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Summary of two journal papers

010: 2000 words / 30% of total marks

1. Summary of two journal papers of 1000 words each. 
2. Students are encouraged to select the journal papers from the list of journal papers that would be covered in the seminars. 
3. Please submit the assignment in one single document only.

Rationale for assessment design:

One of the key aims of this core module is to introduce students to different theoretical perspectives relating to organisation studies in general and international management in particular. Ability to provide theoretically grounded explanations of contemporary issues is one of the key learning outcomes of this module. Hence, the formative assessment is designed to encourage students to read and engage with a wide range of key literature and summarise two journal papers. The ability to summarise journal papers is also critical to produce a solid dissertation (Post Graduate Major Project). 

Assessment information:

Element 010 – Summary of two journal papers 1000 words each (30% of total marks)

In 2,000 words or fewer you are to write a summary of two papers (1,000 words each) from the lists below. Please choose one paper from List A and the other from List B

List (A): 

1. DiMaggio, P. and W. Powell (1983) The Iron Cage Revisited: Institutional Isomorphism and Collective Rationality in Organizational Fields. American Sociological Review. 48 (2) 147-160
2. March, J. (1991). Exploration and exploitation in organizational learning. Organization Science 2(1): 71-87.
3. Meyer, J., and B. Rowan (1977) Institutionalized Organizations: Formal Structure as Myth and Ceremony. American Journal of Sociology. 83(2) 340-363.
4. Amis, Munir, Lawrance, Hirsch,& McGhan (2018). Inequality, institutions and organizations. Organization Studies, 39(9) 1131-1152

List (B)

1. Dacin, T.M., K. Munir; and P. Tracey. (2010). Formal dining at Formal Dining at Cambridge Colleges: Linking Ritual Performance and Institutional Maintenance. Academy of Management Journal, 53 (6) 1393-1418
2. Westphal, J., and M. Bednar (2008) The Pacification of Institutional Investors. Administrative Science Quarterly, 53 29–72
3. Jackson, G., and R. Deeg (2012) The long-term trajectories of institutional change in European capitalism. Journal of European Public Policy. 19(8) 1109-1125
4. Patnaik, S., Pereira, V., Temouri, Y., Malik, A., & Roohanifar, M. (2020). The dance of power and trust – exploring microfoundational dimensions in the development of global health partnership. Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Vol. 156

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