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Text Books
Chopra, S. (2019). Supply chain management: Strategy, planning, and operation (7th ed.). Pearson Education,
Inc.
Costa, K. (2016). God at work: Live each day with purpose. Thomas Nelson. ISBN: 9780718087647
Topics for the Literature Review
You will research and write a literature review on a topic relevant to the course. Please select one topic from the list and begin working on your project.
Organizational Culture and Supply Chain Performance
Supply Chain Management and Its Impact on Organizational Behavior
Supply Chain Culture as A Component of Corporate Strategy
Stakeholder and Supply Chain Relationships
Ethical Considerations and Relationships with Suppliers and Vendors
Technical Development and Its Integration in the Entire Supply Chain
Human Resource Management and the Role it Plays in Supply Chain Management
The Role of Ethics in Supply Chain Management
Supply Chain Strategy in the Global Market
E-sourcing and E-procurement in Supply Chains
Supply Chain and Cultural Differences in Other Countries
Recent Trends of Global Outsourcing
Supply Chain Design: Flexibility and Efficiency
Inventory Challenges in the Supply Chain
Partnerships between Human Resources and Supply Chain
Technological Development and its Integration in the Entire Supply Chain
Overview
The purpose of
this research project is for you to create a scholarly piece of graduate-level
research and writing, which conforms to current APA format. Competency in the
current APA format is required of all Business graduates of Liberty University,
as set forth by policy of both the Graduate Faculty and the administration.
Instructions
You will research
and write a literature review on a topic relevant to your course. Your
instructor will provide a list of approved topics for this assignment. Be sure
to check the Announcement page and your email for the approved topics. Simply
select a topic, and then begin working on the project. Do not “recycle” any
work from any previous courses you have taken. Your research paper will be a
comprehensive thematic review of the scholarly literature related to your
topic.
What is a
literature review?
“A literature
review discusses published information in a particular subject area, and
sometimes information in a particular subject area within a certain time
period.
A literature
review can be just a simple summary of the sources, but it usually has an
organizational pattern and combines both summary and synthesis. A summary is a
recap of the important information of the source, but a synthesis is a
re-organization, or a reshuffling, of that information. It might give a new
interpretation of old material or combine new with old interpretations. Or it
might trace the intellectual progression of the field, including major debates.
And depending on the situation, the literature review may evaluate the sources
and advise the reader on the most pertinent or relevant.”[i]
How is a
literature review different from an academic research paper?
“The main focus of
an academic research paper is to develop a new argument, and a research paper
will contain a literature review as one of its parts. In a research paper, you
use the literature as a foundation and as support for a new insight that you contribute.
The focus of a literature review, however, is to summarize and synthesize the
arguments and ideas of others without adding new contributions.”[ii] The
academic research paper also covers a range of sources, but it is usually a
select number of sources, because the emphasis is on the argument. Likewise, a
literature review can also have an “argument,” but it is not as important as
covering a number of sources. In short, an academic research paper and a
literature review contain some of the same elements. In fact, many academic
research papers will contain a literature review section. But it is the aspect
of the study (the argument or the sources) that is emphasized that determines
what type of document it is.
Why write
literature reviews?
“Literature
reviews provide you with a handy guide to a particular topic. If you have
limited time to conduct research, literature reviews can give you an overview
or act as a stepping stone. For professionals, they are useful reports that
keep them up to date with what is current in the field. For scholars, the depth
and breadth of the literature review emphasizes the credibility of the writer
in his or her field. Literature reviews also provide a solid background for a
research paper’s investigation. Comprehensive knowledge of the literature of
the field is essential to most research papers.”[iii]
What is the format
for literature reviews?
“Just like most
academic papers, literature reviews also must contain at least three basic
elements: an introduction or background information section; the body of the
review containing the discussion of sources; and, finally, a conclusion and/or
recommendations section to end the paper.
·
Introduction:
Gives a quick idea of the topic of the literature review, such as the central
theme or organizational pattern.
·
Body:
Contains your discussion of sources and is organized thematically.
·
Conclusions/Recommendations:
Discuss what you have drawn from reviewing literature so far. Where might the
discussion proceed?”[iv]
What is a thematic
literature review?
“Thematic reviews
of literature are organized around a topic or issue, rather than the
progression of time.”
“Sometimes,
though, you might need to add additional sections that are necessary for your
study, but do not fit in the organizational strategy of the body. What other
sections you include in the body is up to you. Put in only what is necessary.
Here are a few other sections you might want to consider:
·
Current
Situation: Information necessary to understand the topic or focus of the
literature review.
·
History:
The chronological progression of the field, the literature, or an idea that is
necessary to understand the literature review, if the body of the literature
review is not already a chronology.
·
Methods
and/or Standards: The criteria you used to select the sources in your
literature review or the way in which you present your information. For
instance, you might explain that your review includes only peer-reviewed
articles and journals.
·
Questions
for Further Research: What questions about the field has the review sparked?
How will you further your research as a result of the review?”
This section is
required and must be included in your paper.
·
This
section of the literature review is where you integrate faith and learning in
this course. After reading Every Good Endeavor: Connecting Your Work to God’s
Work,” write a 3–5-page section that integrates the Genesis model, i.e., the
creation-fall-redemption-consummation framework, with the learning objectives
of this course, which is part of the required 19 pages of content. Conclude with how your integration may be
used for furthering God’s purposes for business on earth.
Important Points
to Consider
The paper is to be
written in strict conformance to current APA standards, and must contain at
least 19 pages of content (excluding the title page, abstract, and references),
utilizing at least 12 scholarly references.
The paper is to be
submitted through Turnitin. It is highly recommended that you download and read
the instructions to avoid any stress created by issues that are the result of
waiting until the last minute.
·
A
Turnitin draft check will be provided for you to use to improve your
Originality Score prior to your final submission.
Three levels of
current APA headings must be used throughout the paper, as this is a
graduate-level research paper.
Some students do
not fully understand the difference between plagiarism and paraphrasing.
Paraphrasing is when you take a source or someone else’s idea and say it in
your own words. When you paraphrase, you must still give the author’s name,
date, title of the source, the scholarly journal where it came from, and the
exact website address or book.
However, when you
directly quote a source, it must have quotation marks around the quote, or (if
40 words or more) it must be set in block quotation format. You must also give
detailed information of where you acquired the quote.
For the purpose of
this academic paper, adhere to the follow rules when quoting or using a source:
·
Do
not directly quote more than 120 words from any one source.
·
If
the source is 2,000 words or less, do not directly quote more than 50 words
from any one source.
·
Do
not use the same source more than a total of 3 times within the whole document
for quoting or paraphrasing.
·
Quotes
must contain the section (if provided) and paragraph or page numbers of the
quote, and this information must be placed in the reference.
·
In
all instances, use current APA guidelines for citations and references.
The paper must not
be a series of quotations.
Email your
instructor with any questions regarding the project.
Note: Your assignment
will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.
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