Research paper

The Situational Leadership Model paper consists of two parts to the assignment:

1)  An outline of your preliminary research on the situational leadership model with at least two scholarly references. Within your outline, discuss why you chose your topic, possible subtopics for focus (at least two), possible research questions you could investigate, and the relevance of your two scholarly references to your research. Make sure that your topics, research questions, and references provide a description of the model, leader behaviors, follower behaviors, and any other elements of the theory you chose.

Your outline should be at least two pages in length, double spaced, Times New Roman 12 point font, with appropriate APA style writing.

2) The research paper. In this research paper, you will submit the research paper topic with the answers to the following points:

How does this theory address organization change?

What are the leader’s behaviors and characteristics?

What are the follower’s behaviors and characteristics?

What situational characteristics does this theory work in?

Provide two examples of this theory in action. (This can be based on theory or your own experiences.) 

Your paper should be formatted to APA standards. This includes a title page and a reference page.  

Your research paper should include the follow sections:

*research paper topic or introduction

*name of the theory which is The Situational Leadership Model. 

This paper should be a minimum of eight pages in length (excluding the title and reference pages). Be sure to include least four scholarly sources (no wikipedia).