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Contemporary Management & Leadership
Assessments
Completion requirements
The aim of this assessment is to build your capacity to identify, gather, summarise and reference academic research papers related to the discipline of Management. These are considered core skills required for the effective academic study of management and related disciplines in this and any future postgraduate study.
To complete the Journal Article Review, you will need to find one (1) academic journal publication relevant to any area of the management field covered in the course. It is recommended that you use the ProQuest database (available via CIM Library webpage) to find the academic journal article publication relating to the management themes of decision making, planning, strategy, change and organisational structure addressed in the course outline. You are to describe the theoretical and conceptual focus and relevance of the academic journal publication for the management discipline.
You need to clearly explain:
(a) The focus and purpose of the academic journal article: You need to explain the aim and purpose of the journal article such as what is the research gap in the existing literature the study is filling, what is the main research question/research objective the study is addressing, methodology the study has adopted, the context in which the study is carried out etc.
(b) The major findings of the academic journal article: Based on the research, what are the main findings/results of the study, recommendations, limitations of the study.
(c) The credibility and usefulness of the academic journal article for the management discipline: This may include how relevant/important/significant is the research study, research aim/research questions/ research objectives, findings, and recommendations presented in the article. You may use different strategies to address this requirement such as implications of findings and recommendations for the real world organisations/scenarios, contribution to the literature, usefulness/relevance of the methodology, generalisability of findings, and credibility of the authors and journal.
Other requirements For the review:
Use 12 pt font Double-space
State your name and student number in the document header
State the word count in the document header
Include a bibliography Comply with the APA referencing style.