This chapter begins with exploring how to read effectively for academic study and then looks at some of the typical sources of information available to business and management students and how to locate them. Locating information for research and assignments is an essential requirement for business and management students. Finally, the chapter covers referencing and the importance of avoiding accidentally (or deliberately) attributing the work of others as their own—the practice of ‘plagiarism’.
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Reading and Searching for Information
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Getting Started: Reviewing the Literature
This chapter details how to write a literature review after a researcher has established their research questions. It explains how a literature review provides the basis for an empirical study involving primary or secondary data collection using quantitative or qualitative methods. While the systematic review is designed as a more reliable method of presenting literature searching and review, the narrative review is an alternative approach with the advantage of flexibility. Referencing, which refers to providing publication details of the research, is a key part of all literature reviewing. The chapter also highlights the importance of understanding what constitutes plagiarism and its associated penalties.
