Unit VII Leadership Theory

Unit VII Leadership Theory

This assignment requires a four-page response and measures your mastery of ULOs 2.2, 3.4, 4.3, and 4.4.

This assignment will be completed in two parts:

Part 1: Gap Identification

For this assignment, you will continue with your prior work from Units III and IV. Revisit your literature review from Unit IV and your feedback from your instructor and identify gaps in the literature for each theory discussed.

Part 2: Workplace Leadership

For the second part of your assignment, you will consider leadership within your own organization and identify ways to improve it. For this second part, please use your own place of employment. If you are not currently employed, use a previous employer or volunteer organization. Write a response that outlines the following:

  • How are groups and teams established? Explain how they are effective?
  • Discuss three issues that lead to team ineffectiveness and what a leader may do to address each issue. Discuss a theory or theories that may inform a leader’s behavior when addressing the team issues and explain why.
  • What are the benefits of goal setting, and how does your organization support employee goals?
  • What leadership does your organization embody? How could it be more effective?
  • How does your organization help build trust among employees? Is it effective? Why, or why not?

Format:

Your completed assignment (both parts 1 and 2) must be a minimum of four pages in length. Apply headings and subheadings. You are required to use at least five peer-reviewed sources, one in which must be from the CSU Online Library. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.

(feedback:  you met each requirement of the assignment rubric. Of particular strength was your discussion of real-world application and the validity review of the literature. Constructively, a few issues with citations and APA format – see notes in margins. Quality of Discussion and Writing Mechanics

20 possible points (20%)

18

Level 5

Clear and appropriate. Provides strong evidence of critical thinking. Makes use of excellent transitions. Paragraphs contain strong topic sentences. Writing is clear and concise. Sentence structure and grammar are excellent. Correct use of punctuation. No spelling errors.

Criterion Feedback

periods on headers to be removed

Content

45 possible points (45%)

45

Level 5

All prompted material is articulated in a clear, concise, and thorough format. Motivational theories are clearly and concisely explained and there is an established connection with leadership theories. The material clearly elaborates on how the connection can inform real-world solutions and how research can enhance leadership and leader decisions. A brief explanation is provided on how credible sources were selected and how each source is valuable to the study of leadership.

APA Style

15 possible points (15%)

12

Level 4

APA guidelines are mostly followed correctly. Reference entries and in-text citations follow APA formatting guidelines fairly well and are usually correct. All in-text citations are referenced and vice versa. Level I and II headings are applied but do not follow APA. A source cited and/or referenced may be misattributed or misaligned to the material.\

Criterion Feedback

Watch italics in reference list and citations as need to add a couple plus add year on others.)

Resources

The following resource(s) may help you with this assignment.

  • Citation Guide
  • CSU Online Library Research Guide
  • Submit Writing Center Request

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