A management research paper can potentially address a vast range of issues. Take this chance to critique or praise a managerial technique or policy direction that you like or dislike. Your investigations can be your excuse to make inquiries, before ever even applying for employment, of companies which interest you. Consider appropriate focus and available resources in choosing topics and structuring management research papers.
 
In which subspecialty will your research paper in Management be?
 
The field of management is enormous, soclarify which aspect of Management you are addressing, e.g., operations management or human resources, just to name two main divisions?Your course title will determine this, at least in part. You instructor will not be thrilled to receive research papers in Management specialties different from the course itself.
 
Exploiting your interests and experience:
 
Do personalize your project to your advantage. Think of companies or family-owned businesses you know well. Do they face problems amenable to analysis using the concepts you have learned? For example:

• Continuity when the founder dies
• Managing inventory as a modestly sized business
• Loss prevention

You could even discuss such issues directly with the owners of such entities.Leverageyourcontacts or second/third languages to acquire information not elsewhere available. This will transform your Management research paper into something unique and novel.
 
If unsure of what to cover, consult proven materials:
 
Choose an existing business case study that intrigues you.

• Obtain similar information on an entirely different, personally interesting company
• Use the questions and prompts as a guide to examining problems in the firm you have selected
• Alternatively, if the case study is quite old and covers a known firm, consider contacting the company to update the situation covered in the case study: you will be providing the “rest of the story”.

Where can you access case studies? You have probably already used them in your Management courses. If not, the Harvard Business Review, the gold standard, often includes a case study. Check your institution’s hard-copy and online holdings. Business Source Complete archives it as noted in this link:
 
http://library.du.edu/goodanswers/how-do-i-find-harvard-business-case-studies
 
This is a freely available case study involving government issues:
 
http://www.data.gov/documents/hbs_datagov_case_study.pdf
 
Thisapparent over-emphasis on credible case studies arises from the fact that many self-described case studies are either news stories or advertisements! Here is a useful archive of varied Management research papers to give you some ideas. Note: They are NOT for copying!
http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/JELJOUR_Results.cfm?form_name=journalbrowse&journal_id=222968