Learning Activity 2.5

Learning Activity 2.5/ UNIT 2  

 

Unit 2 Learning Activities

CLEARING THE FOG

There appear to be sufficient reasons out their, I choose peer reviews articles and ebook through TWU accessed database library, and I would like to reveal more in-depth study for the name of the author and organization responsible for the information. I deemed to One way to recognize that Internet URLs are hierarchical and that the slashes in an address (/) define levels of the hierarchy in the search.

Google phrases option that I tried was achieving with AND search. However, I choose TWU search engine “Academic Search Complete” to scholarly (Peer Review) Journals to meet my research interest.

I learned from Dr. William Badke “Clearing the fog” I evaluate the credibility of the source and their credential as I choose in my search scholarly peer review Journals, the citation of the article and publication including the year, related articles.

I did search the author(s) of the chosen site and articles for a vested interest in promoting a viewpoint or sharing information. I chose to collect what may help me clarifying my research interest to the extended notion of what it makes sense for resolution through studied strategies, and functional language and analytical thinking needed for my search and not being biased.  I also checked the google scholar and an online google search engine which brought me to the point that I can use the same method either ways.

Some journals found in my research engine that I have the interest to include, and as the first step in learning and writing literature, I may need articles to find the relation between an organization, servant leadership, and employee.

References:

Badke, W. (2017). Finding your way through the information fog (6th ed.). Bloomington, IN: iUniverse.

Video tutorials found at: http://libguides.twu.ca/library_research/home

 

 

Learning Activity 2.4

Learning Activity 2.4-Unit 2

 

The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service

http://ezproxy.student.twu.ca:2152/ehost/ebookviewer/ebook/bmxlYmtfXzEyMjkxNTZfX0FO0?sid=f604017c-5d3b-4a5b-97ad-5ebe60f4373b@sessionmgr4010&vid=9&format=EK&lpid=nav-16&rid=0

Authors-

James S. Bowman, Jonathan P. West, Evan M. Berman, and Montgomery Van Wart.

James S. Bowman, Is professor of public administration at the Askew School of Public Administration and Policy, Florida State University. His primary area is human resource management. Noted for his work in ethics and quality management, Dr. Bowman has also researched environmental administration. He is the author of nearly 100 journal articles and book chapters, as well as editor of five anthologies. Bowman co-wrote, with Evan M. Berman, Jonathan P. West, and Montgomery Van Wart, Human Resource Management: Paradoxes, Processes, and Problems in 2001. He is editor-in-chief of Public Integrity, a journal sponsored by the American Society for Public Administration, the International City/County Management Association, the Council on Governmental Ethics Laws, the Ethics Resource Center, and the Council on State Governments. Bowman also serves on the editorial boards of three other professional journals. A past National Association of Schools of Public Affairs and Administration Fellow, as well as a Kellogg Foundation Fellow, he has experience in the military, in the civil service, and in business.

Jonathan P. West is a professor of political science and director of the Graduate Public Administration program at the University of Miami. His research interests include human resource management, productivity, local government, and ethics. He has written six books and nearly seventy-five articles and book chapters. Quality Management Today: What Local Government Managers Need to Know (1995), and The Ethics Edge (1998) published as part of the Practical Management Series by the International City/County Management Association. His co-authored book, titled American Politics and the Environment, was released in 2002. Dr. West is managing editor of Public Integrity and a member of the editorial board of two other professional journals. He has experience as a management analyst working for the Office of the Surgeon General, Department of the Army. He is a member of the American Political Association, the American Society for Public Administration, the Western Political Science Association, and the Southern Political Science Association.

Evan M. Berman is an associate professor in the Department of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida. He is active in the American Society for Public Administration and was the 1998–2000 chair of the Section of Personnel and Labor Relations. He has written more than seventy-five publications in human resource management, productivity, ethics, and local government. Berman has served on the editorial boards of Public Administration Review and the Review of Public Personnel Administration. His books include Productivity in Public and Nonprofit Organizations (1998) and Public Sector Performance (1999). Berman has been a policy analyst with the National Science Foundation and works with numerous local jurisdictions on matters of team building, productivity improvement, strategic planning, and citizen participation.

Montgomery Van Wart is an associate professor and head of the Department of Public Administration at the University of Central Florida. He co-wrote The Handbook of Training and Development for the Public Sector (1994) and wrote Changing Public Sector Values (1998). His research on public sector training and development, organization change, ethics, comparative public administration, leadership, and productivity has appeared in major public administration journals.

currency- The source is still current, Published in 2016

Publication- The ebook is first published by M.E. sharp. Published 2016 By Routledge. Routledge is an is the world’s leading academic publisher in the Humanities and Social Sciences. Taylor & Francis Group, an Informa business. Copyright © 2004 by Taylor & Francis.

APA (American Psychological Assoc.)
Bowman, J. S. (2016). The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service: Competencies in Public Service. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge.

MLA (Modern Language Assoc.)
Bowman, James S. The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service: Competencies in Public Service. Routledge, 2016. EBSCOhost.

PURPOSE- Authors revealed to the knowledge and its application that applies to complex, contradictory, and competitive in public service today.  However, Technical professionals through education and experience intended. Also, using old information in collaboration with decent results and leading change were part of the emphasis.  The audience is public interest to drive change.

Any Biase in this conduct not noticed, they included a wide variety of perceptions to lead change.

 

References:

Bowman, James S. (2016) The Professional Edge: Competencies in Public Service. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge

 

 

Learning Activity 2.3

Learning Activity 2.3-Blog post

January 10, 2018, Wafa Siyam

 

Unit 2 Learning Activities

This article exerts oneself to think about Leadership roles.

Critical analysis of leadership theory in “American Sniper.”

Cogent Arts & Humanities. 2016;3(1) DOI 10.1080/23311983.2016.1144297

This article was scholarly/peer-reviewed journals, available in TWU library

The author, Brad C Wedlock is currently a doctoral student of education in the Department of Educational Foundations and Leadership at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and Adjunct Instructor of Communication at South Louisiana Community College.

Published: Cogent Arts & Humanities. 2016;3(1) DOI 10.1080/23311983.2016.1144297, 5 February 2016

This film, based on the life of an American War Veteran, went to extensive lengths to portray the military and personal life of an extraordinary individual torn between family and duty. The purpose of this review and critical analysis is to note the leadership theory and approaches that examined the Navy S.E.A.L Chris Kyle in the film “American Sniper.”

As a military-based show, this film naturally falls into the areas of dedication, sacrifice, and moral ethics, which can be considered significant capacities of the leadership paradigm.

The author made a point of view that “American Sniper was limited when it came to the style approach as it could show task behaviors well, but not so much with relationship behaviors.”

The military theme in the film influenced “Authority” in a frame that has a picture of the military is good in executing the mission, and subordinates.. are told what to do.  Hence the relationship in this film is obedience-oriented, which preferred in this situation. Also, The film reiterate some old approaches, such trait approach still relevant and in conjunction with their instance and requires consideration of Individuals’  perceptions and subjective apprehension.

The Audience: The study Based on what medium leadership presents in the organization, it may differ to an extent, but pertinent to a successful individual in command who use them in some forms.

This study examined the film American Sniper through various leadership theories and approaches and found that all theories called upon sufficiently shown and used by the main character. These concepts and approaches classified as the following: trait approach, skills approach, style approach, situational approach, and path-goal theory. I believe it shows all the premises of the leadership theory in building the relationship with the employee. It was no biased to any stream of conduct and applies to all audience or any interest.

I enjoyed reading this article; in fact, I want to clarify more in research interest since I want to replace the word of “subordinate” with “followers.”

The study included the hyperlink of the article found through using “Academic Search Complete database” through TWU library. Also, I revealed to this article https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCMA-12-2015-0086 which was provided by Dr. Strong unit summary

Servant leadership and conflict resolution: a qualitative study

https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCMA-12-2015-0086 

Authors and credentials
Ravinder Jit -Department of Management, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Technology, Delhi, India
Chandra Shekhar Sharma-Department of Commerce, Sri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi, India, and
Mona Kawatra-Department of Management, Maharaja Agrasen Institute of Management Studies, Delhi, India

Currency- The article published in 2016

Purpose- This article examined the choice of conflict management strategies made by servant leaders. The intended audience is researchers, leaders, and managers who have interest in conflict management strategies concerning their forms.

PublicationsInternational Journal of Conflict Management  https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCMA-12201500861220150086, it shows evidence of revied article

Any apparent biases or particular interest- it doesn’t Appear any conflict of interest to the authors. This article conducted different style of leadership and approaches can be used for conflict resolution

References:

Wedlock, B. C. (2016). Critical analysis of leadership theory in “American Sniper.” Cogent Arts & Humanities3(1), 1144297.

https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2016.1144297

https://doi.org/10.1108/IJCMA-12-2015-0086

http://www.emeraldinsight.com/loi/ijcma

https://doi.org/10.1080/23311983.2016.1144297

https://www.cogentoa.com/article/10.1080/23311983.2016.1144297

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCHpq9UXKGc (video)