Financial Management Practices and Their Impact on Organizational Performance: Your essay should critically asses the relationship between organizational performance and financial management practices. These include capital structure decision, investment appraisal techniques, dividend policy, working capital management and financial performance assessment.

The essay should demonstrate a student's ability to integrate and synthesize course concepts with selected readings to communicate his/her understanding of financial management concepts and their application in organizations. The essay should also demonstrate a student's ability to communicate as a manager. This includes proper writing style, organization, grammar, and spelling, as well as integration of course-related material. The writing style must follow the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association , 6th edition. Citations for online sources should include the online address (URL) and access date as well as the citation for the specific reference. Research for the paper may be conducted online. Do not use abstracts, use full-text articles. Publications that may be relevant for the topics listed below include: Strategic Finance, The Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, CFO Magazine, Nonprofit World, Harvard Business Review, or other accounting and financial journals. The paper should: Be 5 to 6 double-spaced pages, not including the title page, executive summary, appendices, exhibits, and references. Include a one-page Executive Summary immediately following the title page that includes a statement of the major issue(s) and your conclusions and specific recommendations. The content of an Executive Summary is similar to an abstract. Properly cite reference sources: these may include course material, information from magazines, journals, and online sources. All reference sources must have a publication date within the last fifteen years. Students who wish to use an older source publication should contact the instructor with the request and reason. Word – Spelling and Grammar Check: Microsoft Office can check your spelling and grammar. Here is the Microsoft Office support page to learn how to use the spelling and grammar check in Microsoft Word. https://support.office.com/en-us/article/Check-spelling-and-grammar-in-Office-5cdeced7-d81d-47de-9096-efd0ee909227 Avoid the use of passive voice - Most of us rely extensively on the passive voice in our writing. Doing so often raises issues of 'voice' in our writing and confuses the reader. If Word issues a passive voice error during a spelling and grammar review of your work, try re-writing the sentence with someone performing the action. To learn more about how to avoid using the passive voice, visit https://writingcenter.unc.edu/tips-and-tools/passive-voice/