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1 Assignment: Doctoral Study Business Problem Alvin West Walden University 2 Problem Statement In a random sample of United States primary and secondary school leaders, 68.9% demonstrated business -related leadership competencies essential to executing t heir multifaceted roles and responsibilities (Onorato, 2013). McKibben (2013) discovered that only 56.7% of K -12 school leaders experience an advanced program for leadership development with business - related curriculum. The general problem is that experien ced K -12 personnel with many years in classroom settings lack the formal business -related leadership instruction, preparation, and experience critical for success in school leadership positions (Birkeland & Feiman -Nemser, 2012). The specific problem is tha t it is undetermined if K -12 educational leaders throughout the United States have leadership competencies equivalent to the leadership standard for business administrators. 3 Reference s Birkeland, S., & Feiman -Nemser, S. (2012). Helping school le aders help new teachers: A tool for transforming school -based induction. New Educator, 8, 109 –138. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1547688X.2012.670567 McKibben, S. (2013). Do local -level principal preparation programs prevent principal turnover? Public Purpose, 11 , 69 –87. Retrieved from https://www.american.edu/spa/publicpurpose/ Onorato, M. (2013). Transformational leadership style in t he educational sector: An empirical study of corporate managers and educational leaders. Academy of Educational Leadership Journal, 17(1), 33 –47. Retrieved from htt p://www.alliedacademies.org/academy -of-educational -leadership -journal/