Please use level 1 and 2 headings
Additionally, I suggested using Starbucks as the organization to
cover; however, you can use any known company you want.
Focus of the Final Paper
This paper will be an application of the leadership practice
concepts learned throughout your degree program to a real-world
situation. In an eight-page paper (excluding cover and reference
page), discuss one significant organizational challenge
(globalization challenge), within an organization (Starbucks)
you have researched.
How did the leadership of the organization address the
challenge?
Could it have been done more effectively?
How would you recommend future leaders strategically plan to
avoid encountering a similar challenge within their own
organizations?
Provide suggestions for overcoming the challenge based on your
own research and concepts presented in your degree program
and grounded in leadership theory.
The Final Paper should, at minimum, include:
1. A description of the organization and its primary stakeholders.
Include the vision and mission statement if they are available to
the public, and the code of ethics if the company has one (if it is
long, an excerpt or description is an acceptable alternative).
2. A detailed analysis of one challenge facing the leadership of
the organization.
3. A strategy for overcoming the challenge based on outside
research, the textbook, and concepts discussed during your
degree studies.
Writing the Final Paper The Final Paper:
1. Must be eight double-spaced pages in length and formatted
according to APA style, as outlined in your approved style guide.
2. Must include a cover page:
3. Must include an introductory paragraph with a succinct thesis
statement.
4. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
5. Must conclude with a restatement of the thesis and a
conclusion paragraph.
6. Must use at least four scholarly sources to support your
analysis and recommendations.
7. Must include, on the final page, a reference list that is
completed according to APA style, as outlined in your approved
style guide.
