Analysis Assignment
Directions
Using the cited research from the textbook as a starting point, you are to find a current (as recent as possible) related journal article, preferably on the same topic. You should then read the current article and compare its' results and findings to those summarized in the text. After determining whether the results and findings are the same or different from those cited in the textbook, you then need to explain what those similarities or differences mean, in plain English.
All cited material must include both internal citations and a complete reference list at the end of the paper. A cover sheet should minimally indicate the name of the Research Report, the name of the course, the student's name and the date.
Article Specific Directions
The articles used to support Chapters 4 through 6 range from foundation articles to fairly recent, so you should be able to find something at least as recent as the articles cited in the chapters. The point of the exercise is to find another article to compare and contrast with the points summarized in the text.
To that end it may be helpful to:
1. Use the library databases to search on authors cited in the chapters to find related articles. Our library should have full-text access to some relevant works that you can use for this assignment. An alternate strategy would be to search for articles citing these authors and see if we have access to those.
2. Use the topic of interest in the text to generate search terms. For example, in Unit 1, "freezing", "unfreezing", and "refreezing" were possible choices.
3. You do not want to merely summarize the article. You want to indicate whether the article you found is consistent or inconsistent with the material presented in the text. Then you want to discuss what these results, along with the material presented in the text, mean to managers in terms of recognizing the need for change and starting the change process.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.