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You
will research and write a literature review on a topic relevant to the course.
Please select one topic from the list and begin working
on your project.
Business
Intelligence in the Supply Chain
Supply Chain
and Cultural Differences in Other Countries
Customer
Satisfaction and the Supply Chain
Inventory
Management in the Supply Chain
Improving
Supply Chain Integration (suppliers and distributors)
Strategic
Supply Chain Management Through Global Outsourcing
Technological
Development and its Integration in the Global Supply Chain
Supply chain
and its adaptation to Just-in-time (JIT)
Cultural and
economic conditions affecting Supply Chain
Global
changing market decisions
History of
Supply Chain Management
Ethical
Behavior from Buyers and Suppliers in the Supply Chain and its Impact on
our Global Market
Literature
Review Assignment Instructions
Overview
The purpose of this research project is
for you to create a scholarly piece of graduate-level research and writing,
which conforms to current APA format. Competency in the current APA format is required
of all Business graduates of Liberty University, as set forth by policy of both
the Graduate Faculty and the administration.
Instructions
You will research and write a literature
review on a topic relevant to your course. The list of approved topics for this
assignment can be found in Canvas. Be sure to check with your instructor if you
have any questions. Simply select a topic, and then begin working on the
project. Do not “recycle” any work from any previous courses you have taken.
Your research paper will be a comprehensive thematic review of the scholarly
literature related to your topic.
What is a literature review?
“A literature review discusses published
information in a particular subject area, and sometimes information in a
particular subject area within a certain time period.
A literature review can be just a simple
summary of the sources, but it usually has an organizational pattern and
combines both summary and synthesis. A summary is a recap of the important
information of the source, but a synthesis is a re-organization, or a
reshuffling, of that information. It might give a new interpretation of old
material or combine new with old interpretations. Or it might trace the
intellectual progression of the field, including major debates. And depending
on the situation, the literature review may evaluate the sources and advise the
reader on the most pertinent or relevant.”[i]
How is a literature review different from
an academic research paper?
“The main focus of an academic research
paper is to develop a new argument, and a research paper will contain a
literature review as one of its parts. In a research paper, you use the
literature as a foundation and as support for a new insight that you contribute.
The focus of a literature review, however, is to summarize and synthesize the
arguments and ideas of others without adding new contributions.”[ii] The
academic research paper also covers a range of sources, but it is usually a
select number of sources, because the emphasis is on the argument. Likewise, a
literature review can also have an “argument,” but it is not as important as
covering a number of sources. In short, an academic research paper and a
literature review contain some of the same elements. In fact, many academic
research papers will contain a literature review section. But it is the aspect
of the study (the argument or the sources) that is emphasized that determines
what type of document it is.
Why write literature reviews?
“Literature reviews provide you with a
handy guide to a particular topic. If you have limited time to conduct
research, literature reviews can give you an overview or act as a steppingstone.
For professionals, they are useful reports that keep them up to date with what
is current in the field. For scholars, the depth and breadth of the literature
review emphasizes the credibility of the writer in his or her field. Literature
reviews also provide a solid background for a research paper’s investigation.
Comprehensive knowledge of the literature of the field is essential to most
research papers.” [iii]
What is the format for literature reviews?
“Just like most academic papers,
literature reviews also must contain at least three basic elements: an
introduction or background information section; the body of the review
containing the discussion of sources; and, finally, a conclusion and/or recommendations
section to end the paper.
·
Introduction:
Gives a quick idea of the topic of the literature review, such as the central
theme or organizational pattern.
·
Body:
Contains your discussion of sources and is organized thematically.
·
Conclusions/Recommendations:
Discuss what you have drawn from reviewing literature so far. Where might the
discussion proceed?” [iv]
What is a thematic literature review?
“Thematic reviews of literature are
organized around a topic or issue, rather than the progression of time.” [v]
“Sometimes, though, you might need to add additional
sections that are necessary for your study, but do not fit in the
organizational strategy of the body. What other sections you include in the
body is up to you. Put in only what is necessary. Here are a few other sections
you might want to consider:
·
Current
Situation: Information necessary to understand the topic or focus of the
literature review.
·
History:
The chronological progression of the field, the literature, or an idea that is
necessary to understand the literature review, if the body of the literature
review is not already a chronology.
·
Methods
and/or Standards: The criteria you used to select the sources in your
literature review or the way in which you present your information. For
instance, you might explain that your review includes only peer-reviewed
articles and journals.
·
Questions
for Further Research: What questions about the field has the review sparked?
How will you further your research as a result of the review?” [vi]
This section is required and must be
included in your paper.
·
This
section of the literature review is where you integrate faith and learning in
this course. After reading “God at Work: Live Each Day With Purpose,”
write a 3–5-page section that integrates the Genesis model, i.e., the
creation-fall-redemption-consummation framework, with the learning objectives
of this course, which is part of the required 19 pages of content. Conclude with how your integration may be
used for furthering God’s purposes for business on earth.
Important Points to Consider
The paper is to be written in strict
conformance to current APA standards and must contain at least 19 pages of
content (excluding the title page, abstract, and references), utilizing at
least 12 scholarly references.
The paper is to be submitted through Turnitin.
It is highly recommended that you download and read the instructions to avoid
any stress created by issues that are the result of waiting until the last
minute.
·
A
Turnitin draft check will be provided for you to use to improve your
Originality Score prior to your final submission.
Three levels of current APA headings must
be used throughout the paper, as this is a graduate-level research paper.
Some students do not fully understand the
difference between plagiarism and paraphrasing. Paraphrasing is when you take a
source or someone else’s idea and say it in your own words. When you
paraphrase, you must still give the author’s name, date, title of the source,
the scholarly journal where it came from, and the exact website address or
book.
However, when you directly quote a source,
it must have quotation marks around the quote, or (if 40 words or more) it must
be set in block quotation format. You must also give detailed information of
where you acquired the quote.
For this academic paper, adhere to the
follow rules when quoting or using a source:
·
Do
not directly quote more than 120 words from any one source.
·
If
the source is 2,000 words or less, do not directly quote more than 50 words
from any one source.
·
Do
not use the same source more than a total of 3 times within the whole document
for quoting or paraphrasing.
·
Quotes
must contain the section (if provided) and paragraph or page numbers of the
quote, and this information must be placed in the reference.
·
In
all instances, use current APA guidelines for citations and references.
The paper must not be a series of
quotations.
Email your instructor with any questions
regarding the project.
Note: Your assignment will be checked for
originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
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[i] Literature Reviews
(http://writingcenter.unc.edu/handouts/literature-reviews/)
[ii] Ibid
[iii] Ibid
[iv] Ibid
[v] Ibid
[vi] Ibid
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