outcomes:

I. Apply the major roles that managers perform in their jobs to add value to the organization

II. Evaluate methods to plan, organize, lead and control organizational processes

Prompt

To complete this project, you must first identify a theme, principle, or key issue from the field of management. To select your research topic, it may help to identify a chapter in the required textbook that interests you and then look for a key topic in that chapter to explore. You will then research that topic and a related theory, and reflect on how your knowledge on this topic might influence your career in a PowerPoint presentation.

Your PowerPoint presentation should be no more than 18 slides. The slides and presentation must be engaging and capture the attention of the audience. It should not consist of slides with bulleted sentences where the presenter merely reads the slides. You must create a more engaging presentation where the slides act as talking points. Be creative and know your audience (group learning about the importance of this management topic in organizations). You must reference a minimum of at least five sources, cited in APA style in your presentation.

Specifically, your project presentation must include the following critical elements:

A. Introduction of a Theme, Principle, or Key Issue in the Field of Management.

1. Briefly describe the research topic

2. Explain how the topic is integrated into the workplace and how this has supported growth and development in that area of the field. Reference at least three sources from scholarly or practitioner-related publications (e.g., Harvard Business Review, Forbes) to illustrate your points.

3. Explain the topic's importance and impact in creating a profitable company or great place to work

4. Describe any ethical issues that may be related to the topic

B. Exploration of a Relevant Theory in Practice

1. Summarize one management theory from the assigned course readings that addresses an issue related to your research topic

2. Choose one of the following options:

I. Illustrate what that theory looks like in practice by providing an example from a scholarly or practitioner-related publication(e.g., Harvard Business Review, Forbes) that showcases a company successfully applying the theory to their management model. Be sure to address the following in regard to the example:

i. Describe how the company applied the theory
ii. Evaluate what worked well
iii. Assess what other companies could learn from this example

II. Identify an article from a practitioner-related publication (e.g., Harvard Business Review, Forbes) that discusses a company that was not successful in applying the theory to their management model. Be sure to address the following in regard to the
example:

i. Describe how the company tried to apply the theory
ii. Synthesize what the article says went wrong

3. Recommend what the company could have done differently to implement this theory successfully, or whether another theory would have been more appropriate in this situation (and if so, recommend a better alternative and support your argument).

C. Reflection on Career Impact

1. Reflect on how will you bring what you have learned about this topic to your future workplace to make it a better or more productive
company

2. Reflect on any personal experiences you have with this topic to support your position

Milestones

Milestone I: Project Initial Thoughts

In Module 2, you will identify three areas of management you are interested in exploring.

For this milestone, you will identify three areas of management that you plan to research for your project and explain your interest in each area.

To complete this milestone, be sure to address the following critical elements in a one-page report:

1. Identify three areas of management you are interested in exploring.

2. Explains your interest in each topic idea with details and clarity, identifying its organizational purpose.

3. Include a list of sources you have identified as relevant and informative, cited in APA style

Milestone II: Paper Topic Proposal

In Module 3, you will identify the topic you plan to research for your project and expand your initial thoughts into a more developed paper proposal.

Milestone III: Project Progress Report

In Module 5, you will submit an update the status of your project. You will assess what you have done, what you are currently struggling with or questions you have, and what you have left to complete before submitting the project.

Topics/chapters to choose from:

Chapters

I. Introduction to Management

A. Leading Edge Management
B. The Evolution of Management Thinking

II. The Environment of Management

A. The Environment and Corporate Culture
B. Managing in a Global Environment
C. Managing Ethics and Social Responsibility
D. Managing Start-Ups and New Ventures

III. Planning

A. Planning and Goal Setting
B. Strategy Formulation and Execution
C. Managerial Decision Making

IV. Organizing

A. Designing Organization Structure
B. Managing Innovation and Change
C. Managing Human Talent
D. Managing Diversity and Inclusion

Milestone IV: Summary Report

In Module 6, you will capture your research project in a one-page paper that could be used to summarize your findings, providing a shortened version of your longer presentation.