Demonstrate some historical aspect of the field. (Ex. When does servant leadership come into the conversation? – What goes on before and after that Robert Greenleaf’s work becomes so important?

Organizations

Be able to site the seminal literature and state the key figures and writings in the field of and organizations.

Demonstrate some historical aspect of the field. (Ex. When does servant leadership come into the conversation? – What goes on before and after that Robert Greenleaf’s work becomes so important?

Be able to focus into areas of theory. (Ex. Transformational, Adaptive, Servant, and Team). Demonstrate the shape of the theory on its own and how it intersects. Have a theoretical conversation in the field. What are the similarities and differences?

Move into conversation about methodology, methods and research. (Ex. The field of leadership has been mostly anecdotal and personal and we need more research in postmodern or post positive or whatever methodology..? And here are some ways to do that.) Be able to articulate that there is a future of research that you can do if you are in this field and you know what they are.

What are the emerging questions and trends in the field based off the history, theory and future research.