Guided Reading Worksheet Sample Assignment
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GUIDED READING WORKSHEETThe purpose of this task is to improve your skills and efficiency at reading AND understanding academic journal articles. The task is designed so that the notes that you makeand knowledge you gather from reading the assigned articles can be used to write your in-class essay. PLEASE NOTE: YOU MUST PARAPHRASE ALL MATERIAL FROM THE GUIDED READINGS. DO NOT BE TEMPTED TO COPY OR CUT AND PASTE INTO THIS WORKSHEET. IF YOU DO THIS YOU WILL BE PLAGIARISING AND THIS WILL BE DEALT WITH ACCORDING TO ACADEMIC INTEGRITY POLICY.Guided Readings must be on this template. When completed this sheet should not be more than 1 page, 2 sides.Article bibliographic detailsBesada, H., & Martin, P. (2015). Mining codes in Africa: emergence of a ‘fourth’generation?.CambridgeReview of International Affairs,28(2), 263-282.Deresky, H. (2017).International management: Managing across borders and cultures. Pearson EducationIndia.Lall, S., Navaretti, G. B., Teitel, S., & Wignaraja, G. (2016).Technology and enterprise development: Ghanaunder structural adjustment. Springer.Lane, A., Guzek, J., & Van Antwerpen, W. (2015). Tough choices facing the South African miningindustry.Journal of the Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy,115(6), 471-479.Lokkesmoe, K. J., Kuchinke, K. P., & Ardichvili, A. (2016). Developing cross-cultural awareness throughforeign immersion programs: Implications of university study abroad research for global competencydevelopment.European Journal of Training and Development,40(3), 155-170.Murenzi, J. P., & Ustun, T. S. (2015, March). The case for microgrids in electrifying Sub-Saharan Africa.InRenewable Energy Congress (IREC), 2015 6th International(pp. 1-6). IEEE.
Oppong, N. Y. (2015). Localization of management in multinational enterprises in developing countries: acase study of policy and practice. International Journal of Training and Development, 19, 223–231.10.1111/ijtd.2015.19.issue-3Phelps, N. A., Atienza, M., & Arias, M. (2015). Encore for the enclave: the changing nature of the industryenclave with illustrations from the mining industry in Chile.Economic Geography,91(2), 119-146.Rodrik, D. (2016). An African growth miracle?.Journal of African Economies,27(1), 10-27.Shih, M. A. R. G. A. R. E. T., & Young, M. J. (2016). Identity management strategies in workplaces withcolor-blind diversity policies.The myth of racial color blindness: Manifestations, dynamics, andimpact, 261-274.Warren, K. B. (2018).The violence within: Cultural and political opposition in divided nations. Routledge.The abstract and introductionWhat is this article about?Globalization has caused the operations of the multinational companies mostly, based in thedeveloped markets of North America and Europe to venture into the developing markets of Africa. Thesemultinational companies are gradually adapting their operations in Africa to the local conditions. The vastnatural resources of Africa requires immense capital investments from the companies to exploit them.However, the mining industry of Africa lacks the organizations sufficiently financially strong to harness itsimmense reserve of resources. The multinational mining companies from Asia, North America and Europeare entering the mining market of Africa. These companies are gradually adapting their operations to the
macroeconomic conditions of Africa. The paper would deal with this localization and adaptation of theMNCs according to the African macroeconomic. The next section literature review would deal with themacroeconomic conditions of Africa in relation to the mining sector and how international mining companieslocalize their operations. The literature review. This is usually a section after the introduction in an article. It outlines existing research and theory on a topic or problem area. It usually leads to a set of research questions or hypotheses.Macroeconomic conditions of Africa:According to Rodrik (2016), the macroeconomic conditions of Africa is impacted by governmentdecisions to a large extent. He mentions that most of the African countries are poor and are largely under thegovernments in these nations make strict laws to regulate foreign companies. Warren (2018) further pointsout that African nations also suffer from political disturbances which make their industrial development moredifficult. These political disturbances and uprising make the corporate landscape of Africa unattractive to theforeign mining companies and prevent them from entering these nations. Murenzi and Ustun (2015) supportsthis view and mention that African nations are politically disturbed and lack economic development. Thecontinent has vast resources but lack of investments from the private sector has resulted in hugeunemployment and poverty. This unemployment and poverty result in illiteracy and lack of skilled labor,another factor which deters the development of the mining industries. Lall et al. (2016) further point out thatthat mining operations require sophisticated machinery which small companies cannot afford to acquire. Thisagain echoes the views of Murenzi and Ustun thus proving that weak economic conditions, poor social
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