research paper 1722

• Preparation

  Suppose leadership in the organization where you currently work (or have worked) is considering changes to organizational structure—in particular, to the functional areas it currently has. Before making any changes, the leaders have asked several managers, including you, to develop a white paper that outlines the managers’ recommendations for three functional areas that they believe to be essential to the success of the company. Based on the recommendations of each manager, as well as the strength of each manager’s arguments and supporting references, leadership will make final decisions.Different areas within organizations work together to achieve organizational goals. These areas are often referred to as functional areas and typically include:

  • Human resources.
  • Sales and marketing.
  • Information technology.
  • Production and operations.
  • Finance and accounting.

  Use 3–7 reputable resources to support your writing in this assessment.

  Requirements

  Select the three functional areas from the bulleted list above that you believe to be essential to the success of your organization. For each functional area, describe the primary purpose of the area and then explain how that purpose works to promote and support the organizational goals.Your white paper should have the following sections.

  • Title page.
  • Introduction.
    • Explain the type of organization the assessment is based on and its primary goals.
    • Identify the three functional areas you believe are essential to the organizational structure.
  • Functional Area 1.
    • Explain the primary purpose of the functional area of an organization and why it is essential in supporting the overall organizational structure.
    • Explain how the purpose of the functional area supports the organizational goals in terms of continued organizational success.
  • Functional Area 2.
    • Explain the primary purpose of the functional area of an organization and why it is essential in supporting the overall organizational structure.
    • Explain how the purpose of the functional area supports the organizational goals in terms of continued organizational success.
  • Functional Area 3.
    • Explain the primary purpose of the functional area of an organization and why it is essential in supporting the overall organizational structure.
    • Explain how the purpose of the functional area supports the organizational goals in terms of continued organizational success.
  • Recommended Organizational Structure.
    • Describe the type of organizational structure best suited for the functional areas you selected and justify your recommendation.
  • Conclusion.
    • Explain how your recommendation will promote continued success of organizational goals.
  • References page.

  Additional Requirements

  • Based on the intended audience, your white paper should be well organized and written in clear, succinct language.
  • Target 4–5 double-spaced pages of content, in addition to a title page and references page.
  • Include 3–7 reputable resources to support your ideas.
  • Follow APA rules for attributing sources that support your analysis and conclusions.

  Academic Integrity and APA Formatting

  As a reminder related to using APA rules to ensure academic honesty:

  1. When using a direct quote (using exact or nearly exact wording), you must enclose the quoted wording in quotation marks, immediately followed by an in-text citation. The source must then be listed in your references page.
  2. When paraphrasing (using your own words to describe a non-original idea), the paraphrased idea must be immediately followed by an in-text citation and the source must be listed in your references page.

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