The purpose of the literature review is to identify and highlight the important variables, and to document the significant findings from earlier research that will serve as the foundation on which the conceptual or theoretical framework for the current investigation can be based and the hypotheses developed (Cavana, Delahaye & Sekaran 2000). This stage is important to convince the reader that the researcher is knowledgeable about the problem area and has done the preliminary groundwork to conduct the research, and also that the conceptual framework will be built on the solid foundation of existing knowledge
The literature review has emphasised on the importance of four major and common factors in regards to managing knowledge work, that is, communities of practice, information technology support, KM activities, and performance outcomes (Davenport & Prusak 2000; Demarest 1997; McDermott 1999). Much of the existing research on knowledge creation focuses on the source and state of knowledge. In fact, the term management control of activities that may be uncontrollable or stifled by ...
Knowledge work according to Raman, (1999), contains activities, which are "information-based, knowledge intensive and knowledge generating" (p. 2). The paper's theme is, "organizations staying ahead of the competition have come to realize knowledge and knowledge workers are their key to success in today's environment where knowledge and information have become commodities" (Raman, 1999, p. 1). This paper's theme traces the historical development of knowledge management and knowledge workers; differentiates between knowledge workers and non-knowledge workers, and illustrate the knowledge workers experience in the author's organization. Knowledge systems contain the potential to increase business value (Bang, Cleemann, & Bramming, 2010).
Hi Kylee, thanks for you inputs and ideas. I like that you mentioned this, “First of all it gives a quick look into best practices as far as evidenced based practice goes. Second, I can read a literature review and decide if I need to look deeper into an article or if that article really does not pertain to my research study.” I agree with you because it is very important to understand the articles deeper, the key issues, the criticisms, the strength and weaknesses. Not only that, it is also important to know how they were applied and developed. Any why do we do literature review? To improve patient care-to deliver the best and safest way—EBP is proven effective, it works!
The literature review consists of the process, and the product. It identifies the research problem, purpose, and questions which leads to the identification the research approach and design. Literature review identifies the gap in a study. Four types of literature are: Literature reviews, meta-analyses, research articles, and theory pieces. (Petty, R., & Guthrie, J., 2000). A good literature review produces a strong foundation to advancing knowledge. Literature is the foundation for theory, and is used to find areas where research is needed. It provides a strong basis for the research topic, selection of research methodology, and prove that the proposed research adds something new to the existing knowledge. Literature review provides a solid
Hansen M., Nohria N., and Tierney T. (1999), “What’s your Strategy for Managing Knowledge?,” Harvard Business Review (March 1999), 106–16.
The management of knowledge within the context of organizational processes is a determining factor of its effectiveness and level of performance. Hislop (2013) stated, "One of the key distinctions in the knowledge management literature relates to epistemology" (p. 8). In an attempt to acquire an in-depth understanding of key aspects of knowledge management I will analyze a key organizational job position that possesses valuable experience and traits of fulfilling responsibilities. My analysis will include a description of the organization and position, a review of the perspectives and types of knowledge, as described by Hislop (2013), as they relate to the job position, and the challenges encountered in transferring
Introduction A literature review is a study written by someone on a specific topic by researching relevant literature available and interpreting it (Aveyard, 2010). A research question is developed and by using relevant literature, the question is analysed in detail (Aveyard, 2010). The literature review is important because it gives you a shorter version of all relevant literature on the topic chosen, this is so the reader does not have to access the number of literatures used (Aveyard, 2010). The writer will conduct a literature review on the following hypotheses: Urban Art is reducing illegal graffiti at Albion station, this is followed by the research question: Is urban art at Albion station reducing illegal graffiti? In the context of the location of this research, it is in Albion, which comes under the Brimbank City Council.
While Joyce’s and Eliot’s story’s are very different, one was deemed illegal for obscenity, whereas the other was the first and last of a dying breed. They both come to reflect the magazine for what it was, an avant-garde magazine. A magazine that published completely out of the box ideas, while still remaining relevant to the public; Joyce and Eliot were pioneers in the modernist movement, but what was unique about them was their type of modernism; one which blended old ideas with new concepts. These were the men who represented The Little Review with their words, while their valiant leaders: Margaret Anderson, Jane Heap and Ezra Pound were the ones who represented The Little Review through their admonishing of their past lifestyles to take on a new adventure—or maybe an old adventure in a new light.
Based on secondary research of articles that our group had conducted, it led us to the problem statement that quality does not meet price. We accumulated five significant articles and utilized its information in order to generate the problem statement. What we noticed is that there were a lot of articles regarding quality issues related to Sony laptops. This made us question the high prices of Sony's offerings.
T.D. Wilson (2002) makes a point of identifying several sources of articles, references and course syllabi with varying takes on knowledge management within organizations. Wilson is convinced that organizations misuse the terminology “knowledge management” and that their activities are more concerned with managing information than with the management of knowledge (Wilson, 2002). Wilson defines knowledge as involving “the mental processes of comprehension” or, as “what we know” and information as the expression of what we know and can convey through messages (Wilson, 2002). By researching the use of the “knowledge management” Wilson conveys that the terms knowledge and information are used interchangeably, which results in an inaccurate application
Now within the rest of this paper you will be finding a few different things getting discussed. Staring it off we will be discussing the articles that we have found to make our arguments and hypotheses. After wrapping up the literature reviews we will be discussing the hypotheses thus continuing onto our variables and indicators. Once we discuss our hypotheses we will be moving onto the research design. The research design will have our general issues, sampling, and methods.
1.0 Literature review means to identify, summarize, evaluate and interpreted the written document and report that provided by those researchers, writers and professionals. (Knopf, 2006；Marshall, 2010；Booth et al., 2012) Based on the concept of conducting literature review, it should concisely to abstract the sources or finding that existence from the prior research. Besides that, it should be proposed or concluded with trustable evidence. It also should judge the research based on what is the right, what is the wrong, what is uncertain or even what is missing from the original literature.
An analysis and description of the study will be discussed in this paper. Literature Review There is no defined literature review section in this article;
Literature review is an essential part of a research. It makes an understanding about the previous research done on this topic and set a platform of current research. “In general terms, the literature review helps to provide a context for the research, justify the research, ensure the research hasn’t been done, show where the research fits into the existing body of knowledge, enable the researcher to learn from previous theory on the subject, illustrate how the subject has previously been studied, highlight flaws in previous research, outline gaps in previous research, show that the work is adding to the understanding and knowledge of the field, help refine, refocus or even change the topic.” (Wanjohi, 2012) I select three kinds of research
(106) 'Knowledge management means using the ideas and experience of employees, customers and suppliers to improve the organisation’s performance. ' (5) Knowledge management (KM) is best when 'it is in alignment with organizational culture, structure and strategy ' (5). For this reason, the aim of this briefing document is to advise Santander on solutions to potential KM barriers employees may face by discussing three key barriers- culture, technology and leadership.
The process includes creating, sharing, capturing, applying and managing the knowledge. The purpose of knowledge management is trying to achieve organizational goals by making the best use of knowledge. In Grey’s definition, knowledge management is a collaborative an integrated approach to the creation, capture, organization, access and use of an enterprise’s intellectual assets. (Grey, 1996) From the cognitive science or knowledge science perspective, knowledge is the insights, understandings, and practical know-how that we all possess which is the fundamental resource that allows us to function intelligently. On the other side, from the process or technology perspective, knowledge management is the concept under which information is turned into actionable knowledge and made available effortlessly in a usable form to the people who can apply it. There are two major types of knowledge which are tacit knowledge and explicit knowledge. Tacit knowledge is individual’s experiences and knowledge which he or she earns while handling situations. It is usually difficult to put into words or text. In contrast, explicit knowledge is produces or guideline presented in some tangible form such as words, images, or audio