Identify major concepts and influential studies in relation to your topic.

Literature Review Structure
• Research Title
• Introduction
In the introduction, you need to
– Briefly present the organisation considered and the industry it belongs to.
– Introduce the general problem/opportunity.
– Explain why your topic is important and why you have selected it.
– Identify the scope of the review — what aspects of the topic will be discussed/excluded from discussion.
BMGT7007 Assessment: Project S2 2021
• Literature review
In the literature review, you need to
– Proceed from the general, wider view of the research under review to the specific problem:
▪ Identify major concepts and influential studies in relation to your topic.
▪ Discuss at least 15 sources relevant to your topic. When discussing these sources, focus on areas of
agreement, disagreements, tensions and contentious issues related to your topic.
▪ Provide insight into the relation between the studies discussed and your topic.
o For example, among several types of management discussed in the literature you need to
identify (and justify your choice) the one that is more appropriate/relevant to the particular
organisation you are considering.
– Develop three research questions considering your literature review findings and the situational analysis
of the organisation discussed.
o Research questions must be developed as an outcome of the literature considered. They
should be integrated in the discussion, NOT presented as a stand-alone list at the end of the
review.
• Conclusion
– Point out major findings of your literature review and explain how these findings can help the
organisation address problems/opportunities identified.
– Indicate who the potential users of the study findings could be, and how the study might be used to
improve the organisation(s), group(s), or sector.
• Reference list (not included in word count)
Acceptable Information Sources
For this literature review, you need to include justifications which are based on academically recognised sources.
Your main sources of information will be in:
• Academic Books
• Journal Publications
• Business Magazines
• Industry reports
• Statistics NZ reports

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