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    DATA GATHERED WILL HELP THE RESEARCHER TO DEFINE THE PROBLEM IN SPECIFIC TERMS AND HELP EVOLVE A THEORY. LITERATURE REVIEW ENSURES THAT NO IMPORTANT VARIABLE IS IGNORED THAT IN THE PAST HAD SOME IMPACT on the problem.

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    DATA GATHERED WILL HELP THE RESEARCHER TO DEFINE THE PROBLEM IN SPECIFIC TERMS AND HELP EVOLVE A THEORY. LITERATURE REVIEW ENSURES THAT NO IMPORTANT VARIABLE IS IGNORED THAT IN THE PAST HAD SOME IMPACT on the problem.

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    DATA GATHERED WILL HELP THE RESEARCHER TO DEFINE THE PROBLEM IN SPECIFIC TERMS AND HELP EVOLVE A THEORY. LITERATURE REVIEW ENSURES THAT NO IMPORTANT VARIABLE IS IGNORED THAT IN THE PAST HAD SOME IMPACT on the problem.

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    PROF. J. MUMBA, Ph.D.

    ESAMI

    IT IS NECESSARY TO REFINE YOUR RESEARCH IDEA INTO A RESEARCH PROJECT FOR SOME RESEARCH IDEAS, THIS IS NO MORE THAN A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE

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    ESAMI

    THE PRELIMINAFRY DATA GATHERED WILL HELP THE RESEARCHER TO DEFINE THE PROBLEM IN SPECIFIC TERMS AND HELP EVOLVE A THEORY, DELINEATING POSSIBLE VARIABLES THAT MIGHT INFLUENCE THE PROBLEM
    06/08/2007 ESAMI 3

    BACKGROUND INFO MANAGERIAL PHILOSOPHY, COMPANY POLICIES, AND OTHER STRUCTURAL ASPECTS PERCEPTIONS, ATTITUDES AND BEHAVIOURAL RESPONSES OF ORGANISATIONAL MEMBERS AND CLIENT SYSTEMS
    06/08/2007 ESAMI 4

    THE DOCUMENTATION OF A COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF PUBLISHED AND UNPUBLISHED WORK FROM SECONDARY SOURCES OF DATA IN THE AREAS OF SPECIFIC INTEREST TO THE RESEARCHER THE LIBRARY IS A RICH STORAGE BASE FOR SECONDARY DATA
    06/08/2007 ESAMI 5

    LIBRARY RESOURCES:
    BOOKS JOURNALS NEWSPAPERS AND MAGAZINES CONF. PROCEEDINGS THESES AND DISSERTATIONS GOVT. PUBLICATIONS FINANCIAL AND MARKETING REPORTS
    ESAMI 6

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    COMPUTERISED DATABASES OF TODAY THE PURPOSE OF THE LITERATURE REVIEW IS TO ENSURE THAT NO IMPORTANT VARIABLE IS IGNORED THAT IN THE PAST HAD SOME IMPACT ON THE PROBLEM
    06/08/2007 ESAMI 7

    A GOOD LITERATURE SURVEY ENSURES THAT:


    1. IMPORTANT VARIABLES THAT ARE LIKELY TO INFLUENCE THE PROBLEM SITUATION ARE NOT LEFT OUT OF THE STUDY 2. WHAT VARIABLE WOULD MOST IMPORTANT TO CONSIDER, WHY IMPORTANT, AND HOW TO BE INVESTIGATED. HENCE: LITERATURE SURVEY HELPS THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK AND HYPOTHESES FOR TESTING

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    ESAMI

    3. TESTABILITY AND RELIABILITY OF THE FINDINGS OF THE CURRENT RESEARCH ARE ENHANCED 4. THE PROBLEM STATEMENT CAN BE MADE WITH PRECISION AND CLARITY 5. NO RISK OF RE-INVENTING THE WHEEL
    06/08/2007 ESAMI 9

    6. THE PROBLEM INVESTIGATED IS PERCEIVED BY THE SCIENTIFIC COMMUNITY AS RELEVANT AND SIGNIFICANT IDENTIFY LITERATURE SOURCES USING LITERATURE SEARCH TOOLS:
    BIBLOGRAPHIC DATABASES ABSTRACT DATABASES FULL TEXT DATABASES

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    ESAMI

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    MAKE NOTES AS YOU READ LITERATURE RECORD BIBLIOGRAPHIC DETAILS REFERENCE LITERATURE IN YOUR TEXT REFERENCING STYLES

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    ESAMI

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