Research Essay
Literature Review
Length and/or format: 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 allow students to research organisational behaviour theory and to enable students to examine and critically analyse one aspect of recruitment and selection in depth, to understand some of the activities that make up scholarly research and to see the way in which knowledge is built gradually. This assessment relates to Learning Outcomes a and b.
Topic: 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.
Task Details: Students are required to analyse a range of literature, and make supported recommendations to answer the question. Students need to apply their own interpretation and judgement to the question, based on approved and valid
2250 words
6 harvard reference