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(Machi&McEvoy, The literature review - Six steps to success, 3rd edition, 2016)
Literature review…
(Adams, J. et al., Research Methods for Business and Social Science Students,
2nd edition, 2014)
Literature review
Ø Books
Ø Journals and Conference Proceedings
Ø Government and Industry reports
Ø Theses and Dissertations
Ø Electronic Databases
Ø Internet searches
(Saunders et al., Research Methods for Business Students, 8th edition, 2019)
Ø A good literature review is an argument that is more
purposeful than a simple review of relevant
literature.
Ø The formal literature review is a very specific piece
of argumentative writing designed to inform your
readers of your topic, establish your credibility as a
researcher, and argue the need for, and relevance of,
your work. Most find it a difficult task that takes
patience, practice, drafts and redrafts.
(O’Leary, The essential guide to doing your research project, 3rd ed., 2017)
Ethical issues
2 important pitfalls:
Ø plagiarism.
(Sekaran & Bougie, Research Methods for Business, 7th edition, 2016)
Secondary data
Data used for research that was not gathered directly and
purposefully for the project under consideration is termed
secondary data.