Writing a literature reviewMarian MayFaculty of BusinessPurposes of a literature review To show that you have read widely from (all?) the research in the field To acknowledge the work of others To justify your choice of research topic To identify a gap in the research so that you do not duplicate the work of others To summarise, organise, compare, contrast and evaluate (i.e. REVIEW) the ideas of others so that you have an accurate grasp of what research has been done To support your argument Exa
