4.3 Assignment: Scholarly Paper
Getting Started
At this point in the BSOL program, it should be evident that the discipline and practice of leadership are complex. In this course, we have been exploring more deeply how psychology shapes leader and follower behaviors, sometimes in ways that occur at a subconscious level. Leadership is complex because it involves people…and people are complicated! Our study thus far of the psychology of leadership provides evidence of that.
As with each BSOL course you have completed to date, your assignment in this workshop is to write a scholarly paper that addresses key concepts of the psychology of leadership. This assignment will provide you with the opportunity to continue to build upon the skills you have been acquiring with the Online Campus Library Services (OCLS). Continuing to learn how to navigate OCLS will be a foundational skill for your continued studies. Through that excellent resource, as well as your assigned course materials, you have access to a wealth of information and research that will assist you in writing a scholarly paper on this assigned topic.
Upon successful completion of this assignment, you will be able to:
- Explain a variety of individual differences, including personality and motivation, and their potential strengths and opportunities for leaders and followers.
- Evaluate self-concept, including components such as identity, emotional intelligence, and self-efficacy, and their relationship to human performance in organizations.
- Explain dimensions and processes of collective identity, including elements such as organizational identity, social learning, and shared leadership, and their relationship to human performance in organizations.
- Describe strategies for enhancing psychological capital and resilience among both leaders and followers.
- Integrate biblical perspectives for promoting holistic well-being in organizational members.
Background Information
To read more about creating psychologically healthier workplaces, access:
- Burke, R. J. (2017). Creating psychologically healthier workplaces(new tab). Effective Executive, 20(4), 12–18.
- Frei, F., & Morriss, A. (2020). Begin with trust(new tab). Harvard Business Review, 98(3), 112–121.
Instructions
- Review the rubric to make sure you understand the criteria for earning your grade.
- Review your course materials for the first four workshop weeks, including suggestions resources for this assignment.
- Locate at least three articles using OCLS(new tab)that will help inform your work on this assignment.
- Compose a 2.5 to 3-page paper (not including the title page and reference page) addressing the following prompts:
- Explore how factors such as personality, motivation, resilience, and social influence contribute to leader and follower strengths and weaknesses.
- Assess how psychological components like identity, emotions, and self-efficacy relate to human performance in organizations.
- Explain how strategies for enhancing psychological capital may be productively applied in organizations. Discuss the challenges to implementing the strategies you suggest.
- Your paper must include a minimum of 4-5 references and no more than two may come from your course materials.
- Your paper must be in APA format and include a title page and reference page. Also, include an introduction and conclusion in your paper.
- All papers are to be written and formatted in accordance with APA Guidelines (7th ed.)(new tab). Papers must be logical, well organized, grammatically correct, and have correct spelling and sentence structure. Write in complete paragraphs of at least three sentences in length.
- Proofread your papers prior to submitting them to ensure the highest quality of presentation.
