LDR 802 Week 7 Research Study Paper

Comparison matrix paper 3 

 Details:

The culmination of the doctoral journey is the dissertation. This assignment will provide an opportunity to research possible topics in the field of leadership that could be used for your dissertation research.

General Requirements:

Use the following information to ensure successful completion of the assignment:

• Instructors      will be using a grading rubric to grade the assignments. It is recommended      that learners review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment in order      to become familiar with the assignment criteria and expectations for      successful completion of the assignment. 
• Doctoral      learners are required to use APA style for their writing assignments. The      APA Style Guide is located in the Student Success Center. 
• This      assignment requires that at least two additional scholarly research      sources related to this topic, and at least one in-text citation from each      source be included. 
• Locate and      print “Comparison Matrix 2.” 
• Locate and print      “Empirical Research Checklist.” 
• Go to the      GCU Library. Use the “Find Journal Articles” search feature found on the      home page of the GCU Library to locate three scholarly empirical research      sources related to leadership. Use the “Empirical Research Checklist” to      determine if a study is empirical. One of the three sources must be      related to the role personality plays in leadership. One may be on any      topic related to leadership. The third must come from the reference list      of one of the two previously chosen empirical sources. 
• Use      information from the empirical sources to complete “Comparison Matrix 2.” 

Directions:

Use the information from the completed “Comparison Matrix 2” to write a paper of 1,250-1,500 words that summarizes the three scholarly empirical research sources and proposes at least one dissertation research study you might pursue. The paper will include the following sections:

Introduction (200-250 words)

1. The title      of each study 
2. The author      of each study 
3. Comparison      of the purposes of each study 
4. Comparison      of the author’s statements of why the study is important. 

Research Questions (250-300 words)

1. Comparison      of the research questions posed in the studies 

Sample Populations (175-225 words)

1. Comparison      of the sample populations used in the studies 

Results (300-350 words)

1. Comparison      of the results of the studies 

Conclusion (325-375 words)

1. Discussion      of the limitations of the studies 
2. Discussion      of what you conclude from the studies 
3. Proposal of      at least one dissertation research study you might pursue and how choosing      this possible topic will generate new knowledge in this field of study 

Submit the completed “Comparison Matrix 2” and the “Research Study Paper” as a single deliverable.

LDR802.v10R.EmpiricalResearchChecklist_Student.docxLDR802.v10R.ComparisonMatrix2_Student.docx 

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