Strategic Management

Individual Assignment: Article Review (15 Points)

Article Review
Instruction:

 Download one article in Strategic Management areas.

 Review and prepare a report according to the following points listed in the table.
 The report should not exceed 5 pages with its cover page.
Article Review Cover Page

i Article Review headline  Title of the article

 Author (s)
 Publisher
 Place of Publication
 Date of Publication
 Number of pages

ii Name of Article Reviewer Reviewed By:

 Reviewer’s name
 Your ID Number
Set of Criteria’s To Be Used To Review The Selected Research Article

1. Research Title And Items For Discussion /Checklist

Reporting Format
 Appropriateness of the Research topic with respect to the content of
the article
 The research report is written and organized based on accepted
format
2. Quality of Abstract Items For Discussion/Checklist
 A brief theme sentence to orient the reader about the overall issues
used,
 Clarity of objective
 Research methodology used,
 major findings of the study,
 Contribution of the study.
 Indication of future area of investigation
 identification of key words and the
 Is the number of words in the abstract within acceptable range?
3. Problem Statement Items For Discussion/Checklist
 clarity of the statement of the problem /research gap to be bridged

 Clarity of Research questions articulated

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4. Research Objectives Items For Discussion/Checklist

 General objectives

 Specific objectives

5. Propositions/ Items For Discussion/Checklist

Hypothesis of the study
(if any )
 Clarity of hypothesis formulated to be tested

 Background/ Theoretical support for the set hypothesis

6. Review of Related Items For Discussion/Checklist

Literature
 Critical evaluation of the theoretical literature

 Critical evaluation of the empirical literature

 Organization of the literature review -broad to specific, logical

division
 Conceptual /Theoretical frame work to guide the study

 Overall Quality and relevance of reviewed literature

7. Research Methodology Items For Discussion/Checklist

 Description of and justification of the chosen research design,

/approach
 population and sampling techniques/sample size determination,
sampling procedures followed
 Quality of research instruments

 Reliability and validity issues

 Procedures followed for ensuring ethical research.

8. Data Presentation, Items For Discussion/Checklist

Analysis &
Interpretation
 Presentation of data analysis in line with the research
question/research problem
 Appropriateness of statistical tools used to analyze the data
 Discussion of findings –reliability, limitation, extent to which it is
generalizable
 Discussion linked with prior research works for possible consistency
or inconsistency
 Overall Quality of analysis focus, accuracy, interpretation inferences

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9. Conclusion and Items For Discussion/Checklist
Recommendation
 Theoretical and practical Contribution

 Quality of recommendations-relevance, practicality, importance

 Area of further investigation/research identified

10. Referencing Items For Discussion/Checklist

 Citation appropriateness & consistency

 Recency of citations

 Citation source mixes –journals, websites and books

N:B. Choose one and attempt it. (One article only for one)