Good Morning Ladies and Gents,
I have a rather odd question with regards to lit reviews.
In my research, I have done 2 reviews, i.e.
1) the general lit review that covers all aspects of my research. For example, entrepreneurship, innovation and creativity
2) I also did a systematic lit review to specifically answer one part of a my research question. For example, what is entrepreneurship? This is due to the many perspective and definitions of entrepreneurship and has arguably given more confusion to this specific body of knowledge.
My question is, due to the nature of lit review and systematic lit review (for its purpose in relevance to answering research question(s), can I have 2 reviews in on one thesis?
- If so, any recommendations on how to position the two reviews? Obviously, the normal lit review can be in Chap 2. BUT the systematic lit review is a method chosen to answer one of the RQ thus not making it part of Chapter 2?
- if I have no options and I need to have only 1 review, i.e. in Chap 2, how do I then differentiate the two reviews when the Systematic Lit Review is answering a specific question in the RQ?
Thoughts / advice on the matter is greatly appreciated.
Thank you.
Hi Roslan,
I agree with Milan... In addition to his comment I suggest that you utilize the headline “Theoretical background” instead of “Literature review” in the chapters where you answer the RQs. This is frequently done also in top level journals where many papers do not account for everything in relation to the theoretical construct in focus.
Just a thought...
Jacob
There are two related issues here. One is the purpose of a literature review and the other is the proper structure for a thesis/dissertation. I have always suggested to my students that they should make the final version of the thesis as interactive as possible, i.e. sections should cross-reference to one another. It is entirely appropriate for the Methodology section to refer back to material in the Literature Review and for the findings and conclusions to refer back to both.
I agree with Milan that you may find that your initial literature review is too broad for the final version of your work and that its focus should be narrowed. However, it is possible that some of the material from this general review could be included usefully in the introductory chapter. You could consider dividing Chapter 2 into two sections: Overview of Literature of the Field; Review of Literature of Entrepreneurship. You could then refer back to Chapter 2 in constructing your Methodology section.
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