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Mini Analysis 1:  Analysis of Organizational Leadership Theory and Practice (150pts.)

Students will engage in a critical analysis of leadership theory and practice, based on readings from Part 1 and Part II (Chapters 1-4) of the text-Hickman, G.R. (2010).   Leading Change in Multiple Contexts.  Los Angeles, CA: Sage Publications. ISBN: 978-1-4129-2678-2.

· First, students should demonstrate strong engagement with theories and concepts from the book chapters and readings

· Second, students should engage these materials critically (what is working, what is not; what are strengths and what are limitations).

· Third, students should feel free to explore a variety of ideas that relate to change (what does thinking outside the box really look like?).

Instructions:

· Please choose 3-4 concepts to focus on for your mini-analysis.  These concepts can come from anywhere within Parts I and Part II of the text. 

· Introduce and explain the concepts, at minimum bring in at least 1 other scholarly/academic reference or citation per concept that you have introduced. 

· Link the concepts to current or past events for further analysis (for example can you think of a time when an organization, leader etc. has exhibited these concepts, explain)

· Make sure to include a reference page and reference the text.  Again, you will want to bring in external citations and references to strengthen your paper a minimum of three external references is expected. 

· You must include 3-4 scholarly citations in addition to your text book for this paper.    

· Paper will generally be between 4-5 pages.  Maximum 5 pages (Title page and reference page are not included in this count).