Abu Dhabi University

College of Business Administration

Master of Business Administration Program
Master of Human Resource Management Program
MGT524Research Methods in Business
Fall Semester AY2015-2016 Term B
1stArticle Annotation
Student Name
Student ID No.
Course Code and Title
Course Instructor
Course Section
Group Project Submission
Assignment Type

MGT524 Research Methods in Business

Dr. Avraam Papastathopoulos
S_2
Both soft and hard copies should be submitted
on Saturday November 14 at 2:00PM at the
latest
1st Article Annotation is worth 10% of the total
grading

Marking Scheme:
Sections
Article Information

Points
1.5

Analysis
Information
Primary Details
Presentation &
Argumentation
Evaluation

2
2
2
2.5

Total Score:

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Score

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Please read the instructions below. Failure to comply with the instructions will result in
a penalty ranging from 5% to 100% of the grade

1. Use this document as a template for your response. In other words, type your
student information and your answers into the document.
2. Each student will submit a hard copy (in class) and a soft copy (on Blackboard)
of the 1stArticle Annotationby Saturday November 14 at 2:00PM.[There will be
a 5% penalty for every day late. No submissions will be accepted after
TuesdayNovember 17]. Assignment MUST be submitted before the due date.
There will be NO exceptions.
3. Please name the MS Word file that you upload as follows: YourStudentId
_ArticleAnnotation1_SectionNumber_MGT524_TermB.doc

For

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student with a student ID 00100001 from Section 2 will have the following file
name: 00100001_ArticleAnnotation1_S2_MGT524_TermB
4. Your answers must be based on the article named Business Ethics Research:
A Global Perspective.The article is attached in Blackboard.
5. Specific guidelines for annotating the aforementioned article are provided by the
instructor (See Article Annotation Description file in Blackboard).
6. The1st Article Annotation is worth of 10 points of the total grading. Each field
carries equal marks (0.5 points per field).
7. Please use Times New Roman, font size 12 and a line spacing of 1.0
8. No plagiarism please [100% penalty + referral to the OAI]

If you use text from the textbook/case study, please make sure you
paraphrase it in a way that fits with your overall discussion. Please put
an appropriate citation to make it explicit that you are using information
from the sources. If you think the text fits into your discussion without
paraphrasing, please cite it in a way that makes it clear that this is a
direct quote (e.g. indent a paragraph containing text or put a sentence in
quotes)

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Do not use information from the Internet to answer any of the questions.
Please use your own thinking/writing to answer the questions.

Students found guilty of plagiarism will be prosecuted in accordance

with the ADU Academic Integrity Policy

9. No points will be given for responses that [up to 100% penalty]

Cannot be understood
Please make sure every paragraph conveys a coherent unit of
thought. No points will be given for paragraphs which are, in essence, a
random compilation of somewhat related ideas from various sources.
Are not backed by evidence
Use evidence from the case study to support your claims
Are not related to the case study
All of your responses should be related to the case study.
Do not answer a question
No points will be given for responses that do not answer a question but
contain information about issues/terms related to the question. This
type of a response is usually given in hope to receive partial credit

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Article Analysis Sheet

Article Information
(Business Ethics Research: A Global Perspective)

Title:

Author(s):

Source:

Author has expressed the key points of some business ethical

characters and has observed that how academic institutions are
important to perform the role for business ethics.
In this analysis author has expanded his point of view the essential
progress by the institutions and has describes the global ranking in
this analysis.
Author has written this article to identify some basic business
point of views, in this article, first of all author has attempt the
explanation about the role of business ethics in the institutions,
then, author has given some suggestion on his analysis. Finally,
author has given some description about business ethics research
contributing institutions.

Google Scholar is original source of publishing this article

Analysis Information

Purpose:

The main purpose of writing this paper by author is that, author has
realized that no one is serious about the matter of business ethics in
the world from long period of time. The information given by the
author seems really authentic and important; Author has also inserted
some new information in the paper about business ethics. This article
is all about the role of business ethics in educational institutions

Audience:

This paper especially has written for both expert and for the general
public, author has tried suggest both expert and public, therefore,
author has use some explanation for expert and some frequent
explanation for the general public to understand business ethical
problems importance.

Subject:
Article is about the highlighting the importance of business ethics in
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research and education.

A better advancement and the growing of business trend is because of
is because of business ethic research now a days in the world. Author
has analyze how much business ethics are important in the education

Sources:

Author has collect the all information from the various and most
important business ethic journals and the helping of coauthors over
10 years period, and based on many articles which was available in
business ethics journalism
writer has put on his basic information especially in 4th paragraph of
introduction, in this paragraph author has examine the way of the
business ethics research productivity by analyzing the main
researchers inside of their affiliated institutions that are ranked on top
in business ethics research.

Primary Details
Thesis:

This paper will have argue to provide a different perspective of

business ethics research in academic institutions

Evidence:

Administrators use ranking for people decisions and for reserve

allocation, as job candidates and employers use them for employment
decisions, and students for enrollment decisions. Media also use the
rankings to call public attention. Therefore, rankings provide some
suggestion as to how schools are excellent in business ethics
research.

Limits:

In this article author has only analyze upon the business ethics
research, global ranking, contributing institutions, author has use
multiple sources to collect the information about this particular topic
and has raised the all business ethical issue in this analytical
approach.

Point of View:

According to my point of, I have learned that local ethics facing

some difficulties by the society, and legal environs in the worlds
circumstance. I found it clear that business ethics is definitely related
to a value system or religious belief. The endeavors made to business
ethics research could be to a great step to get the successful result of
the mission.

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Presentation and Argumentation

Writer has personally analysis the way of the business ethics
research efficiency by observe the leading scholars inside of their
affiliated institutions that are in top ranking in business ethics
research.
Concepts/Words:
Author has also considered based on his own analysis that
universities are also struggling with religious help to deliver
more business ethics research publication.

Use of Evidence:

In the starting of article author will have append the Abstract

and specific introduction to expressing the key words and basic
ideas of the article. In the research many global patterns and
institutions has the examined by author.

Conclusion:

The conclusion is that the business ethics are very important in

academic institution pay the most important responsibility to
achieving the goals. This system gives the discipline to the
business and replaces the unwilling situations.

Implications:

All countries should pay attention on the lack of business ethics

in the institutions; the government should make the law and
showing the influence to apply the entire business ethical rule in
the higher academic institutions for development of the country
ad growth of business at the way of discipline.
This article is useful for all the responsible persons especially for
those who are responsible to making the educational law.
In this article there are contained some useful points by the
author.

Evaluation
Personal Reaction:
I am very disappointed that how this big business ethical issue
remain unavailable in the institutions, because the institutions
such a place where there all educational issues has been under
analysis, government should to apply the business ethics all at
events in all the institutions for enhancement of business.
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Strength of Case:

I am completely agree with the author and with his all point of
views and I appreciate the author for the great struggle upon
most important educational matter the business ethic,

Evaluation:

This article is much different than other articles, in this article

author has collect key information from many sources, and it is
understandable for the main problems and other important
actions, this article completely concentrated upon the business
ethics.

Quality:

In this article I found whole the material is understandable, there

is not any issue about mistake, article is in much better condition
at over all.

Other:

The whole article is the full of educational matter, and it is great

experience to read it and also has collected some useful
information about business ethics research, author of this article
is very conscious to raise the key points in the article.

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