RESEARCH PAPER

Research Paper Assignment Instructions

1. Leadership Theories Applied in Health Care

Expand on the topic, focusing on the 21st century healthcare environment (a current issue or current/future challenge) based upon knowledge of current literature and industry best practices:

Format

· Contains 10-12 pages, not including title and reference pages

· Times New Roman, 12-point font

· Current APA format

· At least 20 scholarly articles from peer-reviewed journals are cited (less than 5 years old)

Content

· Title page that includes:

· Running head (left aligned) and a page number (right aligned)

· Course number and name

· Title

· Group number and all group member names (only those who fully contributed)

· Date submitted

· “Respectfully submitted to: (Instructor’s Name)”

· Abstract (in block format)

· Content of your topic and/or paper

· Integrate concepts from the textbook that are related to your topic

· Discuss the major issues related to the selected topic. Provide a comparison/contrast of applicable theories. Include an analysis of the topic as applied to the healthcare organization.

· Uses in-text citations in current APA format to credit sources listed on the reference page as appropriate

· Conclusion

· References