Queens College

Post Graduate Study

Article Review: Individual Assignment for the course “Management theory and practices”

Instruction:

 Take any article in “management areas (skills of manager, function of manager, levels of
manager, roles of manager etc) published within the last three years and review it.
 The following guidelines enable you to make a Critical Review.

What is a critical review?

A critical review is much more than a simple summary; it is an analysis and evaluation of a book, article,
or other medium. Writing a good critical review requires that you understand the material, and that you
know how to analyze and evaluate that material using appropriate criteria.
Steps to writing an effective critical review:
Reading
Skim the whole text to determine the overall thesis, structure and methodology. This will help you better
understand how the different elements fit together once you begin reading carefully.
Read critically. It is not enough to simply understand what the author is saying; it is essential to challenge
it. Examine how the article is structured, the types of reasons or evidence used to support the conclusions,
and whether the author is reliant on underlying assumptions or theoretical frameworks.
Take copious notes that reflect what the text means AND what you think about it.

Analyzing
Examine all elements: all aspects of the text—the structure, the methods, the reasons and evidence, the
conclusions, and, especially, the logical connections between all of these—should be considered.
The types of questions asked will vary depending on the discipline in which you are writing, but the
following samples will provide a good starting point:
-What type of text is it? (e.g: Is it a primary source or secondary source?
Structure -Is it original research or a comment on original research?)
-What are the different sections and how do they fit together?
-Are any of the sections particularly effective (or ineffective)?
-Is the research quantitative or qualitative?
Methodology -Does the methodology have any weaknesses?
-How does the design of the study address the objective?
--What types of reasoning are employed (inductive, deductive, abductive)?
Reasons/ -What type of evidence is provided (empirical, statistical, logical, etc.)?
Evidence -Are there any gaps in the evidence (or reasoning)?
-Does the data adequately support the conclusion drawn by the researcher(s)?
Conclusions -Are other interpretations plausible?
-Are the conclusions dependent on a particular theoretical formulation?
-What does the work contribute to the field?
-What assumptions does the author make?
Logic -Does the author account for all of the data, or are portions left out?
-What alternative perspectives remain unconsidered?
-Are there any logical flaws in the construction of the argument?
 The assignment should be submitted in a soft copy with a formal way (list of contents, list of
reference written in Times New Roman, 12 font size with 1.5 space)
 The deadline for submission will be on 10/07/2022
 Submit your own original review. There is zero tolerance for plagiarism