LITERATURE REVIEW: FINAL ASSIGNMENTOVERVIEW
A critical skill at the doctoral level is the ability to conduct scholarly research guided by clearlyarticulated research questions that address a specific issue or problem. It is important that you includeand address the research questions provided. Changing the research question changes the focus of thestudy, and the resulting document will not meet the requirements for the literature review. For thisliterature review, your research will be guided by the following three research questions:1. How do individual and group decision processes aid or impede business decision making?2. What are the latest developments in the process of strategy development and execution?3. How can my academic discipline (see note below), as a function within the organization,influence the process of business strategy development and execution?The first two questions are explored from a broad business perspective, while the third questiongives you the opportunity to change your frame of reference to your specific cognate in theDoctoral Program.Note: The third research question deals with your Cognate (from your DCP) as a function that isperformed in a business. This is not exploring your degree program, the courses you have taken, orhigher education in any way. You will replace the words ‘my academic discipline’ in ResearchQuestion 3 with your actual academic discipline from your DCP. Examples of academic disciplinesinclude Finance, Marketing, Accounting, Information Systems, International BusinessManagement.What are we looking for in this literature review?A literature review discusses published information in a particular subject area and sometimesinformation in a particular subject area within a certain time period. This literature review will bemore than just a simple summary of information from various sources as it will include anorganizational pattern that combines both a summary and synthesis of information. Please keep inmind that a summary is a re‐encapsulation of the important information found in the source, whilea synthesis is a re‐organization and combining of that information to present a more completepicture. Finally, the literature review will evaluate the sources and advise the reader of the mostpertinent or relevant points.BUSI 770Page 3 of 4How will this literature review be evaluated?Your work will be evaluated in the areas listed below. Be sure to review the grading rubric toensure that you have addressed all areas that will be evaluated. If you are uncertain or havequestions reach out to your professor right away for clarification.ContentRequired page countRelevance of InformationAcademic Level of InformationQuality of InformationSources of InformationStructureOrganization of InformationAdherence to Formatting Instructions and APA Style GuideImportant note regarding required page count: Assignments must meet the minimum pagecount indicated in the instructions. Documents that are short of the required page count as well asdocuments that address a different subject matter than assigned in the instructions by altering theresearch questions will have the Content area scores reduced as described below.For documents that fail to meet the content word/page count called for in the instructions, theprofessor will multiply the score in each Content area by the percentage actualy provided. Example:• The instructions call for 10 pages of content and the student provides 5 pages of content.• Content score for Academic Level of Information is determined to be 16 out of 20.• That Content score is multiplied by 0.5 for a final Content score of 8 out of 20 for AcademicLevel of Information. This is done for each Content area in the rubric.• The professor will provide an explanation in the Comments section of the rubric.Are there differences between plagiarism, paraphrasing, and quoting?Paraphrasing is when you take a source or someone else’s idea and say it in your own words oreven combine the ideas of several authors as well as your own. When you paraphrase, you will stillgive the author credit through the use of an in‐text citation connected to the idea as well as areference at the end of the paper.A direct quote from a source has quotation marks around the quote. If 40 words or more in length,it must be set in block quotation format. You can refer to the APA guide for more information onthis.At the doctoral level, you should be relying almost exclusively on the use of paraphrasing toallow synthesis of the original author’s views with your own. A direct quotation should only beused in this literature review (or most other documents you will produce) when paraphrasingwould change the author’s intended meaning. In other words, you should only use a quotationwhen it is the only way to convey what the author intended to convey.BUSI 770Page 4 of 4Plagiarism on the other hand exists when the writer simply copies the words directly from thesource without giving credit with an in‐text citation and a reference. Plagiarism is not permittedand the paper will not be accepted for grading.Specific Instructions:• Follow the outline generated in the Literature Review: Outline Assignment to include anyfeedback from your instructor.• Use the Research Questions as provided in the instructions• Minimum of 24 pages of written content, not including introduction, conclusion, front matter,reference section, and any tables or figures provided.• No less than 8 pages of content addressing each research question• Minimum of 18 current sources not including course texts• No less than 6 current sources for each research question not including the course texts• 1 inch margins, Double Spaced, 12 point font• Include Cover Page, Abstract, Table of Contents, and Reference Section• Follow APA (Professional Version) current edition for all formattingNote: Your Literature Review: Final Assignment will be checked fo