The crucial role of firm characteristics in foreign direct investment choices
The layout of the review should be as follows:
- Author(s) and Title
- Purpose and theoretical background of the study
- Hypothesis
- Methodology (participants, study design, measures, procedures)
- Results
- States and understated limitations
- Implication to the field
- Overall evaluation/assessment/critique (THE MOST IMPORTANT)
Suggested word count:
- Introduction (around 120 words)
- Brief summary of the main points of article (around 450-480 words)
- Critique (around 500) (THE MOST IMPORTANT, KEY PART OF THE ENTIRE PAPER)
- Conclusion (around 100 words)
For a good critique you need to be able to express your point of view in the light of what you already know on
the subject and what is acquired from related texts; being able to evaluate and take into account the strength
and weakness in the article/case under review.
One question that may help you clarify your query here would be how well does the author's
view/interpretation/position relate to other literature (from your textbook for example) on the topic? Your own
experiences? Is the reviewed article/case/text balanced, fair? biased?