25 Apr Peer-Reviewed Corporate White Paper

One of the most powerful tools a business leader can utilize today is the presentation of a white paper. In thoughtful learning organizations today, leaders will oftentimes present a white paper that may introduce a concept or an idea that helps those in the organization reflect on the current realities regarding the topic or an idea. Leaders oftentimes will write white papers to define a problem, explore solutions, or even simply define an aspect of the business that perhaps hasn’t been explored thoroughly in recent times. These white papers are written from an academic standpoint with the goal of developing deeper levels of understanding and practical application. For this white paper, cite sources and reflect with a theoretical aspiration of improving the shared knowledge in the organization and preparing the corporate intellectual muscles to improve learning outcomes ahead. You are to write a scholarly white paper and submit reflective questions at the end of the essay. These reflective questions are designed to get the reader thinking about potential applications after they thoughtfully digest your synthesis of the latest thoughts and ideas regarding the concepts presented.

Your work should come in the form of a formal APA paper and come in the following components.

· Component 1: For this academic white paper, you are to explore the topic of problems and pitfalls of the budget planning and execution process. You are to specifically explore the latest thoughts and best practices associated with budgetary planning and the impact of best practice application of quality retention and persistent practices. Be specific in citing your sources and reflect on the best practice recommendations.

· Component 2: After you discuss the problems and pitfalls that can occur in the budgetary and enrollment processes, discuss some solutions that you have discovered in the readings thus far.

· Component 3: Include at least two discussion questions at the end of the white paper. You do not have to answer these questions. They are simply to be presented in relationship to the whitepaper thoughts and ideas as a mechanism for engendering a greater degree of thoughtful dissections of the content and reflection on its application. 

Please ensure in executing this assignment that you make specific references to the readings provided as well as the utilization of at least four outside references which can be used to support your ideas presented. The use of outside sources is important because even though the materials provided for this course are excellent, as a graduate student you are expected to be able to consult a variety of sources regarding a given topic and synthesize that scholarly input into a thoughtful set of recommendations, conclusions, etc.

The essay should be 1850- words and should include at least four (4) citations. The sections should be clearly marked with headings so that your instructor knows which points you are addressing. Follow the guidelines for APA writing style. The title page and references page do not count toward the minimum word amount for this assignment.

Assignment Expectations

Length: 1850 – words; answers must thoroughly address each of the components in a clear, concise manner.

Structure: Include a title page and reference page in APA style. These do not count toward the minimum word count for this assignment.

References: Use the appropriate APA style in-text citations and references for all resources utilized to answer the questions. Include at least four (4) scholarly sources to support your claims.

Format: Save your assignment as a Microsoft Word document (.doc or .docx).