Writing a Literature Review A literature review… • Provides an overview and a critical evaluation of a body of literature relating to a research topic or a research problem. • Analyzes a body of literature in order to classify it by themes or categories‚ rather than simply discussing individual works one after another. • Presents the research and ideas of the field rather than each individual work or author by itself. A literature review often forms part of a larger research
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Disclosures About CSR Practices: A Literature Review Kavitha W * and Anita P ** Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) is now prominent and evident more than ever due to the emphasis laid on businesses regarding environmental‚ social and ethical issues. The level of CSR activities of the firms is made known to public only through the disclosures. This paper reviews the literature on CSR disclosures and the effect of these disclosures. There are various factors which determine the extent of
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According to Gartner Inc.‚ the provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry‚ the estimated size of the CRM software market in Europe‚ the Middle East‚ and Africa was approximately $2.3 billion in total software revenue in 2006. The forecast indicated that the market will have an annual growth rate of 11.3%‚ which will result in revenue of approximately $3.9 billion by 2011. Companies based all over the world are developing their own approaches to the CRM business
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Writing a literature review The overall purpose of a literature review is to demonstrate a knowledge of the existing body of research in a particular topic area. In other words‚ it retrospectively undertakes a critical analysis of the pros and cons of existing important studies and research and shows which issues require new or further study – how the body of knowledge could be improved. As such‚ it is a useful way of arguing for new research to be done - for example‚ as part of a proposal for
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REVIEW OF LITERATURE REVIEW OF LITERATURE INTRODUCTION Marketing by service industries are yet to gain momentum‚ especially when it comes to marketing by comniercial banks. In India‚ the liberalization of the financial sector has impelled all the players to redefine what business they are in and strategically think how to stay ahead in the existing business. Marketing orientation of banks is imperative for survival and success. EARLIER STUDIES Marketing of financial
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this article series‚ too‚ shifting our attention from OMG’s UML 1.4 Specification to OMG’s Adopted 2.0 Draft Specification of UML (a.k.a. UML 2). I hate to change emphasis from 1.4 to 2.0 in the middle of a series of articles‚ but the UML 2.0 Draft Specification is an important step forward‚ and I feel the need to spread the word. There were a couple of reasons that the OMG improved UML. The main reason was that they wanted UML models to be capable of delivering Model Driven Architecture (MDA)‚
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE The chapter states the different literature and studies that were conducted for the research to gain familiarity that are relevant and similar to the present study. Related Literature According to Flores (2010)‚ the automation is described simply as the substitution of machine control of human. Dioso (2011) stated that computer assist careful intelligent planning‚ organizing‚ actuating and controlling .This maybe observed from the past that they monitor
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Literature Review The literature review regarding various hr practices is presented in the following paragraphs. Job analysis is the process of obtaining information about jobs i. e. information about the tasks to be done on the job‚ as well as personal characteristics(education‚ experience‚ specialized training) necessary to do the tasks Job analysis in many ways is the first personnel activity that affects commitment and performance (Dessler 2003). Human resource planning analyzes and identifies
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Literature Review This Literature review seeks to provide knowledge on the research that has been found on Sustainable Tourism Management in the Small Island Caribbean States. A general background would be given on‚ Sustainable Tourism‚ Sustainable Tourism Management likewise an overview of the Small Island Caribbean States along with the issues that are plaguing them with the development of Tourism. In addition to this there would be an examination of the relationship between Tourism and managing
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Network Pricing - A Review of the Literature Mcandrews‚ James J. Federal Reserve Bank of New York‚ Citation Information: Review of Network Economics. Volume 2‚ Issue 2‚ Pages –‚ ISSN (Online) 1446-9022‚ DOI: 10.2202/1446-9022.1023‚ June 2003 Publication History: Published Online: 2003-06-01 Automated teller machines (ATMs) have altered the relationship between banks and their depositors‚ as well as the competitive relationships among banks. In this paper‚ I survey the literature to describe the ways
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