The purpose of this assignment is to conduct graduate-level academic research on an industry of choice.
In the “Article Review” assignment in this topic, you selected an industry that you plan to focus on for your future career. In this assignment, you will identify scholarly resources that will help you to prepare for the Topic 3 “Concept Map” and the Topic 4 “Three Pillars, Free Market Principles, and Future Impact” assignments. Review the directions in the Topic 3 and Topic 4 assignments for details.
Using Google Scholar, the GCU Library, or another reputable site, identify scholarly sources that are relevant to your chosen industry that support the concepts of the Colangelo College of Business’s three-pillars servant leadership, ethics, and entrepreneurism as well as free market principles. Refer to the Topic 2 Resources to determine what is considered a scholarly resource and for assistance with this assignment.
You will also reference one chapter from Mastering Graduate Studies and the book Solid Ground: A Foundation for Winning in Work and in Life by T.W. Lewis, both located in the Class Resources.
Complete the attached “References List Worksheet” by accurately formatting the eight required reference types, listed below. Type your references into the corresponding cells of the table within the worksheet, and do not delete the provided examples. These references should be formatted according to APA requirements within the chart according to the type of reference. Please be mindful of capitalization, italics, and punctuation. All references must have all been published within five years of the assignments due date. Do not include any topic Resources or other Class Resources outside of the two that are required. Do not include examples from the worksheet in your references. Include all the required types of references, listed below:
- Four peer-reviewed journal articles (include at least one article for each of the three pillars: servant leadership, ethics, and entrepreneurism and one for free market principles)
- Solid Ground: A Foundation for Winning in Work and in Life, located in the Class Resources.
- One webpage
- One dissertation/thesis from a database
- One book chapter from Mastering Graduate Studies, located in the Class Resources.
Then, create a title page and a references list for the above resources. Submit the completed “References List Worksheet” to the dropbox. The title page and references list should be completed at the end of the worksheet, so you should only be submitting one document for this assignment.
Review the attached “References List Worksheet” for guidance on completing this assignment. Note: You must download this document, “References List Worksheet,” not just view it in your browser, in order to view all of the information in the document.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. The purpose of this assignment is to conduct an essential aspect of the writing process: generating a concept map of scholarly sources to formulate the foundation of a graduate-level paper.
Using the scholarly sources you collected in the Topic 2 “References List” assignment, create a concept map. Note that a full APA reference is required for each source used within the concept map. The goal of the concept map is to group sources according to their themesservant leadership, ethics, entrepreneurism, and free market principlesaround the central focus, which is the career or industry of choice. A sample attached “Concept Map” template has been provided; however, you are welcome to generate your own concept map as long as it meets expectations, your entire summary and references are visible, and it maintains the intent of the assignment. After you have identified the sources for each theme, briefly summarize (using a minimum of 200250 words per section) how each of these sources relate to the industry of choice. You must include a peer-reviewed journal article published within five years for each theme as well as other sources from your Reference List as long as they are within the required timeframe. You are required to incorporate information regarding your choice from Solid Ground: A Foundation for Winning in Work and in Life, located in the Class Resources in at least one theme within the concept map. You will expand on these summaries in the Topic 4 assignment “Three Pillars, Free Market Principles, and Future Impact” as part of your final paper.
While APA style is not required for the body of this assignment, solid academic writing is expected, and documentation of sources should be presented using APA formatting guidelines, which can be found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are not required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite.The purpose of this assignment is to discuss the implications of the Colangelo College of Business pillarsservant leadership, ethics, and entrepreneurismas well as the university initiative on free market principles as they relate to the industry with which you are familiar.
In Topic 3, you generated a concept map to identify themes on how the sources you collected are connected. Expand on the summaries you created in your concept map. Further research may need to be conducted to fully support your responses to the prompts below; be sure to include any additional resources in the References page in your final submission.
Write a paper of 1,2501,500 words that addresses the following:
- Discuss the implications that servant leadership, entrepreneurship, ethics, and free market principles have had on the industry you have identified.
- Assuming your future career will be carried out in this industry, include a discussion of how to integrate these principles into your vision for your career once you have completed your master’s degree.
- How will these concepts be integrated and impact your business practice in the future?
- How will these concepts enable you to contribute to the greater social good in your industry and within the community?
Support your response with peer-reviewed journal articles and research from Solid Ground: A Foundation for Winning in Work and in Life, located in the Class Resources. Each section, excluding the introduction and conclusion, should have supporting in-text citations from at least one peer-reviewed journal article published within the past five years. You are also required to incorporate information from Solid Ground: A Foundation for Winning in Work and in Life within any section of your paper except for the introduction and conclusion, with supporting citations.
Reminder: This is an APA paper that must include a separate title page and a reference page.
Download and review the attached “Three Pillars, Free Market Principles, and Future Impact” essay example, found directly below the assignment instructions under “Attachments,” for guidance on completing this assignment.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center.
This assignment uses a rubric. Please review the rubric prior to beginning the assignment to become familiar with the expectations for successful completion.
You are required to submit this assignment to LopesWrite. A link to the LopesWrite technical support articles is located in Class Resources if you need assistance.
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