Assignment: Doctoral Study Business Problem

To prepare for this Assignment, review the "Formulating a Doctoral Problem Statement" presentation provided in the Required Readings. Be sure to utilize the Walden Library and Online Writing Center for guidance in identifying scholarly resources and related examples.

Submit a 150-word Doctoral Study Problem Statement that includes the following:

• Hook (with APA citation)
• Anchor (with APA citation)
• General Business Problem
• Specific Business Problem

Note: Be sure to use the APA Course Paper Template (6th ed.), found in this week's Learning Resources, to complete this Assignment. Also, refer to the Week 8 Assignment Rubric for specific grading elements and criteria. Your Instructor will use this rubric to assess your work.

Discussion: Applying Business Strategy to Your Doctoral Study

To prepare for this Discussion, consider the research you have already done for your Doctoral Study Problem Statement, which you submitted for this week's Assignment, and think about how your perspective as an independent scholar has evolved during this course.

Post an application of strategic planning concepts to professional and academic contexts. Your application should include answers to the following:

• What concepts did you find that changed the way you developed your Hook statement?
• What connections did you discover that helped to ground your Anchor statement?
• How did your General Business Problem incorporate any key learning outcomes for the course?
• How will this course content help you refine your Specific Business Problem?

Be sure to support your work with a minimum of two specific citations from this week's Learning Resources and at least one additional scholarly source.