Chapter 3 Flashcards
Literature review is not usually concerned with helping in:
Literary appreciation.
The literature review will examine:
All aspects of a topic.
The starting point for a literature search is:
Tertiary data.
Researchers need to be cautious of some material, particularly material found online. Why?
The quality is unknown.
Which one of these is likely to be peer-reviewed?
The European Journal of Management.
Which of these will NOT help you to decide whether a publication is reputable?
Advertising inside.
The likely readers (or audiences) for a journal is a useful guide to the importance of that journal to your research. Why?
It indicates the likely content.
Citation means that a particular paper has been:
Quoted in another paper by another author.
When you discover that an author has, (1) cited another author (2) it is good practice to:
Locate and read the original, then attribute it to author 2.
Before searching you should define the timeframe of your search. Why?
So you work when you’re most efficient.
Which is the major disadvantage of using peer-reviewed journals in literature reviews?
Information could be as old as four years.
Why is it important for a researcher to review the literature?
Because it will find if anyone has done the work before.
Which of these is the most efficient way to locate relevant journals?
Searching using tertiary sources.
Which of these is not normally used by researchers to store references?
Panels.
When you cite internet resources, you do not need to find:
Date of birth of the author.
