Hi guys i have to write a literature review on the following Topic: Advantages and Disadvantages of Outsourcing Business Functions, Please let me know if someone can make a good one as this is the onl

Assessment 1 Literature Review - Individual Assignment (2500 to 3000 words)

Topic Name:

Advantages and Disadvantages of Outsourcing Business Functions

Assignment structure:

1. Introduction

2. Project Objective

3. Project Scope

4. Literature Review (Students’ needs to do full literature review (2500 -3000 words) on chosen topic)

5. Conclusion

6. Reference List

7. Appendix

For this assessment, students are expected to demonstrate their understanding of the extant, academic literature related to an approved, business topic. In consultation with their lecturer, students need to decide on a business-related topic/concept.

Students need to select approximately eight to twelve (8-12) peer-reviewed articles or comparable sources (online resource can be accessed using ProQuest or Google Scholar) that are related to the topic (as the basis of their literature review). In the context of their chosen topic, students need to review the articles and sources selected, i. e. read and critically analyse (compare and contrast) the literature. In doing so, students are required to discuss the key ideas/arguments put forward by authors, identify communalities/similarities, differences and conclusions drawn by different authors. Based on this analysis and discussion, students are expected to point out potential gaps in the literature that will form the basis of Assessment 2, the research proposal.

Marking criteria of the literature review include: the quality and currency of the literature selected;

The student’s ability to compare and contrast author’s arguments/viewpoints and identify gaps in the existing literature in the context of the chosen business topic;

The demonstrated ability to use Harvard referencing

Marking Criteria’s

Marks Literature review scope and objective 5

Comparative Analysis 10

Quality and currency of articles and sources used 5

Gaps identified and conclusions drawn 8

Use of Harvard Referencing 2

TOTAL MARKS 30