What was powerful about the central argument in the article

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Assignment -

Purpose - The purpose of this activity is to critique the articles you read.

Instructions - Please critically review one of the articles (you get a bonus if you critique two) you read in this course (please consider the recommended ones also). In your own words critique the article in no more than 2-4 pages. Please refer to the guidelines below.

What key points you (personally) take away from the articles than a summary. Please make sure your write up is in your own words.

List of articles are on Moodle:

- Using the Balanced Scorecard as a Strategic Management System.

- The Fall and Rise of Strategic Planning by Henry Mintzberg.

- Putting Leadership Back Into Strategy.

- Mastering the Management System.

- Competing on Capabilities.

- Strategic Intent.

- The 4 Disciplines of Execution.

One possible approach for the critiques might be:

Summarize the key arguments or present an overview of the key argument or model.

- What was powerful about the central argument in the article?

- What are the limitations of the article and the proposed model/framework?

- Is it a faddish business model, or will it stand the test of time? Is the proposed framework really original?

- How does the central argument jive with other articles or theories you are aware of?

- Are the article's conclusions based on hard facts (statistics), solid theory (e.g. economic theory) or anecdotal evidence?

- How useful is it as a conceptual framework or management tool? For what level of management?

- What questions are left unanswered? What requires more research?

Engage with the author by addressing issues such as:

- What did you learn that was new/a revelation?

- What resonates with your own experience?

- Do you have any anecdotal evidence that supports or refutes the arguments presented?

- What lessons or aspects of the model will you try to apply?

- What seems practical vs. too theoretical to you?

- What would work in your company, in the Middle East? If it wouldn't, why not?

Conclude by addressing an overarching issue such as:

- Is the model/framework better at describing selected (successful) events after they occur, at predicting the future, or at prescribing how best to mold the future?

- Is it a holistic model or is it limited in its focus or applicability?

- Is it an analytical tool or a management philosophy?

Article - Putting Leadership Back into Strategy by Cynthia A. Montgomery.

Attachment:- Article - Putting Leadership.rar

Reference no: EM132432391

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