1. Abstract Page: How many words? 107

2. What's the topic about? THE EFFECTS OF DIVERSITY ON BUSINESS PERFORMANCE: REPORT OF THE DIVERSITY RESEARCH NETWORK

3. Introduction

1. What's the research problem?providing more opportunities for women and minorities is a business imperative.
2. What's  the context of the research study?This article summarizes the results and conclusions reached in studies of the relationships between race and gender diversity and business performance carried out in four large firms by a research consortium known as the Diversity Research Network.
3. What's the Rational of the study? however, that they lacked clear evidence to support this view, either within their own organizations or more generally across American industry, these business leaders called for definitive research to assess the diversity-performance link.
4. What's the authors' thesis or main argument?We believe this to be the largest field-based research project on this topic undertaken to date.
5. Did they provide definitions of key concepts? If so, what are these concepts?We also propose steps that industry professionals can take to leverage the potential benefits of diversity and to strengthen their ability to assess diversity initiatives in their organizations.

4. Literature Review

Identify the theoretical framework they used to guide their investigation

Did they give credits to those who have laid the groundwork for your research? If so, provide examples of these credits.

Did the authors critically evaluate relevant literature information?

Did the authors argue that their research study will make a significant and substantial contribution to the literature (i.e., resolving an important theoretical issue or filling a major gap in the literature).

5. Research Methods [Describe in detail the steps you will take in attempting to answer the research question]

Name the research methods used in their study

Provide details about how they conducted their research

Guidelines:

1. Design -Is it a questionnaire study or a laboratory experiment? What kind of design did they chose?a laboratory experiment
2. Subjects or participants - Who took part in their study ? What kind of sampling procedure did they use?These researchers were asked by the BOLD Initiative to conduct this research to test arguments regarding the “business case” for diversity.
3. Instruments - What kind of measuring instruments or questionnaires did they use? 
4. Procedure - How did they carried out  their study? What activities are involved? How long did it take?