Friday, July 12, 2013

Article summary


read the articles in Section. After reading the articles, write A memo ,in the memo discuss at least 4 of the readings
In approaching the required readings and in writing memo, I require that you organize your thoughts in terms of the following questions (some of which will be more or less relevant depending on the readings):
1. Motivation: Why do the authors think that their topic or question is important? What does the author (implicitly or explicitly) regard as incomplete in existing research such that his or her research constitutes a significant contribution? How is the motivation provided by the various others similar or different to each other?
2. Theory: What distinguishes the theoretical viewpoint of the authors under consideration? What causal mechanism or mechanisms do the authors focus on and why? What are the potential advantages of a given focus and what are the drawbacks?
3. Evidence: What types of evidence do the authors bring to bear to support their argument? Which sorts of analyses do you find most compelling and why?
4. Big Picture: Explain how the papers fit in to strategy and how you can apply these papers in your field.

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