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The final paper will include an assessment of a business entity or organization with which you are familiar.  You will write an Academic Paper:  10-page (minimum) double-spaced paper that includes the following:
·  Detailed analysis on how the organization applies the lessons learned in the course, including the following concepts (select those that are applicable to your selected organization):
o  Fundamentals of leadership, including leadership styles and traits
o  Strategic thinking
o  Emotional intelligence
o  Communication and leadership
o  Organizational culture and climate
o  High performing teams
o  Managing change
o  Problem management and decision making
o  Consensus building and negotiation
o  Ethics and professional codes of conduct
o  Managing conflict
o  Strategic planning
o  Power and Politics

·  Application of course materials that cite and reference course materials and textbooks, including:
o  Bradberry, T. & Greaves, J. (2009). Emotional intelligence 2.0. San Diego: TalentSmart. 
o  Kotter, John P. (2012). Leading change. Boston: Harvard Business School Press. 
o  Lewis, James P. (2003). Project leadership. New York: McGraw-Hill. 
o  Lussier, R.N & Achua, C.F. (2012). Leadership: Theory, application, & skill development (5th Ed.). Mason, OH: South-Western Cengage Learning. 
o  Project Management Institute (2017). A guide to the project management body of knowledge (PMBOK Guide, 6th Ed.) Newtown Square, PA: Project Management Institute, Inc. 
o  Articles assigned as course materials.  Videos provided for Forum discussions.

·  Master’s level academic writing style, including appropriate grammar, sentence structure, punctuation, internal organization including appropriate paragraphs, citations, and references. 

·  Overall organization of document to include a Title Page, Table of Contents, Introduction, Body that lists separate sections for each topic, Conclusion, Reference List.