Article: IS THERE SUCH A THING AS "EVIDENCEBASED MANAGEMENT"? DENISE M. ROUSSEAU by Carnegie Mellon University

Assignment 1: Is There Such A Thing as Evidence Based Management. Please ensure to include the questions with the answers and follow the rules for each question listed below.

1: Please read the entire article and then summarize the following sections/subtitles:
• Intro (p 256-257)
• The Great Hope and The Great Disappointment (p257-258)
• The Evidence-Based Zeitgeist (p 258-260)
• Opportunity to Better Implement Managerial Decisions & Better Managers Better Learning (p 260-261)

Please include the subtitles for each summary and ensure that the word count for each section is between 150-300 words.

2: Please discuss the author's viewpoint regarding the problem with managers today. Do you agree with his rationale? Yes/No; Why?

3:The author noted that some managers are against the evidence based management (EBM) concept. Please identify and explain six reasons discussed in the article.

4: Please rank the selected reasons for resistance from most modifiable to least modifiable. Also, provide a justification for each ranking.

5: Please identify and explain six possible solutions (use the solutions mentioned in the article) that can possibly mediate resistance to the evidence based management concept (EBM.

6: Please rank the chosen solutions from most achievable to least achievable. Also, provide a justification for each ranking.