Jigdan College

Post graduate studies

MBA program
Article Review Guidelines
Assignment for Research Methods course
Group Assignment (20%)

General Instruction:
 Form a group consisting of 4-5 members.
 The assignment will be due Dec 20, 2021.
 Plagiarism/coping/cheating of any kind will not be tolerated.
 Format of the paper: Font: times new roman , 12 point; margin 1”, line spacing: 1.5”

Guide line for Article Review

You are expected to find an article from a peer-reviewed journal related to

Management Information System and submit the maximum of five (5) pages
report of the review. The review should include:

A. Description of the Study

- What was the purpose of the research?
- Why is the research being conducted & why is it considered significant?
- Were the research questions, objectives or hypothesis (es) clearly stated?
-Has the author of the article clearly defined the research problem?

B. Literature Evaluation
- Does the literature review seem thorough & recent (within the last 5
years)?
- Does the content of the literature review relate directly to the research
problem?

C. Conceptual Framework
- Does the research use a theoretical and/or conceptual model? Has the
author presented and explained a theoretical framework?
- Does the model guides the research and seem appropriate?
 D. Sample
- Who were the subjects?
- Were the inclusion/exclusion criteria specified?
- How representative is the sample?
- was there any selection bias evident in the sample selection?
E. Method and Design
- Describe the study design – is it appropriate?
- How was the research conducted? (The study procedure itself) & data
collected
-Is the research method(s) clearly described and explained?

F. Analysis
- How were the data analyzed?
- Do the selected statistical tests appear appropriate?
- Were the results significant?
-Is the data analysis method clearly explained? Is the analysis of the data
descriptive or analytical? Is it consistent with the type of data (if any)
being presented?

G. Results
- What were the findings of the study?
- Are the results presented in a clear and understandable way?
- How did the authors interpret the results?
- Were there any study limitations discussed?
-Are the results explained in terms of the original research questions OR
hypotheses?

H. Subject matter significance

- What were the implications of this study to practitioners?
- How does the study contribute to the body of knowledge?
- Could the study be replicated?
- What additional questions does the study raise?
-Are pointers to further research given?
-Do the conclusions make sense in terms of the purpose of the research?
-Does the author spell out the limits of the research?
-Is a comprehensive reference list given?

N.B: You are also expected to submit the original article to your instructor