Template on Chapter 2 - Literature Review of Business Research Dissertation report

Template on Chapter 2 - Literature Review of Business Research Dissertation report

Basic requirements for the dissertation report chapter

Chapter 2:          Literature Review: 

A review of the literature you have found on your subject, with a particular emphasis on theories and debates.  This will place your work into a broader academic context and may give you a theory or hypothesis you wish to test in your empirical research.

2.1. Chapter Introduction: Purpose and scope of the literature review

2.2. A brief introduction of the management subjects and academic topics relevant for informing the dissertation project investigation and sources of the literature search

2.3. Specific academic ideas and findings as related to particular research objectives and questions: what are these academic ideas and findings, what are the academic debates surrounding these ideas and findings, and how these ideas and findings are relevant to the present dissertation study.

2.4. Specific research questions, including hypothesis, formulated as an outcome of your literature review

2.5. A very brief indication on specific research methods chosen to be used, as an outcome of your literature review [optional]