The Complete Writer’s Guide to Business Management Saint Louis University The Complete Writer’s Guide to Business Management

TABLE OF CONENTS Tips for Business Writing in General Case Study Analysis In Class Essays Business Law 400-level Management Long Term Paper Sources Works Cited

Tips for Business Writing Cut to the chase. Write to your audience in a positive tone. Use the active voice. Write in third person for formal reports. Be clear, concise, and readable. Keep your ideas to one per paragraph. Always be mindful of your audience. (Huseman, Lahiff, and Penrose 301)

Case Study Analysis Stay Calm! Avoid summarizing the case. The material given to you is sufficient unless your professor recommends outside sources. Look for the major issues within the case. Answer the case prompts. There might be more than one possible solution. (Narula)

In Class Essays Good Reference Website: http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/resources- template.php?id=42 Follow prompt Answer it thoroughly and clearly. Budget your time! (make your point and move on) ("Writing Center")

Business Law (essay question test) Usually have essay question tests. Essay question tests based on analyzing a case from a legal perspective. The more knowledge presented the better. “Play with the law” explain how this case would be different under other circumstances. (Boone)

Business Law (Research Paper) At SLU, one long research paper is due at the end of the semester. Prompt involves finding a current (within 6 months from present date) periodical and researching the periodical from a legal perspective. The periodical will be the primary source and secondary sources will be anything used to enhance understanding of the periodical. For the primary source the date should be recent, for secondary sources the date doesn’t matter as much. For secondary sources, the medium can be more varied.

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400-level Management Papers Professor gives specific information about format and guidelines. Grammar and spelling are VERY important. A variety of sources is encouraged (Census Bureau is recommended for collecting data) Outlines are highly recommended. (Mintze)

400-level Management Final Project Group case study of a specific company Effective use of white space is important (for example, try to fill a whole page or space the text evenly across two rather than have stray lines on a single page) The project should read and flow like a book. Appendixes are strongly encouraged. Usually about 15 pages including background information, mission statement, CEO information, financial information, etc. (Mintze)

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Long Term Paper Typically assigned in upper level management courses. Sources can be varied-need at least some current sources. Given a problem and asked to pose a researched solution or alternatives. Typically APA style At least 10 pages usually (Safranski)

Sources MLA citation for books: Author. Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. APA citation for books: Author. Year. Title. City of Publication: Publishing Company. For citing other sources, check out this website: http://library.duke.edu/research/citing/workscited/index. html

Works Cited Boone, Laurel. Personal Interview by Theresa Edattukaren. 3/16/10. Huseman, Richard, James Lahiff, and John Penrose. Business Communication Strategies and Skills. 3rd ed. New York: Dryden Press, 1988. 301. Print. Narula, Avinash. "How to Analyze." Indian Management Case Studies. Merx Equity Marketing & Advertising Pvt. Ltd., 2010. Web. 17 Mar 2010. http://www.management-casestudies.com/how-to-analyze.php Mintze, Elouise. Personal Interview by Kelly Fiala. 4/2/10. "Taking In-Class Essay Exam." The Writing Center. George Mason University, n.d. Web. 17 Mar 2010. <http://writingcenter.gmu.edu/resources-template.php?id=42>. “Assembling a List of Works Cited in Your Paper.” Duke University Libraries. Duke University. Wed 17 2010. http://library.duke.edu/research/citing/workscited/index.html