Cultural Intelligence is the ability to observe, understand and pick up on the subtle nuances of another culture and the ability to adapt to the socially acceptable behavior of others.

Leadership and Communication

 

1. Literature Review Task

 

Questions (Choose one)

 

1. Cultural Intelligence is the ability to observe, understand and pick up on the subtle nuances of another culture and the ability to adapt to the socially acceptable behavior of others.

 Discuss this in relation to issues of leadership and communication.

 

2. Authentic Leadership is leading in a way that is true to yourself.

Discuss this in relation to issues of leadership and communication.

 

 

In answering this question, you should do the following:

 

1. Read the definition of ‘literature review’ below and, preferably, read further definitions and several examples of literature review in areas that interest you.

 

 

What is a literature review?

 

“A literature review discusses published information in a particular subject area [ Question 1 or 2.] A literature review  usually has an organizational pattern and combines both summary and synthesis. A summary is a recap of the important information of the source, but a synthesis is a re-organization, or a reshuffling, of that information.”

 

 

   2.Consultcollections of literature  on your chosen question. You are expected to refer to academic books, journals and conference proceedings, and to select highly relevant chapters or articles. There is no limit to the number of texts you may refer to, but you are unlikely to be able to provide a thorough answer by referring to fewer than 7 sources in total. Sources should include several that are relatively current i.e. written within the last 10 – 12 years. You will find others that are older than this but very useful and this is acceptable providing you have included several that are more current.

 

3. Synthesize the ideas in the literature, focusing on those ideas that help to answer the questionas

stated.

 

4. Provide evidence from the literature in support of your argument by quoting and paraphrasing appropriately.

 

5. Use APA referencing standards and provide a correctly formatted reference list at the end of your work. This site offers an online tutorial, reminding you how to use APA: http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/citation.html

 

6. Organise your work to include:
   1. an introduction or background information section, to include a definition of the key terms you will use in your writing
   2. main section with suitable headings and sub headings, in which you discuss the themes in your sources that are relevant to the question
   3. main section in which the themes in the sources are related to your immediate professional context, with specific examples to illustrate your points
   4. a conclusion / recommendation section, in which you a) draw on what you have learned to make appropriate recommendations for your instructor or workplace managers and b) suggest suitable areas for further research.

 

7. Write no more than 4000 words excluding your reference list and supply a hard copy by a date to be advised. You will be expected to deliver a Power Point Presentation of 6-8 slides to share your major concepts.

2. Case Study Review Task

 You need to find a sample of an academic article for consideration on any  contemporary Leadership topic.Print off a hard copy of this academic article and bring an annotated  version to class.

In Class you will expected to discuss the content of this article and evaluate it for clarity and usefulness.

 You will need to complete an assignment that comments on any research methodology, quality of hypotheses and data, persuasiveness of discussion, findings and implications for academics and consultants, indicators for any future research and the extent to which the contents of the paper relate to the UAE (1000 words).