Need Completed ASAP Annotated Reference List READ DIRECTIONS
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*ANNOTATED REFERENCE LIST AND DESIGNATION OF CASE TO BE STUDIED*_x000D_ > (Assignment 4) (10/12)_x000D_ >_x000D_ > Assignments Four and Five are inter-related: Assignment Four is, in_x000D_ > essence, laying the ground work for Assignment Five. As a consequence,_x000D_ > both assignments involve:_x000D_ >_x000D_ > - A topic in management_x000D_ >_x000D_ >_x000D_ > - A case study of an actual organization in which that topic is at_x000D_ > issue._x000D_ >_x000D_ > For example, the *topic* of succession planning or the *topic* of_x000D_ > executive retention are both topics that could be found as an issue in th=_x000D_ e_x000D_ > American Red Cross, on which much has been published in scholarly_x000D_ > publications._x000D_ >_x000D_ > *Both* of these =E2=80=93 the topic and the case =E2=80=93 must appear in=_x000D_ both Assignment_x000D_ > Four and Assignment Five or else you will not receive full credit on thos=_x000D_ e_x000D_ > assignments._x000D_ >_x000D_ > For Assignment Four:_x000D_ >_x000D_ > 1. Pick a *management topic *that is of interest to you._x000D_ >_x000D_ >_x000D_ > 1. Find a *case study *in the UMUC virtual library that involves that_x000D_ > management issue. A published case study is any article that discus=_x000D_ ses in_x000D_ > sufficient detail the issue facing an actual organization and how t=_x000D_ hat_x000D_ > organization addressed that issue. Some of the databases in the vi=_x000D_ rtual_x000D_ > library allow you to search using =E2=80=9Ccase study=E2=80=9D as a=_x000D_ criteria. However,_x000D_ > just because the term case study exists in the title of the article=_x000D_ may not_x000D_ > mean that the article actually gives you enough information to work=_x000D_ with;_x000D_ > you have to make that judgment. Two of the best sources of article=_x000D_ s =E2=80=93_x000D_ > ABI/Inform Global and Business Source Complete =E2=80=93 don=E2=80=_x000D_ =99t allow for searches_x000D_ > using case study as a criteria, so you may have to do some digging._x000D_ > Generally speaking, a published case study should be between 10 and=_x000D_ 15_x000D_ > pages in length to give you enough information to work with._x000D_ >_x000D_ >_x000D_ > 1. Find and read at least* five *articles in *scholarly journals* in_x000D_ > the UMUC library databases that discuss that management issue. Deve=_x000D_ lop an_x000D_ > annotated reference list (see Additional Information in the Syllabu=_x000D_ s for_x000D_ > discussions about both annotated reference lists and case studies),_x000D_ > including the UMUC the library database where the article can be fo=_x000D_ und and_x000D_ > the date your retrieved it. For any other sources on the Internet,=_x000D_ include_x000D_ > the site where you found it and the date your retrieved it. You do=_x000D_ not_x000D_ > need to include the actual URL. Your information on the management =_x000D_ issue_x000D_ > also has to come from articles in scholarly journals found in the v=_x000D_ irtual_x000D_ > library,* not *from the Internet, Wikipedia, newspapers, popular_x000D_ > magazines (e.g. *Time*, *Newsweek*, *Business Week*), etc._x000D_ > Academic journals are those usually published by universities or by_x000D_ > professional societies (e.g. The Journal of the AMA). Just having =_x000D_ the word_x000D_ > =E2=80=9Cjournal=E2=80=9D in the title of the publication doesn=E2=_x000D_ =80=99t actually make it a_x000D_ > journal; after all, *The Wall Street Journal* is still just a daily_x000D_ > newspaper._x000D_ >_x000D_ > On the other hand, additional information about the organization you=E2=_x000D_ =80=99re_x000D_ > studying can come from non-academic sources. While there are many_x000D_ > organizations that have been the subject of published case studies and ev=_x000D_ en_x000D_ > some (such as, again, the American Red Cross) that are more frequent_x000D_ > subjects of case studies, you may need to go outside the journals in the_x000D_ > UMUC library for additional information specific to that topic as it_x000D_ > relates to that organization. That is acceptable provided the *primary*_x000D_ > source of your information about the case is the study in a scholarly_x000D_ > journal in the UMUC library. For additional information on how the_x000D_ > organization is addressing the management issue, you can use non-library_x000D_ > resources (e.g., the organization=E2=80=99s web site, articles in newspap=_x000D_ ers and_x000D_ > general interest magazines, etc.). *Note*: do not rely on Wikipedia and_x000D_ > other encyclopedia-type sources. These are considered =E2=80=9Copen sour=_x000D_ ces=E2=80=9D and_x000D_ > are not subjected to the same form of editorial scrutiny as are newspaper=_x000D_ s_x000D_ > and magazines. In a similar vein, be appropriately skeptical of what_x000D_ > organizations post to their web sites; they can sometimes be nothing more_x000D_ > than puffery. A statement such as =E2=80=9Cwe have increased sales by 4.=_x000D_ 5%_x000D_ > annually for each of the past five years=E2=80=9D is one thing, especiall=_x000D_ y if it is_x000D_ > backed up by statistics; a statement of =E2=80=9Cwe are the leading provi=_x000D_ der of_x000D_ > quality widgets=E2=80=9D is another matter, especially if there are no st=_x000D_ atistics_x000D_ > provided to support that._x000D_ >