Research Article Summary Assignment

Opened: Tuesday, 6 June 2023, 10:00 AM
Due: Thursday, 22 June 2023, 2:00 PM

For this assignment, you will find two articles about a  Strategic Human Resource Management topic that interests YOU! You will need to read the article, summarize the article content, and answer the corresponding research assignment questions.

ACTIVITY 1: Find an article about SHRM or a related topic that interests you!  

1. Select an article about SHRM or a related topic that interests you. The selected article must come from a scientific journal. The article must have been published in the last twelve months and it should be at least 2 full pages of content. You may access an article online,  Examples are below-

I encourage you to use these sources when looking for your research article: Scientific Journals - Springer Nature, Elsevier, Sage, Taylor & Francis and Wiley etc.

ACTIVITY 2: Summarize the article: 2. Write a summary essay (minimum 1 page, maximum 2 pages (200-250 words) about the article you read. 

A. Give the correct, full citation for the article at the beginning of the paper. (1 pt) 

B. The summary must be written in your own words and it must be complete. 

C. You may use quotes from the article very sparingly (I don’t want to see an entire paragraph in groups or even ½ of a paragraph in quotes).

IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENT NOTES:  Your assignment should be well written and grammatically correct. 5 points will be given for proper sentence structure, spelling, and grammar. Your assignment should be 3-4 pages total in length for a single article. See specific criteria below: 

1. Margins no more than 1 inch on any side. 

2. Spacing should be no more than 1.5 

3. Text font used should be no bigger than 12 points (note, your title can be 14 points). 

4. Enjoy! I look forward to receiving your assignments!

Submission Deadline: November 28, 2021