Consider the research article by Cassia, Costa, da Silva, and de Oliveira

Neto (2020) provided in this topic. The article has all the major sections of empirical research (abstract, introduction, literature review, methods, discussion, implications, and recommendations). Without addressing the article's content specifically, how would you characterize the purpose of the literature review section? What roles does it serve? What is the section attempting to achieve as a part of the research write up? How does it influence the other sections of the empirical research article?
RES - 820 The Literature Landscape Business