Question

Which one is a research article?

What are the main sections of a research article, using this one as an example?

What is the value of having these two types of articles? Who would be their respective audiences?

What is the APA format used in the Reference list for each article?

The articles below are for the questions above.

EI and Leadership.pdf

Nightengale.pdf

Answer 1

Emotional Intelligence and Leadership is the research article. A research article has various organized sections such as abstract, introduction, literature review, methodology, data interpretation and results section, recommendations, reference section and annexures if needed. The first is a research article which tries to prove a theory, concept, or a phenomenon through organized data collection and analysis. Nightingale is an informatory article which provides some information from the author’s point of view in a question and answer format. EI and Leadership targets academic and research audience while Nightingale targets general audience. EI and Leadership research article includes books, journals and websites in the reference section while Nightingale general article has books as references.