Research Report TOPIC:The study of management theories has been criticised by some people as a waste of time because old ideas are discarded if they are found to be out of tune with today‟s business context. For instance, time-and-motion studies have fallen out of favour these days. On the other hand some writers have argued that the timeline for the development of management theories is not an absolute scale but is, in fact, a relative scale. This means that what we think is an old idea may be a new idea in a different context. In this paper you are to discuss and argue these different points of view citing evidence from your research. Individual components Each individual member can argue for or against the topic. Use examples to illustrate your point. For example: Taylorism: could it be relevant in an emerging economy today? Weber‟s bureaucracy: could it be helpful in an emerging economy today? Empowerment: does it make sense in an emerging economy today? The final report on your topic will be written up as a seminar report (worth 15%) and submitted to your lecturer by the end of the semester. You may incorporate ideas generated in the live presentation. That written report should begin with the broad research topic which is followed by each individual component identified by the individual student who prepared it. Organisation of the research report – a key ingredient to writing a successful report involves the planning or organising stage. Organising can help you to sort out your ideas and to present your report in the order that communicates best to your readers. Your essay is to be structured and written as a business report. It, therefore, must begin with a Management Summary within which you state in stark form (i.e. unsupported by argument) what you are asserting in this report and you must do that in less than two pages. As already stated above, you begin the main body of the report with some general background on the broad research topic. This introduction should end with a brief paragraph outlining the plan of the rest of the essay What follows is the specific issues of each individual component which were considered. As for any good business report these components should be structured into sections and sub-sections and the heading for these should be in the Table of Contents. In these individual components the in-depth discussion of the relevant issues is elaborated based on the existing literature and/or data. You must provide in-text references to your sources. The last section of the report contains a brief summary followed by a complete list of references that are cited in the text of the essay. Follow a standard referencing method consistently. Suggested limits are as follows: Management Summary: ideally one page but no more than two. Sections 1: Introduction 400-600 words, Section 2: Main body of the essay consisting of each of the individual components limit each component to approximately 1,000 words each, Sections 3: Conclusions 100-300 words, Summary and Complete List of References (5-15 references).