Three to four APA double-spaced page essay in length (not including the title and reference pages)
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Week 1 - Assignment
Leadership versus Management
[WLO: 1] [CLOs: 2, 3, 4]
Prior to beginning work on this assignment, read Chapter 2 of The Leadership Experience and the Daniel Goleman: The Truth About What Makes a Great Leader (http://www.forbes.com/sites/danschawbel/2014/03/18/daniel-goleman-the-truth-about-what-makes-a- great-leader/) article.
In a three- to four-page APA-formatted paper, examine the concepts of leadership versus management. Using a minimum of three scholarly sources (not including the textbook), identify the main differences between leaders and managers.
*Note: You are encouraged to integrate any feedback from your instructor and upload the assignment to Portfolium. For assistance using Portfolium, review the Portfolium Student Guide .
In your paper,
Analyze the key roles managers play in an organization. Analyze the key roles leaders play in an organization. Identify the personality traits that are important for a leader.
The Leadership Versus Management paper
Must be three to four double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s APA Style (http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/apa-style) resource. Must include a separate title page with the following:
Title of paper Student’s name Course name and number Instructor’s name Date submitted
For further assistance with the formatting and the title page, refer to APA Formatting for Word 2013 (http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/apa-formatting-word-2013) . Must utilize academic voice. See the Academic Voice (http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/academic- voice) resource for additional guidance. Must include an introduction and conclusion paragraph. Your introduction paragraph needs to end with a clear thesis statement that indicates the purpose of your paper.
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For assistance on writing Introductions & Conclusions (http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/introductions-conclusions) as well as Writing a Thesis Statement (http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/writing-a-thesis) , refer to the Ashford Writing Center resources.
Must use at least three scholarly sources in addition to the course text. The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible Sources (https://content.bridgepointeducation.com/curriculum/file/e5359309-7d3c-4a21-a410- 44d59303ccef/1/Scholarly%20Peer-Reviewed%20and%20Other%20Credible%20Sources.pdf) table offers additional guidance on appropriate source types. If you have questions about whether a specific source is appropriate for this assignment, please contact your instructor. Your instructor has the final say about the appropriateness of a specific source for a particular assignment.
Must document any information used from sources in APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center’s Citing Within Your Paper (http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/citing-within-your-paper) guide.
(http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/citing-within-your-paper) Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center. See the Formatting Your References List (http://writingcenter.ashford.edu/format-your-reference-list) resource in the Ashford Writing Center for specifications.
Carefully review the Grading Rubric (http://au.waypointoutcomes.com/assessment/25531/preview) for the criteria that will be used to evaluate your assignment.
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