An annotated bibliography is a list of citations to books, articles, and documents. Each citation is followed by a
brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph, the annotation. The purpose of the annotation is to inform the
reader of the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the sources cited. Do not include annotations that you do not
plan to cited in the Concept Paper. For this section of your concept paper submission:
• Select 11 or more relevant and recent (ideally past 5 years) peer-reviewed articles and cite each using APA 7
format prior to the paragraph that describes the research.
• Each annotation should be approximately 10-12 sentences.
• Write a concise annotation that summarizes the central theme and scope of the article. Include one or more
sentences that:
1. Describe the study (methods, findings, etc.) – this demonstrates your understanding of what you have read
(3-5 sentences is the typical length of the description)
2. Evaluate the findings (addressing limitations or bias) – this establishes your ability to make judgments and
address problems in current research. You should have something to critique and hopefully you also find at
least one thing done well in each piece of literature you include (typically this is 1-2 sentences)
3. Make a comparison to other works in the same/similar domain – this proves you can analyze resources and
make overarching inquiries (this should be 1-2 sentences)
4. Generate ideas on where the research would likely go next – this shows that you have the ability to create,
be innovated in how you put pieces of information together and think about taking next steps (another 1-2
sentences).
The bibliographies should be organized according to three themes:
1) Gender bias/stereotypes impacting women in leadership
2) Theories: Role Congruity Theory, Status Incongruity Hypothesis, Lack of Fit
3) Authenticity in Leadershi