Technology and innovation in small businesses

Technology and innovation in small businesses

Topic: Technology and innovation in small businesses

Paper Format:

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.

Assignment Requirements:

1. Research/find a minimum at least ten (10), preferably fifteen (15) or more, different peer-reviewed articles on your topic from the online business database. The article(s) must be relevant and from a peer-reviewed source. While you may use relevant articles from any time frame, current/published within the last five (5) years are preferred. Using literature that is irrelevant or unrelated to the chosen topic will result in a point reduction.
2. Write a ten (10) to fifteen (15) 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).
3. Structure your paper as follows:

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Grading Criteria:

• Content Knowledge & Structure (40 points): All of the requested components are completed as assigned; content is on topic and related to corporate finance, critical thinking is clearly demonstrated (few, if any, direct quotations from the source in the paper); scholarly research is demonstrated; topics and concepts gained from the assigned reading and/or from research is evident.
• Critical Thinking (40 points): Demonstrates substantial critical thinking about topics and solid interpretation of materials and reflection.
• Clarity & Effective Communication (40 points): Communication is clear, concise, and well presented; scholarly writing is demonstrated; grammar, sentence structure, writing in third person, and word choice is used correctly.
• Integration of Knowledge & Articles (40 points): Articles used are current and relevant (preferably published within last five (5) years and MUST be from peer-reviewed journal article publications. At least four (4) peer-reviewed journal articles are examined and analyzed in the paper.
• Presentation & Writing Mechanics (80 points): Cover page, headings, in-text citations, page citations (page number citations required for specific information such as dates, years, list of items from article, names, numbers, statistics, and other specific information), and references are properly formatted.

Please Note: Plagiarism will not be tolerated. The paper must be written in your own words.

Attached is the textbook