Discuss the financial, economic, regulatory, sociopolitical, and technological factors as they relate to a dynamic business environment Assignment #1: (Week 4)
Discuss the financial, economic, regulatory, sociopolitical, and technological factors as they relate to a dynamic business environment
Assignment #1: (Week 4)
Purpose:
When setting up a business, it is necessary to choose between the different business forms (sole proprietorship, partnership, LLC, corporation). The decision made about the business form will depend on the type of business and preference. In this case scenario, you are provided with three options for growth for Gerald Kaye Necklet business. You will select the best business option for growth. Then, you will look at different business forms and determine the advantages and disadvantages of each business form. Using the information gathered, you will then assess the best business form for Gerald Kaye’s business. Lastly, you will discuss the business forms not selected for Kaye.
Outcomes Met With This Assignment:
discuss the financial, economic, regulatory, sociopolitical, and technological factors as they relate to a dynamic business environment
identify the critical business functions and how they interact in order to position the organization to be effective in the current business environment
explain the importance of the integration of individuals and systems to organizational effectiveness
Instructions:
Step 1: Preparation for Writing the Assignment
Before you begin writing the paper, you will read the following requirements that will help you meet the writing and APA requirements. Not reading this information will lead to a lower grade;
Review “How to Analyze a Case Study” under Week 4 Content. You are expected to use the facts from the case scenario focusing on using this information to determine opportunities and solve problems.
Read the grading rubric for the assignment. Use the grading rubric while writing the paper to ensure all requirements are met that will lead to the highest possible grade.
In writing this assignment, you will read and following these tasks:
Third person writing is required. Third person means that there are no words such as “I, me, my, we, or us” (first person writing), nor is there use of “you or your” (second person writing). If uncertain how to write in the third person, view this link: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/education/grammar/first-second-and-third-person.
Contractions are not used in business writing, so you are expected NOT to use contractions in writing this assignment.
You are expected to paraphrase and NOT use direct quotes. You are expected to paraphrase, which can be learned by reviewing this link: https://writing.wisc.edu/Handbook/QPA_paraphrase2.html.
You are responsible for APA only for in-text citations and a reference list.
You are expected to use the facts from the case scenario paired with the weekly courses readings to develop the analysis and support the reasoning. No more than two (2) external resources can be used in completing the assignment. The expectation is that you provide a robust use of the course readings. No other books besides the course eBook can be used. When using a source document, the expectation is that the information is cited and referenced with a page or paragraph number. Note that a reference within a reference list cannot exist without an associated in-text citation and vice versa. View “How to Cite the Saylor eBook” Under Week 1 Content to learn how to cite and reference the course eBook- Exploring Business.
Step 2: How to Set Up the Paper
Create a Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) document that is double-spaced, 12-point font. The final product will be between 4-6 pages in length excluding the title page and reference page. You may not exceed six (6) pages so it is important to write clearly and concisely.