Review of Article on Corruption Case Study

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Corruption in India1. The title of the case needs revision. First, it should not contain a value judgment ("wicked"), and second it should not be a simple restating of the problem. Give the reader a reason to read the paper – the title is the one element of marketing that the writer must do.2. I have no idea what a wicked problem is. This term contains a value judgment – the word "problem" would suffice – and lacks definition. Even the actual problem, corruption, is illustrated via anecdote rather than with a referenced definition. Something like the Transparency International Corruption Perceptions Index could be used to provide a definition with broad acceptance. https://www.transparency.org/what-is-corruption3. That corruption is a problem is self-evident. The author should evaluate the actual economic costs of corruption in order to illustrate why it is important for India to tackle corruption, and why it is important specifically in the transportation industry. The title of the article references travel, yet there is no outline of broader economic costs either to industry or tourism, or even just the general public. This should have been the focal point of the literature review.4. Over the course of the paper, there was discussion, much of it anecdotal, about stakeholders.
However, the paper should have specifically outlined the major stakeholders, with an appropriate subheading for easy reference. The costs of corruption to each…

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…analysis whatsoever of what impacts might come from the proposed solution.7. The references are cited in multiple different citation styles. There is a high level of inconsistency within the reference page. There are also issues with citations within the paper. The author-date system should be used. There are quotes that are not attributed to any source. Consider the 6th footnote, referencing the article about officials contributing to corruption. The footnote appears after the first sentence of the paragraph, but the entire paragraph appears to contain material from that source. Either that material should also be appropriately cited, or it is hearsay from the author – when the latter is the bulk of the material, its appropriateness….....

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