International People Management

Order Description

Employee Relations:

Talent management strategy of employee engagement in Indian ITES employees: Key to retention.

by: Jyotsna Bhatnagar

additional article information is:

Jyotsna Bhatnagar, (2007), “Talent management strategy of employee engagement in Indian ITES employees: key to retention”, Vol.29 Iss 6 pp.640-663.

Critiquing the Article

The focus of your critique should be

• the structure, nature, content and quality of the argument put forward in the paper, its strengths and weaknesses, related to your own knowledge of international people management and the perspectives provided by several other related articles on the same topic/concept/model.

There is no set ‘method’ or set of procedural rules for critiquing a research article. A successful approach lies rather more in overall consideration of the aims and intentions of the author(s) and the extent to which these have been achieved.

The ‘flow’ of the discussion, the clarity and logic of the line of reasoning and the effective use of evidence are also matters upon which it may be worthwhile to comment.

At one level of generality, your discussion might include the general themes and tenor of the article; the overall purpose and delivery of the communication, its structure and meaningfulness, and an evaluation of the stance and style of the report but such comments are likely to be subsidiary to your critique of the argument, evidence, theory and techniques used.

Please note that a critique is not a ‘negative’ criticism, an attempt to find flaws, weaknesses and errors in an article. It may well involve that but, overall, the critique should be a conceptual analysis and evaluation of the central findings with reference to other journal articles and books related to the topic/concept/model under discussion.

Assessment of the Critique

Marks will be awarded on the extent to which your critique meets relevant learning outcomes of the module detailed below

Your critique needs to be related to relevant sources of information and debate and you need to emphasise the views of authorities as well as your own personal estimation: both are required.

Your answer should display a good level of knowledge and understanding and include relevant theory relating to international people management and to research issues. To avoid charges of plagiarism, all points which are not your own need to be referenced to the sources from which they come, by use of the Harvard method. Unacknowledged paraphrasing may also be plagiarism. If in doubt seek advice. Definitions of key terms, concepts, etc. need to be provided.

The critique should be well written and structured to provide a clear discussion and ‘answer’ for the reader