For this Application Assignment, write an 8-page essay (not including cover page or references) that captures relevant theories and empirical research leading to a significant synthesis and analysis of annotations (you may also include any other annotations that are relevant from Weeks 1 and 2)

Within your essay you should seek to categorize, synthesize, and analyze a theme (or themes) in the reviewed literature around the topic of leadership.

The following elements should be present:

Adhere to APA format (6th edition), which requires a title page, an abstract, a reference list, and appropriate sections and their headings.

Describe the research methods employed in the reviewed empirical studies and critically evaluate these methods in terms of purpose(s), utility and validity of findings generated, and possible alternatives.

Describe the contributions of this research to the issues discussed and critically evaluates these contributions. If possible identify gaps in the literature on this topic within leaders, influence, and power.