BBS200 Bachelor Of Business Research Skills

Research Question:
What factors influence knowledge sharing in organisations?
An annotated bibliography provides an explanation of the best available research on a given research topic. The annotation usually contains a brief summary of content and a short analysis or evaluation of the research article.
Annotated Bibliography –Worksheet
Fill in the following table using the questions as prompts. When you are finished, connect all this information together into good paragraph for your annotated bibliography.




Details required in annotation


Research Article




Full Reference Details


 




What was the aim of the research?


The aim (or purpose) of the research was to…
 




How did the researchers/authors conduct the research?
or
 
What did the authors do?


Was the research Qualitative or Quantitative or Mixed Methods? Or was it a purely theoretical/conceptual paper?
 
 
What research instrument/s did the researchers use, e.g. Interviews, observation, online survey, experiment…




Was a sample used?
 
 
 


Did the researchers use a sample?
How did the researchers/authors obtain their sample?
How many potential participants did they identify?
How many participants actually took part?
What was the response rate? (if applicable)
 




What were the main findings or results of the research study?
 
 


Main finding 1:
Main finding 2:
Main finding 3:
Main finding 4:




What are the strengths and weaknesses of the paper (Critique)?
Consider research methods, sample size, sample selection, data collection, data analysis; and/or the authors’ argument and discussion, viewpoint, etc.


Strengths of the research are:
 


Weaknesses of the research are: