In Part 2, you
will revise Part 1 based on your instructor’s suggestions and add to it the
following sections:  Evaluation of Alternatives, Findings and Analysis,
and References.

Write a two (2) page, single-spaced report in which you:

1.  Research the two (2) alternatives (i.e.
possible solutions) that you’ve identified in your Part 1 Evaluation of
Alternatives section. Record bibliographic information during research.

a.  Example: You might research other organizations
that have attempted similar solutions to the problem you have identified and
explore the results of those experiments. 

2.  Use what you discover in your research to
evaluate each alternative by each of your five (5) criteria.

a.  Example: If your research revealed that four
companies similar to yours increased productivity after allowing their workers
to telework from home three days per week, you might conclude that one of your
suggested alternatives – in this case, the option to telework from home three days
per week – satisfies one of your criterion of “Productivity” as a
high-potential solution to a problem you’ve identified (of decreased worker
morale and productivity at Doe’s Electronics). However, additional research
might frustrate a recommendation of this alternative if it is found to fall
short of other criteria while a second alternative fares better. For instance,
a telework alternative might be found to be too costly to implement; too
frustrating for consumers who prefer daily, in-person customer service; or too
divergent from the company’s brand, “Always there for you!”

3.  Organize the assignment by your criteria.
Explain in narrative form how each of your two (2) alternatives stacks up
against your first criterion. Next, explain how each alternative stacks up
against your second criterion, etc. 

a.  Example: An abbreviated outline of what this
longer section might look like based on the above example is below (Note: Only
the first two [2] of five [5] required criteria are included to give you a feel
for the structure). Your researched findings, represented as circled bullets
below, should be explained in two to five (2-5) sentences. Include in-text
citations and follow up with References in APA style):

Evaluation of Alternatives

Productivity

a. 

Alternative A:
Telework from home 3 days per week

{narrate findings
based on research article 1 here}

Alternative B: Offer
two extra Floating Holidays to each employee per year

{narrate findings
based on research article 2 here}

Cost

b. 

Alternative A: Telework
from home 3 days per week

{narrate findings
based on research article 1 here}

Alternative B: Offer
two extra Floating Holidays to each employee per year

{narrate findings
based on research article 2 here}

4.  Briefly summarize in narrative form the major
discoveries that emerged from the Evaluation of Alternatives section.

5. 
Include a chart like
the ones below to illustrate at a glance:

Figure 1: Alternatives Analyzed by Criteria

Criteria	Telework Option	Floating Holiday Option
Productivity	Very high	Negligible increase
Cost	Very high	Moderate
Company Image	Increased	Negligible increase
Worker Morale	Increased	Negligible increase
Practicality	Moderate	Low
TOTAL Feasibility* of Alternatives based on Criteria?	Moderate to High	Low to Moderate

6. 

*Feasability = Capability of an alternative being carried out with success

7.  Include an APA style (6th edition) References
page that documents the two (2) sources (minimum) that you used and cited
in-text in your Evaluation of Alternatives section.  Note that both
resources may be secondary resources, or you may include one primary source and
one secondary source. Remember that both in-text citations and References must
be included (to avoid plagiarism) whenever you are directly quoting,
summarizing, or paraphrasing researched material.

Your assignment must:

Be typed, single
spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all
sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format.

Include a cover page
containing the title of the assignment, your name, the professor’s name, the
course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not
included in the required assignment page length.