Literature Review Topic:

Change-oriented leadership style: A sustainable competitive advantage based on creating a change ready culture.

Applied business problem related concerning the topic:

The rapid pace and constant changing business environments have created a need for organizations to pivot operations, modify strategies, and scan for business opportunities or threats. This has created a climate that requires leaders to build organizations that are capable of organizational change. To increase organizational change competencies leaders must develop a culture of continuous change.

Research questions to guide the literature search:

Does change-oriented leadership style generate a sustainable competitive advantage for organizations?

What is a literature review?

“A literature review discusses published information in a particular subject area, and sometimes information in a particular subject area within a certain time period.

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. It might give a new interpretation of old material or combine new with old interpretations. Or it might trace the intellectual progression of the field, including major debates. And depending on the situation, the literature review may evaluate the sources and advise the reader on the most pertinent or relevant.”

What is the format for literature reviews?

“Just like most academic papers, literature reviews also must contain at least three basic elements: an introduction or background information section; the body of the review containing the discussion of sources; and, finally, a conclusion and/or recommendations section to end the paper.

• Introduction: Gives a quick idea of the topic of the literature review, such as the central theme or organizational pattern.

• Body: Contains your discussion of sources and is organized thematically.

• Conclusions/Recommendations: Discuss what you have drawn from reviewing literature so far. Where might the discussion proceed?”

Instructions

Important Points to Consider

The paper is to be written in strict conformance to current APA edition standards and must contain 3 pages of content (excluding the title page, abstract, and references), utilizing at least 4 scholarly sources (preferably within the last five years).

Work cited examples (APA):

Scholarly Journal:

Oygarden, O., Olsen, E., & Mikkelsen, A. (2020). Changing to improve? Organizational change and change-oriented leadership in hospitals. Journal of Health Organization and Management, 34(6), 687-706.

Book:

Cummings, T., & Worley, C., (2015). Organizational development & change (10th ed.). Cengage Learning.

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