Leadership Theory Paper

You will be submitting a paper in which you select three distinct psychological theories of leadership.

In your paper,

• Present a clear overview of the three specific leadership theories or approaches.
• Explain the foundational philosophical assumptions and principles of the selected leadership paradigms.
• Discuss briefly the limitations and strengths of each leadership theory or approach selected.
• Examine thoroughly the rationale for why each leadership theory or approach is important to the study of leadership psychology and/or the field of organizational psychology.
• Discuss the relevance of one particular leadership theory or approach to you and your career path.
• Discuss the relevance of issues of diversity as they are related to the history of psychology of leadership.

The Leadership Theory Paper,  

• Must be 10 to 12 double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to  as outlined in the Writing Centers  resource.
• Must include a separate title page with the following:
  • Title of paper
  • Students name
  • University of Arizona Global Campus
  • Course name and number
  • Instructors name
  • Date submitted
• Must utilize academic voice. See the  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.
  • For assistance on writing  as well as , refer to the Writing Center resources.
• Must use at least eight scholarly and peer reviewed sources. Five of which should be recent (within the last 5 to 10 years) scholarly, peer-reviewed research articles, and cited accordingly. The other three references may be from the course-assigned texts or other relevant sources.
  • The  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.
  • To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, view this  tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process, and provides some library search tips.
• Must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Centers  guide.
• Must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center. See the  resource in the Writing Center for specifications.