+1 862 207 3288 Look through the chapters of the textbook that we will be covering in class (any of the chapters listed on the syllabus). Then, find a news item that relates to one or more of the concepts discussed in the textbook. Try sources such as: The Economist, BUSINESS WEEK, The Wall Street Journal, The Financial Times, or the business section of other newspapers.
Write a 3-4 page (750 -1000 word) essay briefly describing the example and explaining how it relates to the concepts from the textbook, and adding some of your own analysis and insights. Please do not repeat examples discussed in class unless your article includes significant additional information that we did not cover.
Some topics you may want to ADDRESS include (but are not limited to):
– Does this news item support or challenge a theory, concept or perspective
from the textbook?
– What do you think will happen in the future related to this topic and why?
– Has this news item CHANGED YOUR perspective on the topic and why?
– What additional information would you like to know about this topic and why?
Make sure that you follow the referencing and plagiarism guidelines provided on UBLearns. Even if you only reference the one article and the textbook, you still need to follow formal in-text and works cited guidelines. Additional materials are permitted, but not necessary. ANY plagiarism (whether intentional or not) will result in a ‘0’ on the paper.
REFERENCING AND PLAGIARISM GUIDE
In an effort to make sure there are no misunderstandings about referencing and plagiarism for academic work, I’ve compiled the following guide. If you have any questions about a professor’s expectations, make sure that you contact them BEFORE your assignments are due. We are here to help you, but you need to ask and take the initiative to learn the University’s and individual professors’ expectations.
The first rule is that you MAY NOT use Wikipedia or any other general online or paper encyclopedias as sources for any assignment. They are useful general reference sources but they are not appropriate sources for an academic paper. Discipline-specific reference books such as the Dictionary of Human Geography are acceptable.
It should go without saying that if you take the words directly from another source, you need to put quotation marks around the selection, or, if it’s a long selection (generally more than 3 lines), offset the selection appropriately so that it is very clear that it is a direct quote.
e.g. “Corporate financial performance is a product of numerous factors, but there is an increasing focus in the literature on the link between financial and CSR policies” (Smith 1998, 224).
e.g. Corporate financial performance is a product of numerous factors, but there is an increasing focus in the literature on the link between financial and CSR policies. This link is strongest for firms with significant brand or reputational capital, although CSR performance may serve as a proxy for general corporate governance performance, an issue relevant to all firms (Smith 1998, 224).
You should also be careful to paraphrase appropriately. It is NOT appropriate to simply change a few words around but retain the sentence/paragraph structure of the original source.
Referencing sources
Parenthetical references
Within the text of your paper you should include the following information in parentheses whenever you use information taken from another source, whether a direct quote or a paraphrase: (Author Last Name Year, page number).
e.g. Some researchers have found that a corporation’s financial performance is connected to its corporate responsibility policies (Smith 1998, 224).
If a newspaper or magazine article does not have an author you can cite it by the name of the publication, e.g. (New York Times 5 September 2006, A11). For a website, list the name of the website and the date you accessed the information, e.g. (Nike corporate website, 13 May 2004). The goal is to separate other sources’ information and analysis from your own, and to allow the reader to easily find the sources you refer to.
Works Cited
In addtion to the in-text references, you must include a Works Cited at the end of your paper. You must use a recognized format such as the MLA (Modern Language Association), Chicago Style Manual, or the format used in any relevant peer-reviewed academic journal (e.g. Economic Geography), for referencing sources. Alternately, you can follow the examples below.
Organize the references alphabetically by author and use the following formats for the different types of source material:
