Description: Select an organization (your work, school, or other organization to which you have access) and describe the
four managerial functions: planning, organizing, leading, and controlling. Use your text as a reference for describing the
styles, types, and categories you observe. Your description of planning should include how the business sets goals and
defines the actions necessary to carry out plans. A description of annual goal setting or planning meetings may be
included for this purpose. Refer to information in chapters 4-6.
Your discussion of organizing should include what type of tasks must be accomplished (in broad terms) and who is
assigned to perform and manage them. In other words, what types of jobs does the business have and how are they
managed. Describe the type of organization by determining the number of levels in the hierarchy and developing a
simplified organizational chart (Refer to chapters 7-10 for information). There are specific APA instructions for inserting
a chart into an APA document. Make sure you adhere to those instructions.
Your description of leadership in the organization should include management styles, the management school of
thought influencing that style, the manager’s knowledge of individual and group behavior, and ability to motivate and
communicate. Limit this discussion to one or two specific managers in the organization and briefly describe their
leadership styles while leading the organization. Refer to chapters 11-14 for information.
In discussing the controlling function, include the methods for monitoring the performance of the organization plus
techniques for identifying and correcting deviations between planned and actual results. Specifically, discuss methods
for performance reviews and the budgeting process. Refer to chapters 15-16 for information.
Requirements: The paper must be well written with proper grammar, spelling, punctuation, and references. The
research papers will be a minimum of 5 to 6 typed pages plus a cover page and a reference page; bringing the total to 7
or 8 pages. The paper will be double-spaced using 12-point “Times New Roman” font and standard one-inch margins.
The paper must be correctly formatted and documented using the APA style. An abstract is not required.
Specific description (assembling the paper): The paper should consist of the following sections:
Introduction: Describe the purpose of the paper by identifying your organization and clearly stating your thesis.
This is the information that you will show or prove about the organization. A thesis might include a statement
such as:
“The XYZ Corporation is a well-managed organization that is preparing for
success in the future” or, “The XYZ Corporation has several flaws that might
limit success in the future.” .
Background: Provide some historical perspective for the organization. You should research and include
references that provide this background information.
Analysis: Your discussion of each of the four managerial functions is included in this section. Size: This is the
main body of your research paper so prepare about one page each for the four functions, four pages total. This
section will provide support for this thesis.
Conclusion: Discuss how your thesis was proved or demonstrated and provide the lessons learned from the
subject.
References – At least five (5) peer review sources must be cited in addition to the text.
Sources: You must use scholarly sources only (peer review journal articles or books) for this research
assignment. Use primary sources whenever possible. You should also expect to include documentation (personal interviews) in this paper so you should become familiar
with how to cite a personal interview per APA. All sources
must be cited in the text of your paper and listed on the reference page of paper. The paper must be prepared using
the APA style manual. The use of any other writing style will result in a failing grade.
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