On Your Own

1. Read the abstract of the report. Summarize the main idea in one sentence.
2. Brainstorm 3 additional keyword search terms that do not appear in the report's Keywords list. Extra credit! Craft a database search string using the Boolean operators AND, OR, or NOT.
3. Read pages 3-6 - the literature review - of the report, and answer the following questions:
   1. Background: What is the human resources management issue addressed in the report?
   2. Prior evidence: Are cases cited only from within the hotel industry? Provide examples.
   3. Theory: What theory is being proposed? What discipline or field does this theory come from?
   4. Contribution: What questions do the authors identify for their research?
4. Read the 2 paragraphs under the heading Planning for Improvisation on page 10. Paraphrase the main idea and supporting claims in your own words.
5. Extra credit! Craft an in-text and References page citation for this report using the guidelines at http://guides.libraries.psu.edu/apaquickguide

As a Class

• Share and discuss our answers.
• Use our combined keyword bank to search for related articles.
• Utilize database search tools to narrow our results by subject relevance, date, and publication type.
• Identify source management tools, including citation generators, interlibrary loan and full-text email article delivery services.