Foundation of Research and Scholarship

Literature Review on Topic "IMPACT OF COVID19 ON STEEL INDUSTRIES IN INDIA, CHINA AND JAPAN".

Literature Review

Introduction Explain what you are investigating, how and why?

Main section This should be a systematic and logical review and investigation, which highlights different debates, current discussions and any inconsistencies in the literature.

Conclusion This should bring together key issues that you have identified in the review.

(1) Introduction (300 words)
Start your work from a provisional title explaining your review of literature direction and an introduction to the area/problem you intend to research, including aspects of it that are relevant to the following discussion. Try and define a research question(s).

(2) Reviewing key literature and theoretical background of the topic of investigation (1,900 words)
Here you need to identify the research gap. What is already known on your topic? What theories and concepts are relevant to the topic? Make sure you give adequate consideration to the classics in your topic area, the landmarks, and the most recent developments. What policy or business implications have been derived out of this? What gaps in knowledge remain to be addressed? What is your proposed research question to address the gap?
Present the key literature in a critical manner, either chronologically (tracing the development of the field over time) or comparing similarities and differences between authors and schools of thought.
Within your literature review, approximately 500 words should be dedicated to describing methodologies and research designs that they have adopted.

(3) Conclusion (300 words)
Write a summary of major agreements and disagreements in the literature you reviewed, identify the gap or problems in the literature, and justify your own research by showing how it will help one or more of the gaps you identified.
Your work should have the following format:
• A full title of the chosen topic
• All pages should be numbered. Your ID number should be included as a header on each page
• A full list of references should be provided using the Harvard referencing system.

Literature Review tips

Step 1: Choice of a topic:
Your topic for your dissertation must be international business-related You must get your tutor's approval for your topic beforehand.

Step 2: Try and collect all the relevant literature sources (list of articles, books, government, company and international organisation reports and bulletins, relevant websites) in your selected subject area. Start with the University of Greenwich databases. Focus as much as possible on identifying academic references.
We expect students to present at least 12-15 journal articles in the literature review.

Step 3: Organise and arrange the list of references that you have compiled.

Step 4: Decide on the overall direction and objective of your review. Map out your argument. You may use a mind-map, pyramid or any other diagram.

Step 5: First draft, organise your ideas and information. Decide on your main points and start to put them together in a narrative.

Step 6: Writing the final draft: 2,500 words Literature Review.