BUSI 502 Leadership Research Paper Instructions Part 1 – Literature Review · In this portion of the paper, you will conduct a literature review of the major studies of servant leadership. Note that every line in a literature review must be properly cited. · You must cite 15 scholarly, peer-reviewed journals in addition to referencing all of the required reading. · Based upon this literature review, you must develop the major criteria of servant leadership behavior. · Though this is an individual assignment, you must include as part of your criteria a brief summary from your team’s Biblical Integration Project. · This part is to be 2–3 pages, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, double-spaced, and in current APA format. Part 2 – Leadership Interview · You will interview an established servant leader. · Interview your chosen leader based upon the following criteria: · The leader must be from a large organization (e.g. Fortune 1000 company, national non-profit organization, branch of the armed services, or a mega-church with membership over 10,000). · The selected leaders must have both rank (e.g. business: a division head or vice president; military: full colonel or navy captain (O-6 or above); ministry: executive or senior pastor of a mega-church) and command (e.g., he must have managerial authority. A high ranking accountant does not qualify. However, the director of the accounting department for the whole company may qualify). · The selected interviewee may be active or retired. · NOTE: for the purpose of diversity, Liberty University and Thomas Road Baptist Church leaders are not eligible. · You will develop your own set of questions for the interviewee based upon the literature review and whatever else you feel is appropriate from what you have learned in this course. · Tips for the interview process: · Identify yourself as a graduate student doing research and make it clear that you will take no more than 30 minutes of the executive’s time. · Explain that you are in a leadership class and that you are learning about servant leadership. · Tell your interviewee that you have identified him/her as a servant leader and that you want to find out a real executive’s perspective of servant leadership. Have a good reason (e.g. personal knowledge, an article you have read, testimony of subordinates, etc.). · Be sure that you can contact your interviewee again if you need to ask follow-up questions or to thank the interviewee for his or her time. · Provide a summary of the leader’s answers. · Develop criteria which describe the leader’s perspective on servant leadership behavior. · This part is to be 2–3 pages, 12 pt. Times New Roman font, and double-spaced. Part 3 – Comparison/Contrast · How does the leader’s criteria for servant leadership behavior compare to the criteria you discovered from the servant leadership academic research? · How does it compare to the things you have learned about servant leadership from the group discussions? ·.

1. BUSI 502
Leadership Research Paper Instructions
Part 1 – Literature Review
· In this portion of the paper, you will conduct a literature
review of the major studies of servant leadership. Note that
every line in a literature review must be properly cited.
· You must cite 15 scholarly, peer-reviewed journals in addition
to referencing all of the required reading.
· Based upon this literature review, you must develop the major
criteria of servant leadership behavior.
· Though this is an individual assignment, you must include as
part of your criteria a brief summary from your team’s Biblical
Integration Project.
· This part is to be 2–3 pages, 12 pt. Times New Roman font,
double-spaced, and in current APA format.
Part 2 – Leadership Interview
· You will interview an established servant leader.
· Interview your chosen leader based upon the following
criteria:
· The leader must be from a large organization (e.g. Fortune
1000 company, national non-profit organization, branch of the
armed services, or a mega-church with membership over
10,000).
· The selected leaders must have both rank (e.g. business: a
division head or vice president; military: full colonel or navy
captain (O-6 or above); ministry: executive or senior pastor of a
mega-church) and command (e.g., he must have managerial

2. authority. A high ranking accountant does not qualify. However,
the director of the accounting department for the whole
company may qualify).
· The selected interviewee may be active or retired.
· NOTE: for the purpose of diversity, Liberty University and
Thomas Road Baptist Church leaders are not eligible.
· You will develop your own set of questions for the
interviewee based upon the literature review and whatever else
you feel is appropriate from what you have learned in this
course.
· Tips for the interview process:
· Identify yourself as a graduate student doing research and
make it clear that you will take no more than 30 minutes of the
executive’s time.
· Explain that you are in a leadership class and that you are
learning about servant leadership.
· Tell your interviewee that you have identified him/her as a
servant leader and that you want to find out a real executive’s
perspective of servant leadership. Have a good reason (e.g.
personal knowledge, an article you have read, testimony of
subordinates, etc.).
· Be sure that you can contact your interviewee again if you
need to ask follow-up questions or to thank the interviewee for
his or her time.
· Provide a summary of the leader’s answers.
· Develop criteria which describe the leader’s perspective on
servant leadership behavior.
· This part is to be 2–3 pages, 12 pt. Times New Roman font,
and double-spaced.
Part 3 – Comparison/Contrast

3. · How does the leader’s criteria for servant leadership behavior
compare to the criteria you discovered from the servant
leadership academic research?
· How does it compare to the things you have learned about
servant leadership from the group discussions?
· This part is to be 3–4 pages, 12 pt. Times New Roman font,
and double-spaced.
Completed Paper
· Total of 7–10 pages, not including the title page, abstract
page, and reference page.
· Use of 15 scholarly sources plus the required reading and
presentations.
· Appropriate use of citations to avoid plagiarism.
· Font is 12 pt. Times New Roman, double-spaced.
· Current APA format.
Submit the Leadership Research Paper through SafeAssign by
11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 7.
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BUSI 502
Leadership Research Paper Instructions
Part 1 – Literature Review
· In this portion of the paper, you will conduct a literature
review of the major studies of servant leadership. Note that
every line in a literature review must be properly cited.
· You must cite 15 scholarly, peer-reviewed journals in addition
to referencing all of the required reading.
· Based upon this literature review, you must develop the major
criteria of servant leadership behavior.

4. · Though this is an individual assignment, you must include as
part of your criteria a brief summary from your team’s Biblical
Integration Project.
· This part is to be 2–3 pages, 12 pt. Times New Roman font,
double-spaced, and in current APA format.
Part 2 – Leadership Interview
· You will interview an established servant leader.
· Interview your chosen leader based upon the following
criteria:
· The leader must be from a large organization (e.g. Fortune
1000 company, national non-profit organization, branch of the
armed services, or a mega-church with membership over
10,000).
· The selected leaders must have both rank (e.g. business: a
division head or vice president; military: full colonel or navy
captain (O-6 or above); ministry: executive or senior pastor of a
mega-church) and command (e.g., he must have managerial
authority. A high ranking accountant does not qualify. However,
the director of the accounting department for the whole
company may qualify).
· The selected interviewee may be active or retired.
· NOTE: for the purpose of diversity, Liberty University and
Thomas Road Baptist Church leaders are not eligible.
· You will develop your own set of questions for the
interviewee based upon the literature review and whatever else
you feel is appropriate from what you have learned in this
course.
· Tips for the interview process:
· Identify yourself as a graduate student doing research and

5. make it clear that you will take no more than 30 minutes of the
executive’s time.
· Explain that you are in a leadership class and that you are
learning about servant leadership.
· Tell your interviewee that you have identified him/her as a
servant leader and that you want to find out a real executive’s
perspective of servant leadership. Have a good reason (e.g.
personal knowledge, an article you have read, testimony of
subordinates, etc.).
· Be sure that you can contact your interviewee again if you
need to ask follow-up questions or to thank the interviewee for
his or her time.
· Provide a summary of the leader’s answers.
· Develop criteria which describe the leader’s perspective on
servant leadership behavior.
· This part is to be 2–3 pages, 12 pt. Times New Roman font,
and double-spaced.
Part 3 – Comparison/Contrast
· How does the leader’s criteria for servant leadership behavior
compare to the criteria you discovered from the servant
leadership academic research?
· How does it compare to the things you have learned about
servant leadership from the group discussions?
· This part is to be 3–4 pages, 12 pt. Times New Roman font,
and double-spaced.
Completed Paper
· Total of 7–10 pages, not including the title page, abstract
page, and reference page.
· Use of 15 scholarly sources plus the required reading and
presentations.

6. · Appropriate use of citations to avoid plagiarism.
· Font is 12 pt. Times New Roman, double-spaced.
· Current APA format.
Submit the Leadership Research Paper through SafeAssign by
11:59 p.m. (
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Questions for Rev. Newton,
1. What is your definition of a servant leader?
2. Do we have enough servant leaders, who are following the
biblical leadership attributes?
3. How can we create servant leaders in the community?
4. What was the most difficult process for you becoming a
sevant leader of the church?
5. Do you continue to struggle with being a servant of Jesus?
6. How many children do you have?
7. What was your previous occupation before becoming a

7. pastor?
8. Are you a community leader outside of the church?
9. How many people are you training to follow your leadership
roles?
10. Do yoh have many challenges in the struggle between
society and bibilical leadership
11. What training and development programs do you attend?
12. Can leaders also follow?
13. What do leaders demonstrate to their followers, in order to
get them to take over?
14. How many people have you seen fail in leadership of the
church?
15. Servant Leaders should be a role model to everyone or just
those your are leading specifically?
16. Can everyone be a disclipine of Christ?
17. Can leaders change their behavior, if they are support by
others leaders and servants?
18. Do we have a leadership crisis around the world in all
churches and faith base areas?
19. Can society assist with better servant leaders?
20. What can people of nonbelievers do, to become a servant
leader?
21. Can a leader decide no longer to be a servant of God?

8. 22. What is your view of Greenleaf on leadership?
Please read over the questions. I will then do a face-to-face with
you for 30 minutes. Thank you again.
Kathy Greggs
Graduate Student
Liberty University
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