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**PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY**
Go to the most current issue of Fortune Magazine’s which has the list of the “Best Businesses for Which to Work.”
Select a company that has adequate resources in the CTC library from which you can research those human relations techniques which make the company a great place to work.
Write a 1500-word paper about those human relations techniques which make the company a great place to work.
The opening section must be a brief history of the company.
The content of the paper must be developed around any four (4) of the following areas listed below:
Human Relations Theories Used at the Business
Team Building Practices
Motivational Practices
Job Design and Job Enrichment Efforts
Leadership Theories Used in the Company and the Leaders
Communication Within the Company
Decision-Making Practices
Culture of the Company.
Works Cited:
There must be at least six sources (You certainly can have more) on your Works Cited. Sources of information can be books and magazine articles (preferred by the instructor) by authoritative writers or researchers.
You must use your textbook as one source for definitions such as defining Job Design.
Wikipedia and encyclopedias are not acceptable sources.
One of your sources can be the website of the business about which you choose to write. This only counts for one source. All other online sources must be through t

he CTC Library.
Materials from sources must be cited or designated using Modern Language Association (MLA) standards within your paper.
Online sources can only be those from the Central Texas College Library.
Learn to use the Central Texas College Online Library. It is the only source that this instructor recognizes as resources for the research. One resource for the paper can be information gained from the company website if the website is properly cited in MLA style. That site can be researched from the world wide web (WWW) by using Google, Yahoo, Firefox, etc. Do you have questions on using it? Check out the virtual seminar on the announcements!
Guidelines:
The writing format must be one acceptable to the CTC English Department. Excellent research paper examples may be found in the MLA Style folder found on this page. When in doubt, follow MLA standards. Students should write on a college level. Spelling and punctuation should be perfect.
An outline to be followed in the presentation of the research effort.
Required FORMAT:
I. Cover Page (Is not included in the word count)
II. Outline of each section (Is not included in the word count)
III. Introduction of Research Topic (including a brief history of the company)
IV. Areas Covered (any 4 or more of the nine above can be used)
V. Conclusion
VI. Works Cited (Is not included in the word count and should be on a separate page)