IIn Part B of Chapter 8 the textbook introduces the topic of how a firm’s financial structure (debt versus equity finance) might affect the incentives of managers.
For this week’s Article Review assignment, the journal article chosen must relate to the topic of managerial incentives in firms financed by debt as compared to those finance by equity. Be sure to use the required form when submitting the article review.
The textbook for
this course is required.
McKenzie,
Richard , D. Eric Schansberg, and Dwight Lee. Microeconomics for Managers –
Principles and Applications. 4th edition. Cambridge University
Press.
Unlike the Discussion Forums which require current news
articles, the six Article Reviews require the student to find a current journal
article (from a business or economics journal – Federal Reserve Bank monthly
publications are acceptable if the article is relevant to managerial
economics).
Students must use the form provided for
submitting article reviews (it reminds students of the requirement for a
successful article review). Summary is restricted to the Executive Summary section
of the form. The analysis section (the
executive summary does not count toward this) has a 600-word minimum, and as
with the original posts for the Discussion Forums, the analysis must be
motivated by the material presented in the textbook.
Points will be deducted on Article Reviews if:
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The form provided is not used
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The bibliographic entry is missing or incorrect
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The article (or a link to it) is missing
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The article is from an inappropriate source
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The article is off-topic
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The analysis falls short of the 600-word minimum
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The analysis contains summary rather than
analysis
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The analysis fails to reflect what is in the
textbook (or other assigned readings)
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The analysis is submitted after the due-date
