For this paper, you are to pick one issue.  Some examples are: sexual harassment, high-turnover, outdated processes, fraud, unsafe work environment, ineffective communication, misuse of social media, etc., that is taking place in your own organization, or an organization of your choosing (i.e., Enron, Walmart, Yahoo, etc.). 

You will then choose 2 of the 3 concepts (organizational culture, leadership, and/or ethics) to examine your central issue with. In other words, you are analyzing how the 2 components you chose, negatively impact and perpetuate your central issue.

Once the issue is examined, you will then discuss specific recommendations that could help decrease your central issue, as well as help the culture, leadership and/or ethical climate (depending on which 2 concepts you chose).

Criteria for the Final Research Paper:

This paper must be 6-to-7 pages in length (not including the cover page or reference page) and completed in APA format (7th edition). You must utilize 6 scholarly resources for this paper. 

Additionally, required headings need to be provided for each section as illustrated Example the topic, purpose statement, analysis, leadership impact on sexual harassment, ethic climate impact, recommendations and conclusion.

The paper needs to be in a Word document (not Pages or Adobe).

Components That Must Be in the Paper

Cover page (in APA format)

Introduction: Please note, this part of the paper does not have a section heading other than the title of the paper being repeated above the first paragraph, centered and bolded.  In APA 7th edition, it is assumed the first part of the paper is the introduction.  Do not use Introduction as a heading.

The introduction section of this paper is intended to provide the background information that is essential for the reader to understand the nature and scope of the problem you have selected.  The introduction helps the reader better understand the focus of your research paper. 

For this section, you want to make sure it is clear to the reader the central issue being examined, as well as the 2 components (i.e. organizational culture, leadership, ethics) that impact your chosen issue. Additionally, it should be clear to the reader where the issue is taking place (i.e. in what organization). Maximum: 3 paragraphs.

Purpose Statement:

The purpose statement should be clear, definitive, unambiguous, and readily understood by anyone who reads it.  The purpose statement should include your central issue and the 2 components that are impacting the issue (i.e. culture, leadership, and/or ethics). Additionally, you also want to note for the reader that you will be examining recommendations as well. There is an example of a purpose statement for this paper in the Expectations for the Final Research Paper document – use this as a guide.
Minimum: 2 to 3 sentences. Maximum: 1 paragraph.

Analysis:

In the analysis section, you need to critically analyze your chosen issue as it is impacted by two, of the three components (i.e. organizational culture, leadership, and/or ethics).

You must address the below questions (depending on which 2 components you chose) when writing your analysis:

· Organizational Culture: How is your chosen issue negatively impacted by the workplace culture? What behaviors in the workplace culture exacerbate your issue?

· Leadership: How do you think leadership negatively impacts your chosen issue? What leadership style or characteristics further contribute to perpetuating your issue? 

· Ethics:  How does the ethical climate of the organization negatively contribute to this issue? What unethical behaviors further perpetuate the issue?

You must incorporate theories/concepts from other resources to validate your statements and further support your examples. Examples should be specific and not vague.  Remember, do not focus on what “should” occur in this section; you want to focus on establishing your issue, and why it is occurring.  Minimum: 4 pages. Maximum: 5 pages.

Recommendations:

In this section, you will discuss recommendations that could potentially decrease your central issue as it relates to the 2 components you chose (i.e. culture, leadership, and/or ethical climate). It is not enough to merely list your recommendations; your recommendations must tie back to specific examples that were examined in the analysis section.  Maximum: one page in length.

Conclusion:

The conclusion must be succinct, concise, and unify the central themes of the paper. Maximum: 2 paragraphs in length.

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