Research a "Business Issue" (Any company business issues) and begin your research by responding to these steps below.

It can be any business. A company, technology, resource of employees, etc

Your paper should be between 5- 7 pages (Excluding the cover page and reference page or any tables or figures).

The paper should consists of following points.

1. Context of the Problem: This section of the research paper should include the history of the problem, why it is a problem, where it is a problem, and for whom it is a problem. Additionally, peer reviewed journal articles should be used as references and in-text citations will back up your claims.

2. Statement of the Problem: It should consist of three to four sentences where you describe what the problem is. The first sentence is a general sentence about the problem. The second is a more specific description, and the third an even more specific description, leading to the fourth which transitions the reader to what you plan on doing about the problem in your paper. The sentence starts with, "Therefore, this proposal will...."

3. Research Questions: The major research question or hypothesis is derived from the statement of the problem. The research question or hypothesis can be broken into applicable manageable sub questions or sub hypotheses.

These questions are going to guide your research. They are going to be all the questions from which the answers will help you solve, educate others about, or further explore your problem. All of them should be guiding questions that are open questions, not yes or no questions but questions that when asked and answered will help you figure out a solution to your problem.

4. Significance of the Study: Why is it important to you? This section is also the researcher's opportunity to explain why it is a significant research problem under study in theory and/or practice.

5. Research Design and Methodology Section: Explain your research design and how/why it will be useful as a means to help you answer your research questions.

6. Organization of the Study

7. Reference List: Please provide a minimum of 7 (7 - 15) sources on your Reference page.