Assessment 2: Essay
Due: 16th December, 5 pm AEDT
Length: 2000 words
Conditions: Individual
Weighting: 50%
The following assessment aims to examine how well you understand the relationship between authentic leadership, effective Leader-Member Exchange and management support and the psychological capital of employees of different employee groups. It continues the development of Cultural Competence Learning Outcome and Graduate Attribute by facilitating students’ increased knowledge and awareness about how authentic leadership, effective Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) and management support interact on employees outcomes.
Requirements
Pick a topic below and write a well-referenced literature review in response. You are expected to use the academic literature to support a well-constructed argument. This assignment must be submitted through the Turnitin link for this assignment.
1. What is the relationship between authentic leadership, Leader-Member Exchange (LMX) and employees’ Psychological Capital (PsyCap)? Critically review the literature that explains how to build the Psychological Capital of different types of employees? Why do emotions (of for example leaders, managers, employees) significantly impact employees’ performance?
Or
Analyse the leadership and/or employee performance (such as their engagement, turnover, commitment, wellbeing) at your workplace and compare it with the positive leadership and Psychological Capital literature. How similar or different is your workplace from what is potentially possible as per recent research studies? Please consider different types of employees (such as professionals versus administrative employees, emotional labour, blue collar versus white collar employees, different generational cohorts, and/or different ethnicities). Use the positive leadership and/or Psychological Capital literature to suggest how to move your workplace towards being more effective? Note: if you select this option you must get approval from your tutor and you MUST demonstrate evidence that you are currently or recently employed by the organisation you are analysing.
Marking criteria
Sections Assessing criteria Weightage
Literature review • Literature reviewed is relevant to the chosen topic 5 marks
Synthesis of the Literature Review • Critically analyse and synthesise the emerging themes from at least 6 journal arguments to support your argument
• Sources reviewed are acceptable and referenced correctly 20 marks
Applying the knowledge • Clearly address all aspects of the question:
o Relationship between AL, LMX, and PsyCap
o At least two different types of employees (such as professionals versus administrative employees, emotional labour, different generational cohorts, and/or different ethnicities)
o Impact of emotions on employee performance 15 mark
Paragraphing • The introduction should have a topic sentence detailing the topic of the essay, and an outline of the essay.
• Each paragraph that follows should be a well-constructed paragraph comprising approximately 150 word each. A paragraph should have a topic sentence. This should be followed by sentences that are referenced and add depth to the argument development.
• The final paragraph should provide a summary of the essay. It requires no references and is usually shorter than other paragraphs. 10 marks
Total 50