Article Critique Report: Accounting 11217, University of Canberra

This report is a critical analysis of the journal article "Philanthropic giving, market-based performance and institutional ownership: Evidence from an emerging economy" by Bose, Podder, and Biswas. The report meticulously examines the article's strengths, including its well-researched data collection methods, empirical models, sensitive data analysis, clear variable descriptions, and detailed findings supported by examples. It also highlights the article's strong conclusion and well-written abstract. Conversely, the report identifies weaknesses such as incomplete data collection, the complexity introduced by multiple research methods, concerns about data reliability and validation due to unclear source citations, and a narrow focus on specific emerging economies. The report adheres to the guidelines of the Contemporary Issues Accounting 11217 assignment at the University of Canberra, assessing the article's internal and external validity, and the reliability of its measures.

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Date: 24th April 2019.
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Analysis
Strengths of the article-
1. The article has been very well researched and there have been multiple
methods that have been used for the collection and analysis of the data. The
samples that have been collected are very well researched and empirical
models that have been designed are easy for the users to understand and
validate by the users. There has been sensitive analysis done for the data
from three different methods. It can be seen that there is a different research
being done in the single paper, which indicates that different results have
been curated from those methods. The description of the variables has been
shown properly in a different table, so the users are able to understand that.
Thus that means, there are enough evidences to support the research done
and the research findings are more convincing than persuasive.
2. The article also includes the test of these findings on institutional investors
and shows the data that has been collected are relevant on what grounds.
The findings have been placed with proper examples in the appendix tables
and that is useful for the users on many grounds. It can also be seen that
findings are very detailed and that is owned to the research methods that
were curated and the way data was collected from different methods (Bose,
et al., 2017).
3. The end results and the conclusion has been very well and precisely stated
and the readers can understand the overall implication just by reading the
conclusion. The abstract is also written in a very well manner and
summarizes the entire article in a single paragraph. Thus, we see that these
are major strength of this article.
4. The article has been well validated from both internal and external sources as
the data that has been calculated are based on cumulative variables that
represent both internal and external factors that affects the economy of an
emerging country.
Weakness of the article-
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1. The article fails major on some aspects like the data collection was not
complete, for example we see that the author had to drop few of the
variables that has been made, as the data collection was not complete, so we
see that there was some error in involved in the data collection.
2. There are too many variables and thus readers get confused at times, also
given the different research methods involved, there are high chances that
all these research methods can dilute the end results of the article. Thus, we
see that if the author would have applied a single method then that would be
more helpful rather than using multiple methods of analysis for the research.
3. It can be said that data is less reliable and validated, as the source of all the
data has not been stated very clearly for authentication of the users of the
company. So, the need was that all the data that has been collected all the
sources must be clearly mentioned in the article (Boghossian, 2017).
4. The article is also very complex and is very streamlined on only one aspect
and the company was focusing on only few countries of the emerging
economies where as many other countries are left that can be included in this
research article.
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References
Boghossian, P., 2017. The Socratic method, defeasibility, and doxastic
responsibility. Educational Philosophy and Theory, 50(3), pp. 244-253.
Bose, S., Podder, J. & Biswas, K., 2017. Philanthropic giving, market-based
performance andinstitutional ownership: Evidence from an emerging. The British
Accounting Review, 3(1), pp. 429-444
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