Posted: April 28th, 2015

Leadership Strategies for a Changing World.

Leadership Strategies for a Changing World.

Assessment Title:    Individual essay
Word Limit:    2500 words

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Assessment Description
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Description:
Leadership is argued to be one the most important roles for managers in modern organisations. Discuss the leadership difficulties in organisations and suggest some theories/models that can be applied to address these difficulties.

Your essay should consider the following:
•    The purpose of this report
•    What is Leadership?
•    List the key concept of leaderships
•    How is it important for organization?
•    Why is ‘leadership’ such a major issue in modern workplaces?
•    What are the leadership difficulties in organizations?
•    What factors are contributing to the challenges of ‘leadership’?
•    How can a manager use theories/models to inform their ‘leadership’ in a modern organisation?
•    How can a manager work to overcome their ‘leadership’ challenges?
•    Why is the information you have found important to know, especially for people who are managing in organisations?
•    Conclusion
•    Make a Recommendations

* REMEMBER TO PROVIDE ATLEAST 3 EXAMPLES and DIAMGRAMS where necessary.

The Essay requires:
•    A thorough research and treatment of the contemporary literature in the topic area.
•    A range of references that should demonstrate breadth and depth of research.
•    The incorporation of personal/organisational examples as illustrative evidence.
•    An ability to utilise the wider literature in constructing the narrative is displayed throughout.
•    A display of critical evaluation and diagnostic skills in the choice of the data included.
•    A display of critical evaluation in the choice of the information sources used.
•    Appropriate and accurate use of the Harvard Referencing System.

You must use a minimum of 10 references:
•    Text books :The prescribed text and at least 4 other text books
•    3 different academic journal articles
•    2 other source of your choice: Blog, newspaper, magazine or other Internet source
•    No more than 1 reference may be general Internet based sources.
•    Wikipedia is not to be used and does not count as an academic reference.

PLEASE FOLLOW CRETERIA CHECK LIST

Introduction
Explicit and detailed statement of essay aims and essay scope.

Coverage of key concepts
Comprehensive discussion of all parts of the essay question. All key concepts are identified and clearly defined.

Review of relevant theory and research
Argument supported by comprehensive discussion of relevant theory and research sourced from significantly more than 15 academic sources.

Use of examples
Provides detailed and highly relevant examples that clearly illustrate key points.

Conclusion & Recommendation
Explicit and detailed statement of essay aims and review of main issues covered in essay.

Write using academic language and structure
Writing style is clear; logical flow and structure; Fluent use of discipline-specific academic language. No spelling or grammatical errors.

Havard Referencing
Acknowledged all sources in text and in reference list. All references in correct format.