Literature Review

Overview

This literature review will be used to support your position paper,which is due in Module Seven. For your position paper, you will choose one of the current debates in the field of leadership psychology and defend a position.

For the literature review, you must select at least five appropriately cited, peer-reviewed journal articles related to that debate. Refrain from stating your opinion on any of the material in the literature review; you will have an opportunity to do that in the position paper.

Your Assignment

The literature review should begin with an overview of the subject. State your objective for conducting a literature review.Next, divide your selected resources into categories (each side of the debate).Compare and contrast each source and determine which sources best support the argument.

For each source:

• Include proper APA citation

• Identify the problem: List the side of the debate the source supports

• Compare the resource: Explain how it is similar to or different from other sources

• Final Review: Consider the objectivity of the article, the sources the author selected to support his or her ideas,and the value of the author's conclusions.Discuss how the article can be used to support your position paper.

Overview

A position paper will be used as one of your comprehensive assessments. Within the position paper, you will make value judgments about prevailing debates in the field of psychology.

While you will be relying more on your personal viewpoints, you must substantiate claims with logic, reason, and evidence, as supported by scholarly research.

In Module Five, a literature review will be completed as part of the framework in preparation for this assignment.

Using resources identified in the literature review, you will craft your position paper due in Module Seven.

This assessment will assess your mastery with respect to the following course outcome:

Defend a position on one of the significant debates in leadership psychology using scholarly evidence.

Prompt

Your position paper should answer the following prompt:

Choose one or more of the current debates in the field of leadership psychology and defend a position.

Sample debates include:

Analytical versus holistic approach

Individualism versus group cognition

Balancing employee satisfaction/needs and the bottom line

Specifically, the following critical elements must be addressed:

1. Background - Detailed information about a debate prevalent in the field of psychology must be presented. The following questions must be answered:

a. Which debate was chosen? Why?

b. What is the historical importance of the debate?

2. Positions - To be considered a debate, there must be a discussion that involves opposition.

a. Address the distinct positions of the debate.

b. Is each side of the debate sustainable? Why or why not?

c. Are the leader's responsibilities practical in nature? Why or why not?

3. Defense - To be able to participate in a structured debate, one must choose a position and prepare to defend that stance.

a. Which side of the debate do you choose to defend? Why?

b. Provide an official position defense, including evidence to support your position using scholarly research.

Rubric

Requirements of submission: Double-spaced Word document, 12-point Times New Roman font, 1-inch margins, APA format. The position paper should be 12-15 pages in length, not including title page and references, and should include no less than 5 scholarly resources