MGMT20135 Critical Thinking and Managerial Decision Making

Task:

Task Description: 

The purpose of this task is for you to demonstrate your ability to critically analyse, synthesize and evaluate information and present that information in a written format. A list of articles will be available on the unit’s Moodle site for you to choose from. You will then write a critical article review based around your responses to the following questions.

Critical Analysis

• What is the background of the research? (Background)

• What is the research objective?

• What are the core research questions the article addresses? Why are they important to address? (Research questions)

• How was the research conducted? (Methodology)

• What where the major findings? (Findings)

• What are the significance of the findings for future research or management practice?

(Significance/implications)

Critical Evaluation

• Critically state what you agree and do not agree about the article and explain why? (with specific examples from the article) 

 What are its strengths and weaknesses?

• In your view, what is the overall value (e.g. contributions, advances, impacts, etc) of the article?