Q Week 8: Final Term Paper DUE: Sunday, March 7, 2021 by 11:59 PM (PST) Instructions Length of Term Paper • Length of paper should be 5 – 6 pages (excluding title and references pages). Page Layout (APA Format and Style) • Times New Roman • 12-point font size • Double-spaced lines • 1” Margins • Saved as a MS Word document (.doc or .docx) Overall Content (APA Format and Style) • Title Page (indicating title/subtitle, student name, course number and name, professor name, date) • Introduction/Abstract (provide background, paper purpose and contents, etc.) • Main Body/Various Internal Sections (logically divided and ordered to present the study or argument) • Conclusion (recap/summary of stance, argument, proof, and/or point-of-view) • List of References (numbered in alphabetical order by last name or organization) Present Your Stance and/or Findings Below are several topic ideas for your business management term paper; If you wish to do your paper on any other topics, please reach out to me for approval: • Hiring people with disabilities • Management challenges/advantages in Big box stores vs. Mom-and-pop stores • Controversies in advertising to women and children • Importance of understanding customers • Significance of putting employees first • Social responsibility for big businesses in struggling communities • Maintaining data security and responsibility • Factors of motivation • Diversity in the workforce • Should organizations go green • Understanding employees’ unique needs and wants • Understanding cultural differences of U.S. workforce. • Maintaining a workplace in a struggling city • Wages and benefits with health care reform • Non-profit organizations and taxation • Breaking through the glass ceiling • Benefits of working with public transportation when building a business • Telecommuting and online jobs • Working with freelancers vs. full-time employees • Business and philanthropy • Social responsibility and taking action • Running a paperless business • Risk management when hiring • Building a business based on a natural resource • Maintaining constancy in an international business • Organizational ethics • Empowering employees • Organizational responsibility: protecting employees and safety • Importance of understanding sexual harassment • The future of organizations and management • Impact of technology on the workforce (the good or bad) • Employing high school students • Whistleblowing and risk management • Importance of stress management • Improving ergonomics and atmosphere in the workplace • Changing family structure on workforce composition • Testing employees to find strengths and weaknesses