Part -1:
Select a topic below that interests you and is related to the contents of this course which:
1. Explore the effect of culture on leadership style. Does the transactional-transformational leadership paradigm transcend organizational and national boundaries?
2. Transactional and transformational leadership: Critically assess these leadership styles and comment on which may be more superior
3. Organizational Leadership Strategies in a Developing Economy.
4. Leadership Effectiveness in Global Virtual Teams
5. Transformational, transactional, and laissez-faire leadership styles: A meta-analysis comparing women and men.
6. The relationship between charismatic leadership behaviors and organizational commitment.
7. Free Topic: If you do not like to select any of the given topics, as an alternation, you could write the scholarly paper by choosing a topic related to this subject area.
When writing your research paper, please note the following guidelines:
- Write no less than 2000 words scholarly paper (excluding the title page, bibliography and appendices) on this topic.
- In addition to your primary text, you are required to use a minimum of 10 additional references from professional journals and books to produce your scholarly paper.
- Your research paper must adhere to the style and format requirements set forth in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association. Your paper must include a title page, headings and a bibliography. The bibliography is to be used to reference quotes and other previously written works. Appendices containing support information can also be added.
- Your paper must be in your own words
Part -2:
Instruction : Please answer ALL 3 questions. All questions carry equal marks. Do not write over 2000 words for the entire assignment.
1. Transactional and transformational leadership: Critically assess these leadership styles and comment on which may be more superior.
2. What do you think are the most important attributes that a leader should possess? Why in your experience you believe this? Articulate the implications of these attributes on leadership development.
3. When the leader is effective, what are the results? What is the profile of a high performance team?