Assignment Requirements: ?The? research must be conducted using peer-reviewed trade or ac

 Assignment Requirements:  The  research must be conducted using peer-reviewed trade or academic journals. While Blogs, Wikipedia, encyclopedias, course textbooks, popular magazines, newspaper articles, online websites, etc. are helpful for providing background information, these resources are  NOT suitable resources for this research assignment.  

1. Choose a research topic that interests you from the chapter readings.
2. Research/find a minimum at least four (4) different peer-reviewed journal articles on your topic from the University of the Cumberlands Library online business database. The article(s) must be relevant and from a peer-reviewed source, academic or professional. While you may use relevant articles from any time frame, current/published within the last five (5) years is required for the (4) journal articles. Using literature that is irrelevant or unrelated to the chosen topic will result in a point reduction.
3. Write a four (4) to five (5) page double spaced paper in APA format discussing the findings on your specific topic in your own words. Note – paper length does not include cover page, abstract, or references page(s).
4. Structure your paper as follows:
   1. Cover page
   2. Overview describing the importance of the research topic to current business and professional practice in your own words
   3. Review of the Literature summarized in your own words. Note that this should not be a “copy and paste” of literature content, nor should this section be substantially filled with direct quotes from the article. A literature review is a summary of the major points and findings of each of the selected articles (with appropriate citations). Direct quotations should be used sparingly. Normally, this will be the largest section of your paper (this is not a requirement; just a general observation).
   4. Practical Application of the literature. Describe how your findings from the relevant research literature can shape, inform, and improve current business and professional practice related to your chosen topic.
   5. Conclusion in your own words
   6. References formatted according to APA style requirements