Business, Organizations, and Management: MGT301 - Lau-DiCicco

Empirical articles include research that derives its data by means of direct observation of experiment. This type of research is often published in peer-reviewed journals/scholarly journals.  Here's an example of an empirical article.

Theoretical articles do not contain experimental/research data.  Instead, authors draw upon existing research to form a new theory or explore theories in a new way.  This type of scholarship is also published in peer-reviewed journals/scholarly journals. Here's an example of a theoretical article.

Review articles are an attempt by one or more writers to write a summation of the current state of research on a particular topic or an area of research. These articles are also often published in peer-reviewed journals/scholarly journals.  Here's an example of a review article.

Peer-reviewed journals have a peer-review board (experts in the field) that select, review, and approve articles for inclusion in a journal.

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Here are a couple of resources that provide helpful guidelines for writing a literature review:

• The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill: Literature Reviews
• North Carolina State University Libraries:  Literature Reviews: An Overview for Graduate Students
• Purdue OWL: Literature Reviews
• Synthesizing information:  What Synthesis Looks Like