Assignment 1 Brief: Journal articles review (20 Marks)

You are required to review 2-3 journal articles based on the themes given below:i)
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Natural crises: - earthquakes, tsunami, etc.

Biological crises: - SARS, Swine flu, etc.
Technological crises: - Nuclear accidents, blackout, etc.
Power struggles: - Leadership, confrontations, etc.
Malevolence: - Kidnappings, Chemical, Data theft, terrorism, etc.
Mismanagement: - Food recall, Airline, Coca-cola, etc.

Use the following questions to engage with the journal article and help you form your
critical analysis: (NOT PARTICULARLY IN THIS ORDER)
Introduction: what type of crisis do the articles cover?
Details of authors: what are the areas these authors research?
Objectives: what does the article set out to do?
Theory: is there an explicit theoretical framework? If not, are there important theoretical
assumptions?
Concepts: what are the central concepts? Are they clearly defined?
Argument: what is the central argument? Are there specific hypotheses?
Method: what methods are employed to test these?
Evidence: is evidence provided? How adequate is it?
Values: are value positions clear or are they implicit?
Literature: how does the work fit into the wider literature?
Contribution: how well does the work advance our knowledge of the subject?
Conclusion: a brief overall assessment.

The review:1.
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Must be between 4 to 6 pages (1200 to 1500 words).

Use font Times New Roman, size 12 and double-spacing.
Name, student ID No., the course and title must be stated on the cover page.
Your report should include a Reference list, which in this assignment are the two
journal articles used.
5. Do normal binding for this assignment.
6. Turn-it-in report must be attached together with the assignment.
7. Submission date: 10TH OCTOBER 2016 @ 4PM IN LECTURE