Paper, Including an Annotated Bibliography

Instructions for this assignment:

Step 1: Using OneSearch  in the UMGC online library, conduct a search for at least 3 scholarly articles that address how organizations can respond to environmental impacts (whether internal or external). The articles need to be current – published within the past five years.

· Article selection should consider management theory, management skills and practices, external/economic impacts to organizations, internal/structure impacts to organizations, such as an environmental scan.

· Articles should bring a contemporary perspective on one or more of the major theorists who developed management studies in the 19th-20th centuries.

Step 2: Create an annotated bibliography for each article. Guidance on writing an an annotated bibliography can be found here. The articles should be summarized in 2-3 paragraphs as the format suggests.

Step 3: Then, aggregately analyze and explain the articles for the way in which internal and external factors cause change in workplace behavior. This section should comprise 2 paragraphs using multiple course readings and research to support how the internal and external factors identified in the selected articles can/do cause change in workplace behavior and ultimately organizational structure and culture. Show the connection between these contemporary writers and the major theoretical perspectives that they drew from earlier ‘fathers’ of management science.

Step 4: Conclude the paper with a two to three paragraph examination of the  selected articles and the impact to managing effectively. Be sure to clearly explain your reasoning for the selection and provide supporting examples and rationale from class readings related to the modern organization.