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Freeman-Brown Private School
Freeman-Brown Private School Case Study
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Grand Canyon University: MGT-420
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Your introduction should be typed here. It should be at least four sentences and include a thesis statement that introduces all of the key point of the paper. Please note that you should follow all APA writing rules within your essay. This means avoid first and second person, do not use contractions, and use citations throughout your paper! The final sentence in your introduction must be a strong thesis statement that introduces every key topic that will be introduced in the paper.
Open and Complex Adaptive System
Define the open system and complex adaptive system with citations from your academic research. Evaluate the effectiveness of FBPS as an open system and as a complex adaptive system during the closure. Thoroughly evaluate the situation, include examples from the case study and offer insight.
Organizational Culture and Climate
Define organizational culture and organizational climate with citations from your academic research. Evaluate the culture and climate within FBPS during the closure process in the case study. Provide examples and offer detailed insight.
Closure Decision and Process
Evaluate the decision to close the campuses and the process of the closure. Provide detailed examples and insight. Be sure to cite any research.
Social Responsibilities and Impact on Stakeholders
Define social responsibility with citations from your academic research. Evaluate the closure process in the case study. Provide examples and offer insight on what could have been done differently. Define stakeholder with citations from your academic research and identify three specific stakeholders that were impacted by the closure.
Classical, Behavioral, and Modern Management Approaches
Analyze the Freeman-Brown case study and from the perspective of an analyst suggest one approach from each category (classical, behavioral, and modern). Define each approach with citations from your academic research and explain how each theory could have been used to handle the closure better. Provide insight.
Plans for the Future
Define long and short term goals with citations from your academic research. Identify and justify one long and one short-term goal for the future of FBPS with examples and insight.
Concluding Statement
Define the 4 functions of management with citations from your academic research. This paragraph should wrap up the entire paper and integrate the 4 functions of management to revamp management at FBPS and in turn meet the short and long-term goals you have suggested. Be sure to included examples and to cite academic sources to increase the validity of your findings.
**Additional notes: use this template, keep the topic headings in place. I am looking for a minimum of two academic sources (the case study is not an academic source and also does not need to be referenced in your paper). The word count for this paper is between 1,250 – 1,500, however I will allow you to go a little over up to 1,750. Your Turnitin percentage must be under 20%. Please proof-read and run your paper through spell-check and follow the template and you should do very good on your paper**
Example References
American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
Daresh, J. C. (2004). Beginning the assistant principalship: A practical guide for new school administrators. Thousand Oaks, CA: Corwin.
Herbst-Damm, K. L., & Kulik, J. A. (2005). Volunteer support, marital status, and the survival times of terminally ill patients. Health Psychology, 24, 225-229. doi:10.1037/0278-6133.24.2.225
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute. (2003). Managing asthma: A guide for schools (NIH Publication No. 02-2650). Retrieved from http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/ health/prof/asthma/asth_sch.pdf