Research Methods for Business

A Skill Building Approach

Eighth Edition

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 Chapter 5

The Critical literature review

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 Critical Literature Review
 A literature review is “the selection of available documents (both
published and unpublished) on the topic, which contain information,
ideas, data and evidence written from a particular standpoint to fulfill
certain aims or express certain views on the nature of the topic and how
it is to be investigated, and the effective evaluation of these documents in
relation to the research being proposed” (Hart, 1998, p. 13).
 Di plan behaviour theory, dr literature review dikembangkan hipotesis.
Literature review adalah literature yg direview sehubungan dengan topik
skripsi atau penelitian km. hrus precise (tepat) dan berhubungan dengan
tujuan penelitian km. biasa ada judulnya. Ada jg yg namanya tinjauan
Pustaka/teoritis. Sama aja dengan literatur review.

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 Functions Literature Review
In general, a literature review ensures that:
1. The research effort is positioned relative to existing knowledge and
builds on this knowledge.
2. You can look at a problem from a specific angle.
3. You do not run the risk of “reinventing the wheel”;
4. You are able to introduce relevant terminology and to define key terms
used in your writing.
5. You obtain useful insights of the research methods others have used to
provide an answer to similar research questions.
6.The research effort can be contextualized in a wider academic debate.
LITERATUR REVIEW: REFERENSI UNTUK MEMBANGUN
KERANGKA PEMIKIRAN.

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 Functions Literature Review
Some of the functions of a critical literature review depend on
the type of study and the specific research approach that is
taken.
In a descriptive study it may help you to come up with a
comprehensive overview of the relevant perspectives on the
topic, a guiding definition, and an in-depth overview of
frameworks, instruments, and analytical tools that will help you
to describe something.
 In a project that is inductive and exploratory in nature, it may
help you to develop a theoretical background, which provides an
overview of the key literature pertinent to your specific topic

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 Functions Literature Review
 In a deductive study, a review of the literature will allow
you to develop a theoretical background. This may help
you to obtain a clear idea as to what variables will be
important to consider in his theoretical framework, why
they are considered important, how they are related to each
other, and how they should be measured to solve the
problem. A critical review of the literature may also help
you to provide arguments for the relationships between the
variables in your conceptual causal model and to develop
hypotheses.

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 Data sources
 Textbooks
 Academic and professional journals
 Theses
 Conference proceedings
 Unpublished manuscripts
 Reports of government departments and corporations
 Newspapers
 The Internet
 Searching for literature
 Most libraries have the following electronic
resources at their disposal:
– Electronic journals
– Full-text databases
– Bibliographic databases
– Abstract databases
 Evaluating the literature
 Titles
 Abstract
 Table of contents/first chapter book
 Number of citations

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 Documenting the Literature
Review
 Literature review introduces
– Subject study
– Highlights the problem
– Summarizes work done so far

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 Common Forms of Plagiarism
Sources not cited
1.“The Ghost Writer”
2.“The Photocopy”
3.“The Potluck Paper”
4.“The Poor Disguise”
5.“The Labor of Laziness”
6.“The Self-Stealer”

Reprinted with permission from: What is Plagiarism? (n.d.), retrieved June 22, 2011, from http://
www.plagiarism.org/learning_center/what_is_plagiarism.html.

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 Common Forms of Plagiarism
Sources cited (but still plagiarized)
1.“The Forgotten Footnote”
2.“The Misinformer”
3.“The Too-Perfect Paraphrase”
4.“The Resourceful Citer”
5.“The Perfect Crime”

Reprinted with permission from: What is Plagiarism? (n.d.), retrieved June 22, 2011, from
http://www.plagiarism.org/learning_center/what_is_plagiarism.html.

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