Queen’s College

Masters of Business Administration (MBA) Program

Advanced Business Research Methods
Individual Assignment: Article Review (25 Points)
Article Review Guideline
Instruction:
 Download one article
 Review and prepare a report according to the following points listed in the table.
 The report should not exceed 5 pages without 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 Reviewed By:
Reviewer  Reviewer’s name
 Your ID Card
 Section
 Date and year of review
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
4. Research Objectives Items For Discussion/Checklist
 General objectives
 Specific objectives
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5. Propositions/Hypothesis of Items For Discussion/Checklist
the study (if any )
 Clarity of hypothesis formulated to be tested
 Background/ Theoretical support for the set hypothesis
6. Review of Related Literature Items For Discussion/Checklist
 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, Analysis Items For Discussion/Checklist
& 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
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 student)
Sumistion date noveber 12/06/2015 E.C