Critical Evaluation and Research Writing – Journal Article Summary
This assignment is designed to give you an in-depth experience with current examples of research in human resources. Select one of the three articles listed below to read. You will sign up for a group with your classmates who are reading the same journal article. These are research articles on different topics within HR. Write a summary paper that should:
Summarize the article (its purpose, background, research question, methodology, and results)
Identify what the study tells us that we did not know before
Examine the implications of the article on organizations and how they operate
Explore what future research should address
Discuss the positive and negative aspects of the article (i.e., Was the purpose clear? Did the methodology make sense to you? Could the research question be approached in a better/different manner? Were inconsistencies between predictions and findings clarified effectively? Did the authors adequately identify limitations of the research?)
Your paper should conclude with a personal note of reflection discussing your reaction to this exercise and what you learned or observed about human resources research
The three research articles you are to select from are:
Carpenter, N.C., Rangel, B., Jeon, G., & Cottrell, J. (2017). Are supervisors and coworkers likely to witness employee counterproductive behavior? An investigation of observability and self-observer convergence. Personnel Psychology, 70 (4), 843-889.
Hu, X., Zhan, Y., Garden, R., Wang, M., & Shi, J. (2018). Employees’ reaction to customer mistreatment: The moderating role of human resource management practices. Work & Stress, 32(1), 49-67.
Schaubroeck, J.M., Hannah, S.T., Avolio, B.J., Kozlowski, S.W., Lord, R.G., Trevino, L.K., Dimotakis, N., & Peng, A.C. (2012). Embedding leadership within and across organization levels. The Academy of Management Journal, 55(5), 1053-1078.
