Unit name: Leadership in Contemporary Organisations PG
Words limit: 2000 words
Textbook: Daft, R. & Pirola-Merlo, A. (2009). The Leadership Experience. Asia Pacific Edition, South Melbourne: Cengage Learning Australia.
Select one of the following essay topics:
1. Theories of leadership provide practical advice on how to be an effective leader. Evaluate this statement with reference to at least two theories or models of leadership.
2. “Leaders may be important but there are whole rafts of other elements that are also important and it is often these that make the difference between organisational success and failure”. Discuss this proposition.
3. What is moral leadership and why is it important for contemporary organisations? Use examples drawn from case studies to illustrate your answer.
There is no one answer to any of these questions. The possibilities are numerous. The important thing is that you demonstrate knowledge of the field of leadership studies by drawing on a range of literature found in books and journal articles on leadership. Normal academic referencing is required for this essay. How you decide to approach the essay is up to you and will require some creative thinking as well as attention to how you will structure your argument.
The criteria for evaluating this assignment are:
• Identification of key issues
• Structure of essay
• Use of appropriate examples
• Demonstrated understanding of the literature
• Demonstration of analytical capacities
• Demonstrated independent research
• Presentation and referencing
Please take note of the following:
1. There must have a complete introduction and a conclusion that not include any new ideas, furthermore, please do not use sub-headings in an essay.
2. Please use more Australian references rather than U.S. references.
3. Please cite in-text references correctly and all reference lists must be in alphabetical order and must include the references actually used in-text.
