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Analysis of Ideal Application of Motivational Theory with Personal Leadership Style
[WLOs: 1, 2, 3] [CLOs: 1, 2]
For this assignment, you will have the opportunity to examine your preferred leadership approach in relation to motivational theory. Notably, leadership and motivation are reflexive—motivated followers have motivated leadership—while the inverse is also typical. In this assignment, you will evaluate the effectiveness of your leadership style. You will try to examine if that style helps or detracts from the motivation of followers.
Over the course of your leadership studies, you have explored several leadership styles. Among these styles are authoritarian, democratic, laissez-faire, transactional, transformational, and servant leadership. In preparation for this assignment, revisit your leadership approach in your current or previous occupation, your family, or your community, and identify which best represents your primary leadership style. For a refresher on these leadership styles, go through the Leadership Styles Refresher Download Leadership Styles Refresherpresentation.
| Prepare
Prior to beginning this assignment,
Review Sections 4.1 and 4.2 of Motivational Processes Download Motivational Processes.
Review Why Leaders Need to Embrace Employee MotivationLinks to an external site..
Review Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs in Your Organization: How to Support Your Employees at Every StageLinks to an external site..
| Write
In your APA-formatted paper,
Briefly describe your leadership style, context, number of followers, and organizational setting.
Provide an assessment of the general motivational level of your followers (positively or negatively motivated).
Give at least two examples that highlight your assessment.
Describe what aspects of your chosen leadership style contribute to positive follower motivation.
Give at least two examples.
Discuss if the motivational level of your followers impacts your motivation and commitment level utilizing your chosen leadership style.
Utilizing Alderfer’s ERG theory as a lens, determine which motivational elements are being satisfied with your followers and which require development.
Select a different leadership style from your current leadership style (authoritarian, democratic, laissez-faire, transactional, transformational, and servant leadership).
Explain if employing this different style would positively or negatively impact follower motivation.
The Analysis of Ideal Application of Motivational Theory with Personal Leadership Style paper
must be two to three double-spaced pages in length (not including title and references pages) and formatted according to APA StyleLinks to an external site. as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA Formatting for Microsoft WordLinks to an external site. resource.
must include a separate title page with the following in title case:
title of the paper in bold font
Space should appear between the title and the rest of the information on the title page.
student’s name
name of the institution (The University of Arizona Global Campus)
course name and number
instructor’s name
due date
must utilize academic voice. Review the Academic VoiceLinks to an external site. 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 in writing Introductions & ConclusionsLinks to an external site. and Writing a Thesis StatementLinks to an external site., refer to the Writing Center resources.
must use at least two scholarly sources in addition to the course text.
The Scholarly, Peer-Reviewed, and Other Credible SourcesLinks to an external site. 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.
To assist you in completing the research required for this assignment, review Quick and Easy Library ResearchLinks to an external site. tutorial, which introduces the University of Arizona Global Campus Library and the research process and provides some library search tips. You can also review How to Use Library OneSearchLinks to an external site. video; it will walk you through a search for scholarly articles in the library.
must document any information used from sources in APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center’s APA: Citing Within Your PaperLinks to an external site. guide.
must include a separate references page that is formatted according to APA Style as outlined in the Writing Center.
Review the APA: Formatting Your References ListLinks to an external site. resource in the Writing Center for specifications.
| Competencies Learned
This activity helps you develop the following leadership skills:
Strong leadership vision and mission
Strategic thinking
Employee motivation
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