Developing the Research Paper

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Paper Title

SELECTED TOPIC:

INTRODUCTION

I. Thesis statement (one concise statement of what the focus of the paper will be)

II. Overview of your 3-5 Key Points

A. Point 1

B. Point 2

C. Point 3

BODY

I. 3-5 Key points with adequate supporting information. (Each paragraph should be a minimum of five complete sentences.)

A. Supporting information

B. Supporting information

I. Key Point 2

A. Supporting information

B. Supporting information

I. Key Point 3

A. Supporting information

B. Supporting information

CONCLUSION

I. Summarize the information main points

II. Tie information together (restate thesis in different words)

III. Closing statement

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY

AICPA sets ethical standards for outsourcing. (2005). Journal of Accountancy, 199(1), 8.

Retrieved from http://www.journalofaccountancy.com/

This article presents the new standards for outsourcing developed by the AICPA ethics committee. The standards are summarized, and a brief discussion is included of the implications going forward for business and international trade. The authors indicate that changes to the business community will be relatively minor. This is a helpful source for getting an overview of the current ethics standards in outsourcing.

American Management Association. (2010). The AMA handbook of business writing.

New York, NY: Author.

The American Management Association has created its own guide for business writing. Designed as a supplemental text to more thorough style guides such as APA, this guide covers topics relating specifically to business, such as citing financials, formatting of company reports, and professional approaches to information integrity in the workplace. This is an indispensable work for anyone doing professional business writing.

Barthelemy, J., & Geyer, D. (2005). An empirical investigation of IT outsourcing versus outsourcing in France and Germany. Information & Management, 42, 533-542. doi:10.1016/j.im.2004.02.005

The authors present an investigation of IT outsourcing based on the combined results of a survey administered to IT firms as well as statistical measures from domestic and French or German firms. Their data covers a wide range of IT business unit types. However, the lack of longitudinal data weakens their conclusion that the slower pace of French and German IT outsourcing has had a long-term positive effect on business in those countries.

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