1. Department of Business Administration Authors Paper Title Journal, Volume, Year Presenters and Group number

2. Department of Business Administration Research Problem & Motivation What is the motivation of the authors to study the topic? Research relevance? Managerial relevance to study the topic?  What is the main research problem of the paper?  What are research questions of the paper? Authors (Year), Paper TitleSeite 2Spring Term 2012

3. Department of Business Administration Related Literature Arrange your article into the bigger research stream. Align it to the main theoretical background. Is it a starting point for further research? A combination of different research streams? Spring Term 2012Authors (Year), Paper TitleSeite 3

4. Department of Business Administration Research Methodology Which methodology do the authors choose to study the research problem? Analytical model? Theoretical paper? Empirical analysis? Quantitative or qualitative analysis? Authors (Year), Paper TitleSeite 4Spring Term 2012

5. Department of Business Administration Research Framework / Model Which are the main variables/dimensions of the research problem? Which assumptions are made? Which hypotheses are derived? What is the research framework / model from which the authors derive their hypothesis? What is the research framework the authors use as a starting point for their theoretical/conceptual research? Authors (Year), Paper TitleSeite 5Spring Term 2012

6. Department of Business Administration Data & Sample* What is the data source? What is the data sample? How is the data sample defined? How are the different variables of the model / hypothesis measured? *maybe not applicable for a theoretical paper Authors (Year), Paper TitleSeite 6Spring Term 2012

7. Department of Business Administration Results, Conclusion & Managerial Implications What are the results of the analysis? Which conclusions do the authors derive from their results? What are the managerial implications of the results presented in the paper? What are the limitations of the results? What is “future research” according to the authors? Authors (Year), Paper TitleSeite 7Spring Term 2012

8. Department of Business Administration Own interpretation Critical interpretation of the paper (own thoughts: positive and negative statements) What is surprising and why? Limitations? Improvement suggestions? Authors (Year), Paper TitleSeite 8Spring Term 2012

9. Department of Business Administration Application in Swiss Industrial Companies Does the research problem exist in Swiss Industrial Companies? Which conclusions/implications are applicable in Swiss Industrial Companies? Why or why not? Give examples based on your own research (company homepages and publications, interviews, news, …)! Be as specific as possible! The application in Swiss Industrial Companies is a key part of your assignment! Make an in-depth analysis to understand the applicability of the research problem and sugestions. Authors (Year), Paper TitleSeite 9Spring Term 2012