Topic: A current issue in Organisational Behaviour.
Task Details:
Required to analyse a range of literature in relation to the given topic.
Following the analysis, will be required to make supported recommendations to answer the question posed. need to apply their own interpretation and judgement to the question, based on approved and valid research (see Research Requirements below).
Research expected to support conclusions and recommendations with suitable Requirements: references, including the text and a MINIMUM of 6 peer reviewed academic journal articles. Other appropriate, industry valid sources should also be used.
Assessment Type: Research Essay - 2500 (+/- 10%) words in essay format.
The word count excludes the cover sheet, contents page, references, appendices, and illustrations (e.g. diagrams, graphs and tables)
Purpose: to research organisational behaviour theory and to examine and critically analyse one aspect of organisational behaviour in depth.
What is an ethical leader and how do ethical leaders differ from other leaders? What are the factors that promote or hinder the development of ethical leadership in organisations (e.g., personal characteristics of leaders and what characteristics of a leader‘s environment)?
Examples of References for this topic
1. Mayer, D., Kuenzi, M., Greenbaum, R., Bardes, M., & Salvador, R. (2009).
How low does ethical leadership flow? Test of a trickle-down model.
Organizational Behavior and Human Decision Processes, 108(1), 1.
2. Michael, E. B., & Linda, K. T. (2006). Ethical leadership: A review and future directions. Leadership Quarterly, 17(6), 595.