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Executive Summary
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Table of Contents
Table of Figures .........................................................................................................................
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Chapter 1, Organizational Issue ................................................................................................. x
First Heading ................................................................................................................. x
Second Heading ............................................................................................................. x
Third Heading ................................................................................................................ xx
Chapter 2, Literature Review ..................................................................................................... xx
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Second Heading ............................................................................................................. xx
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Third Heading ................................................................................................................ xx
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Fifth Heading ................................................................................................................. xx
Chapter 3, Recommendations for Change ................................................................................. xx
First Heading ................................................................................................................. xx
Second Heading ............................................................................................................. xx
Third Heading ................................................................................................................ xx
Chapter 4, Plan of Implementation ............................................................................................ xx
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Second Heading ............................................................................................................. xx
Third Heading ................................................................................................................ xx
References .................................................................................................................................. xx
Appendix A ................................................................................................................................ xx
Appendix B ................................................................................................................................ xx

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Table of Figures
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Figure 2, Title of Figure ............................................................................................................. xx
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Title of Paper
Level 1 heading (chapter heading)
Chapter 1: Organizational Issue
Description of the Issue
Level 2 heading, chapter subdivision
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Description of the organization.
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Significance of the Issue sion
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Researching the Issue
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Chapter 2: Literature Review
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Subheading two.
Second Chapter 2 Subdivision
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Third Chapter 2 Subdivision
Fourth Chapter 2 Subdivision
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Chapter 3: Recommendations for Change
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Subheading two.
Second Chapter 3 Subdivision
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Subheading two.
Chapter 4: Plan of Implementation
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Second Chapter 4 Subdivision
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References
Aboher, M. (2008, May 29). Hot ticket in b-school: Bringing life values to corporate ethics. The
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New York Times.
Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/29/business/smallbusiness/29shift.html?_r=1&oref=slo gin
Bregman, M. (Writer, Director). (2007). Carlito's way: Rise to power [Motion picture, DVD].
United States: Universal Studios.
Conger, J. A., & Kanungo, R. N. (1988). Charismatic leadership: The elusive factor in organizational effectiveness. San Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass.
Dionne, S. D., Yammarino, F. J., Atwater, L. E., & Spangler, W. D. (2004). Transformational leadership and team performance. Journal of Organizational Change Management ,
17 (2), 177-193. doi:10.1108/09534810410530601
Elias, M. J., O’Brien, M. U., & Weissberg, R. P. (2006, December). Transformative leadership for social-emotional learning. Student Services , 10-13. Retrieved from http://www.nasponline.org/resources/principals/Social%20Emotional%20Learning%20N
ASSP.pdf
Friedman , H . H., & Friedman, L. (2008). Taking happiness seriously in today's business environment. Journal of International Marketing & Marketing Research , 33 (1), 3-17,
Friedman, H. H., & Langbert , M. (n.d.). Abraham as a transformational leader . Retrieved
September 17, 2008, from http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/economic/friedman/Abraham-
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Liden, R. C., Wayne, S. J., Zhao, H., & Henderson, D. (2008). Servant leadership: Development
9 of a multidimensional measure and multi-level assessment . The Leadership Quarterly ,
19 (2), 161-177 .
Lunenburg, F. C. (2006). Organizational theories. In Encyclopedia of educational leadership and administration (Vol. 2, pp. 717-720). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage Reference.
Trottier, T., Van Wart, M., & Wang, X. (2008). Examining the nature and significance of leadership in government organizations. Public Administration Review , 68 (2), 319-333. doi:10.1111/j.1540-6210.2007.00865
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Appendix A
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