This assignment is designed to help you learn: (1) How to get the most out of interpreting the popular literature on organizations, and; (2) How to be an educated consumer and critic of this literature based on other information sources you will encounter in your academic and professional careers.
Each student will find an article in the popular press covering a current topic in organizational behavior (between 2009 and the present) from one of the following sources: Fortune, Inc., Harvard Business Review, Business Week, Forbes, The Houston Chronicle, Digital Toronto, The Wall Street Journal or Fast Company, and complete a succinct paper on a topic of his or her choice. The paper (due April 6th) should be approximately 3-5 pages in length (12pt. font, double spaced, 1” margins):

1. Describe the article’s topic, its importance, and its relevance to OB.
2. Critique the topic by answering the following questions in your paper: a) What “story” is the article telling? b) What evidence is the article based on? c) What are the article’s takeaway messages?
3. Finally, discuss any further questions that the article raises and your opinion relative to the article’s topic.