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Group Article Review
Mekonnen, W., & Limeneh, H. (2021). Role of Strategic Human Resource Management Practices on
Organizational Effectiveness: A case study companies in Ethiopia. Srusti Management Review, 14(1), 65-
76.

Article Review Guideline

Dear trainees, this activity is designed to enhance your analytical skill by critically reviewing the
given journal articles conducted by Dr Worku Mekonnen & Limeneh, in 2021. The review
involves identification of the main purpose that the selected article attempts to address,
evaluation of the theories the author present as a basis of the study and a comment on the validity
of the position the author has taken. More importantly, you should critically evaluate the
conclusion of the article in light of the extant literature and also comment as to which particular
theory it approves or disproves. Specifically, your review should address the following issues:

1. What is the major objective of the article?

2. What are the theoretical contexts articulated in the paper and how do the different
theories compare?
3. If the author argues supporting /rejecting a theory, what are his/her reasons and
how valid are the reasons?
4. How well are conclusions of the article aligned with the findings of the study?
5. What exactly does the work contribute and relate to the overall topic of your
course?
6. In your opinion, what were the strengths and weakness of the paper?

Your review work should be structure as follows:

A. Summary of the article focusing on the following major issues

(Maximum one and half page)
o Purpose of the article/ problem statement
o Specific objectives it tries to achieve
o Type of data used and its appropriateness
o Methods of Data Analysis
o Findings, Conclusions and Recommendations
B. Your evaluation of the article based on the points 2 through 4 above (Maximum 3 pages)
C. Your Comment on point number 5 (maximum one page)
D. Your opinion about the strength and weaknesses of the article (Maximum one page)
Note: The review report should not exceed five pages and needs to be submitted in both hard to
the facilitators on the second date of the training and will be presented thereof.

We wish you all the best!!!