Johnson & Wales University Evidence Based Management Paper

As a reminder, Graduate level work requires that you be able to interpret, synthesize and communicate your own views on a subject. Consequently, material plagiarized from other sources (e.g., cut and pasted from a website) will not receive credit. The content should reflect its importance. Be thorough and well reasoned!

1. Why EBMgt?
2. What are the indicators of the credibility of evidence?
3. Describe the four elements that need be present in order to conclude that one variable influences another?
4. In broad (but clear) terms, describe the role of concomitant variation in establishing “cause-and-effect” (e.g., that one variable is likely to influence another).
5. What role do ‘statistics’ play in the establishment of credibility