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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Abstract The primary role of literature review in a quantitative research study to gain information on the subject of your research question and identify unbiased and valid studies connected with your research question. For instance‚ my quantitative research question is “all other factors being equal‚ do high school students reading popular fiction achieve better Language Arts test scores than high school students reading curriculum-required fiction?” My hypothesis is that high school students
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Chapter Two: Review of Literature 2:1 Participation in Physical Activity Children both male and female are physically active from the moment they are born. Children are keen to get actively involved from an early age‚ this usually comes in the form of play but as children begin to develop and mature their views and opinions of physical activity are strongly linked to their experiences as a child. Weinberg and Gould (2007) suggests that “involvement in physical activity for boys and
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LITERATURE REVIEW 1.0 Introduction The purpose of this chapter is to describe the concepts of sustainability and the important roles that institutions of higher education play in this arena. The literature review is important as it sets the context for the research and provides framework for the methodology. The general topics to be covered include: defining sustainability‚ an analysis of sustainability‚ the role that sustainability plays in higher education‚ environmental literacy‚ citizen
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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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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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A literature review is a text written by someone to consider the critical points of current knowledge including substantive findings‚ as well as theoretical and methodological contributions to a particular topic. Literature reviews are secondary sources‚ and as such‚ do not report any new or original experimental work. Also‚ a literature review can be interpreted as a review of an abstract accomplishment. Most often associated with academic-oriented literature‚ such as a thesis or peer-reviewed
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Abuse and Advocacy Literature Review The following review will cover resources from each team member for week 5’s final project‚ “Abuse and Advocacy Presentation”. The resources provided will cover topics‚ which will be discussed such as‚ three types of abuse‚ statistics and prevalence‚ advocacy services and their role in protecting elderly rights. It will also cover elder law services and how the protect the rights of the elderly. Literature Resources Muehlbauer‚ Melissa‚R.N.‚ M.S.N.‚ &
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Busi 600 Literature Review Andrew Fagan Liberty University Professor Erickson Abstract The literature research reviewed in this paper attempts to address the topic of strategy implementation. The paper tries to establish an academic case for previously researched material on this subject by reflecting on the diverse views published in the literature. The different views expressed combine to formulate research to establish relevance as well as importance in this step of the Strategic Management
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Guide to Writing the Dissertation Literature Review Justus J. Randolph Walden University Writing a faulty literature review is one of many ways to derail a dissertation. This article summarizes some pivotal information on how to write a high-quality dissertation literature review. It begins with a discussion of the purposes of a review‚ presents taxonomy of literature reviews‚ and then discusses the steps in conducting a quantitative or qualitative literature review. The article concludes with a discussion
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