What is the example of literature review?

A literature review is a survey of scholarly sources that provides

an overview of a particular topic. It generally follows a discussion of the
paper's thesis statement or the study's goals or purpose. *This sample paper
was adapted by the Writing Center from Key, K.L., Rich, C., DeCristofaro, C.,
Collins, S. (2010).

Writing a Literature Review: Six Steps to Get You from Start to...

1. Step One: Decide on your areas of research: ...

2. Step Two: Search for the literature: ...
3. Step Three: Find relevant excerpts in your books and articles: ...
4. Step Four: Code the literature: ...
5. Step Five: Create Your Conceptual Schema: ...
6. Step Six: Begin to Write Your Literature Review:

How many sources should be in a literature review?

If your literature review is a stand-alone document

Example: A stand-alone literature review that has 10 pages of content (the

body of the paper) should examine at least 30 sources.

How do you start writing a literature review?

Write the review

1. Start by writing your thesis statement. This is an important introductory

sentence that will tell your reader what the topic is and the overall perspective
or argument you will be presenting.
2. Like essays, a literature review must have an introduction, a body and a
conclusion
The literature on writing literature reviews is generally useful in
three areas: describing the aims of the review; suggesting how the
literature might be evaluated; and identifying common faults in
reviews.

 Write the introduction

The introduction should include a clear statement of the topic and

its parameters. You should indicate why the research area is
important, interesting, problematic or relevant in some way.

 Proofread and edit carefully

The literature review is an important part of a dissertation or

thesis. It should be thorough and accurate. Topic sentence –
identifies five major themes as the scope of this review.

Many theories have been proposed to explain what motivates human

behaviour. Although the literature covers a wide variety of such
theories, this review will focus on five major themes which emerge
repeatedly throughout the literature reviewed. These themes are:
incorporation of the self-concept into traditional theories of
motivation, the influence of rewards on motivation, the increasing
importance of internal forces of motivation, autonomy and self-
control as sources of motivation, and narcissism as an essential
component of motivation. Although the literature presents these
themes in a variety of contexts, this paper will primarily focus on
their application to self-motivation. 5 major themes to be covered
Concluding sentence – specific focus
Example synthesis of literature

Example of identifying limitations and future research

Critical Factors Affecting Supply Chain Management: A Case
Study in the Pharmaceutical Industry

A good problem statement is just one sentence (with several paragraphs

of elaboration mentioning the various issues experienced in the industry).
For example it could be:

Recommended Problem statement

In the pharmaceutical industry, the complex structure comprising

multiple entities of the supply chain management confronting a
disruptive market affects the competitive performance of the
pharmaceutical organizations in achieving their goals.

The supply chain management in the pharmaceutical industry having

complex structure comprising of various multiple entities confronts a
disruptive market affecting the competitive performance of the
pharmaceutical business organizations in achieving their goals.

The critical factors:

 complex structure

 comprising multiple entities

 disruptive market

 competitive performance affected

Elaborate on how do the critical factors affect the supply chain

management? (explain the issues and effects):

 What are the issues/challenges caused by a complex structure

 What are the issues/challenges caused by multiple entities
 What are the issues/challenges caused by a disruptive market
 What are the issues/challenges caused as a result of not being
competitive

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