The final project for this course is the creation of an impact of governmental action on a business paper. For Milestone One, you will submit a topic
selection short paper. Key to your success is providing the background to thoroughly address each of the critical elements. The business topic will be the same one that you created in your MBA 560: Marketing and Strategy course. If the idea has not yet faced some significant government impact, you will need to identify one or more government impacts that the business idea would be likely to face. See examples in the prompt.
Governments at all levels—federal, state, and municipal—exert a significant influence on business. The impacts of these influences may be negative, such as the imposition of costly regulations, or they may be positive, such as the provision of financial incentives for the creation of new jobs. Both negative and positive governmental actions present challenges for businesses: the impact of the action on the business’s “bottom line,” how public opinion will be influenced by the business’s response to a particular action, and the ethical issues associated with each Your short paper should identify and briefly describe the business that you propose to study and describe the government impact that it has faced or
would be likely to confront. Make your case for why the business and government impact you select are appropriate subjects for the final project. If your
instructor believes that your choice will not provide sufficient material for you to achieve success with the final project, you may have to select a different business and/or government impact.
