MSA 698 Major Issue: Topic or idea (problem, challenge, issue, or opportunity) for study.
Assessing leadership effectiveness within Joint Staff/ DIA Directorate for Intelligence and its impact on job satisfaction or analyzing leadership factors influencing job satisfaction among Joint Staff/ DIA Directorate for Intelligence military personnel.
Proposed research questions:
What are the direct costs associated with leadership development programs?
How does investing in leadership resources impact overall organizational performance and financial outcomes?
What are the long-term financial benefits and return on investment (ROI) of leadership development?
Basic Outline to Include in your paper with the following sections:
Section 1: Introduction
Section 2: Literature Review (3-4 pages)
Section 3: Opportunity Cost of Not Addressing the Issue
-How much it cost to send a member to training/ professional development
-opens opportunity for the military to also be in leadership positions as well not just civilians
-Section 4: Budget Implications
Fiscal year training budgets including civilian and military
2021- 20K
2022- 30K
2023- 100K
2024- 100K
Currently, 25% of funding is geared toward training and development. This number/ percentage needs to increase.
Section 5:Debt or equity approaches for financing
-Return on investment
-have mil fill vacancy gaps for civilians
-maximize opportunities enrich the work force
– have more amp personnel/ leaders to rely on and utilize
-Answers for proposed research sub-questions
What are the direct costs associated with leadership development programs?
How does investing in leadership resources impact overall organizational performance and financial outcomes?
What are the long-term financial benefits and return on investment (ROI) of leadership development?
Section 6:
-Conclusion
-Recommendations/Considerations
-Reference Page
**See the attached resources for further directions and information.***
FOCUS ON THE PEOPLE aspect when looking at the strategy for the Directorate.
The basic guidelines for writing this report are as follows:
Report body (excluding the cover page, References and any other appendixes) must be 10 pages.
All contents must fully comply with the MSA698 APA 7 Edition Style Guidelines. Provide page numbers for the in-text references/citation, using a minimum of 7 articles
All sources must be cited. Otherwise the ethics violation of plagiarism will have been violated.
The contents of each report must tie back to the 698 research topic but must also thoroughly address the MSA 601 course topics based on the Action Plan that was approved for this paper. The four core course papers must include a review of peer-reviewed scholarly literature, discuss other relevant facts related to strategic issues, and include analysis of the literature and other facts and conclusions regarding the strategic implications for the organization.
