Individual Research Paper

Guidance for Individual Research Paper

Students will individually (not assisted by team members) conduct research and submit a paper to the instructor on a topic selected from the list below. The paper format is APA style to include a cover sheet, abstract, references, one-inch margins, and 12 pitch Times New Roman font, double spaced. The length of the research paper is five to seven pages of text (not including cover, abstract, or references). Students must use at least five primary sources; eight for full sources used credit. Students will select one of the topics from the list below and post their selections to the Submit Assignments Here link in Blackboard by Lesson 2 (you will receive five “bonus” points). Topics for the individual research papers are (choose one):

1. What is the history of work teams (since the early 1900s) and what role will work teams play in the future?

2. What problems do team leaders face when leading older team members?

3. What types of organizations are not favorable for using a team structure and why?

4. What cultures favor the use of team structured organizations and why?

5. How can a team leader use social and emotional intelligence when leading a team?

6. Which conflict resolution approach/approaches are most effective for an athletic team leader and why?

7. Which conflict resolution approach/approaches are most effective for an industrial/manufacturing team leader and why?

8. How can team leaders avoid the corrupting influence of power?

9. Which decision-making methods are best suited for various types of teams? Use Sundstrom’s (1999) six types of teams (page 6 of the Levi text).

10. How can a team leader best empower team members in a specific (you determine) type of team?

11. How does diversity impact creativity in a team decision-making process?

12. Do virtual teams make better decision than traditional teams?

13. What competencies and skills can a team leader practice to better influence their team peers?

14. What leadership model is best for developing relationships between a team leader and team members?

15. How can a university create the optimal organizational environment to support varsity athletic teams?

16. How can a for-profit organization (student selects the organization) create the optimal organizational environment to support a production team?

A grading rubric for this individual research paper is below:

Statement of the research question: 20 points

Explanation and analysis of the research question: 20 points

Analysis and explanation of how teams will impact

the selected topic 100 points

Primary sources used: (20 possible points)

5 sources 16 points

6 sources 18 points

8 sources 20 points

APA style, grammar, sentence structure: 20 points

Overall impression 20 points

TOTAL: 200 points

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