Potential Doctoral Study Topics

You must read the three literature articles posted below critically and trace the evolution of an idea through multiple scholarly articles and other sources. Your goal is to synthesize the information among the articles into a cohesive paper, and not simply to offer a summary of each article. Where do authors agree and disagree with one anothers ideas? What conclusions can you draw from these relationships of ideas?

Your synthesis should include the following information in addition to a reference list:

• Who is the intended audience of each article?
• What is the purpose or perspective of each of the articles?
• What are the common themes in the articles?
• What is the evolution of the topic through the articles over time?
• How does each article contribute to the larger discussion?

Here are the links to the articles

Bergerson, J.A., Brandt, A., Cresko, J., Carbajales-Dale, M., MacLean, H.L., Matthews, H.S., McCoy, S., McManus, M., Miller, S.A. & Morrow, W.R. (2020). Life cycle assessment of emerging technologies: Evaluation techniques at different stages of market and technical maturity. Journal of Industrial Ecology, 24(1), pages 11-25. doi: 10.1111/jiec.12954.

Dedehayir, O. & Steinert, M. (2016). The hype cycle model: A review and future directions. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 108, pages 28-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2016.04.005

Guo, J., Pan, J., Guo, J., Gu, F. & Kuusisto, J. (2019). Measurement framework for assessing disruptiveinnovations. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 139, pages 250-265. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2018.10.015