There will be a specific research paper that will be based on financial analysis, planning and control concepts of working capital management. Successful accomplishment of this paper may require the use of online resources. The minutiae about it are the followings-

A formal paper will utilize secondary (literature) research and the development of an actionable proposal related to the student's short term financial tasks.

The student will be determined the financial representative on a team from a conglomerate tasked to acquire a company in a new industry. At least three businesses in an industry selected by the student from any source may be compared from a monetary perspective using the short term theories as well as techniques learned in this course. A recommendation should be made to the board of directors, instructors and other classmates based on appropriate research of the industry and each of the companies being considered as well as fully supported by the relevant references.

This report must include the Executive Summary, a table of contents, references, charts, graphs and financial analysis as adjuncts as necessary.