Research Paper

Please pay close attention to the details as they must be followed exactly.

Due: Wednesday, Apri 19, 2017 12 pm EST.

This is a graduate level paper.  Must be well thought, thorough, well researched, and well written.

Research Topic:

Do you think businesses should voluntarily undertake environmental improvement efforts beyond those required by law? Why or why not? (ch. 11).

Grammar/Format:

APA 6th Edition  Format. 

500 – 700 word (no more or no less).  Cover and reference page are not part of word count.

Use these headings in the paper

• • Introduction

  • Do you think business should voluntarily undertake environment improvement efforts beyond those required by the law? Your position will be yes

  • Analytical discussion and 1 real business case of why they should

  • Conclusion

Specific Details on the paper:

• • APA 6th Edition  Format. 

  • 500 – 700 word (no more or no less).  Cover and reference page are not part of word count.

• • References and Sources
    • 1 Biblical source (NVI). 
      • Integrate biblical ideas from a Christian perspective on the point of your paper (do not tell a bible story)
    • 3 Scholarly Sources (with online perma link) (Books, reputable periodical business magazines)
    • 2 scholarly journals (with online perma link) Peer to peer, periodical publications
    • Chapter 11 of Text Book.  Incorporate some of the major ideas from the chapter (attached in request…citation listed below)
      • Lawrence & Weber, 2014. Business & society: Stakeholders, ethics and public policy, Chapter 11
      • Incorporate major ideas from the chapter of the textbook in which the question was

Please be familiar with what constitutes as a scholarly source. 

• Periodicals are things that are published on a regular basis with a fixed interval between the issues. Journals, magazines and newspapers are types of periodicals.

• Most instructors at the college level require that the majority of the periodical articles you use in writing a research paper come from scholarly journals.

• Scholarly Journals are also known as professional, peer reviewed or refereed journals. They contain articles that have been reviewed (refereed) by the author's peers -- usually the editor and one or more specialists in the individual field of research -- before approval is given to publish.

• The library’s periodicals are available in a variety of formats. Some are available only in paper form, while others must be accessed online or on microform. Some are available in more than one format.

  Characteristics of Scholarly Journals

  Although there is no clear-cut definition of a “scholarly journal,” the following guidelines give some clues to help you tell the difference between scholarly journals and other kinds of periodicals. If in doubt, ask your instructor or a librarian.

• The articles often include an abstract (summary) of the article prior to the main text of the article.

• Scholarly journals are often published by a specific professional organization.

• Scholarly journals usually have a somber, serious appearance and often contain graphs or charts, but few glossy pictures or photographs.

• Scholarly journals always cite their sources in the form of footnotes or bibliographies.

• Articles published in scholarly journals report on original research or experiments (as opposed to news or opinion pieces based on someone else’s findings).

• Articles published in scholarly journals are written by a scholar in a particular field of study or by someone who has done research in that field.

• The author’s name will appear at the beginning or the end of the article.

• The language of scholarly journals is technical and specialized because the articles are written for other scholars and not for the general public.

• Scholarly journals often (but not always) have titles with words like “Quarterly,” “Journal,” “Review,” or “Proceedings.”

• Scholarly journals are often published by universities or professional societies.

• Scholarly journals are indexed mostly (but not only) in subject-specific databases. For example, the best place to find scholarly psychology-related journal articles is the PsycINFO database because it specializes in psychology-related literature. The best place to find scholarly nursing-related journal articles is the CINAHL database because it specializes in nursing-related literature.

• If there is not a subject-specific database for your topic, try one of the general-purpose databases like EBSCOhost Academic Search Premiere or InfoTrac Academic ASAP.

• If you want to find scholarly articles only, click the limiter that says “Peer Reviewed” or “Refereed” before you search (if the database you are using has such a limiter).