Research in Public Sector Section 3 Literature review.pptx...

REGENT Business School
Research in Public Sector
By Dheshni Marimuthu

Section 3: Literature Review

Chapter Learning Outcomes
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Understand the concept of literature review
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Indicate the reasons for conducting the literature review.
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Differentiate between primary, secondary and tertiary literature
sources.
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Identify the steps in the literature review
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Be able to search, scan and write the literature review.

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The Literature Review is:
The researcher
extracts different
kinds of information
from books, articles,
journals, periodicals,
government
documentation and
internet sources
An evaluation
of existing
knowledge
relevant to
the research
problem

Reasons for writing a
Literature Review
To know what is already known in connection with the
research so that one does not re-invent the wheel
To learn from other researchers’ mistakes and avoid making
the same
To learn about different theoretical and methodological
approaches on the research area.