Agriculture Business In Pakistan - Case Study Assignment

Internal Code : MAS3783

Case study

You are then required to find a case of an agricultural business in Pakistan and discuss what gender issues there are and how the industry is dealing with it. To answer the research question Two essential elements of all literature reviews (though they are not formally identified as such) are: 1) An outline what others have done in your chosen area 2) A progressive narrowing to the gap in the research l. It is necessary to review literature in order to eventually arrive at a research question and a thesis statement. But, importantly, the reverse relationship is also significant. In order to review the literature properly, it is necessary to look at it in light on your proposed research question, otherwise, a) you won’t know what research is useful to read; and, b) the review will be a useless catalogue of unshaped ideas. Any literature that does not have a bearing on your research question or proposed thesis statement should be discarded. Selecting texts A literature review needs to demonstrate your ability to recognize relevant information. Remember, when reading your review, one should be able to identify key literature that exists and your informed evaluation of the literature. To do this, you must be able to: • seek information: scan for literature efficiently using manual or computerised methods to identify a set of potentially useful articles and books. • appraise information critically: apply principles of analysis when selecting and discussing texts. In a literature review, the work of others is used to cast the gap in relief (that is, to make it clear). The research question and thesis statement are then stated precisely before the remainder of the research project. Questions can help you select, analyse and discuss each text critically. 1. Has the author formulated a problem/issue? 2. Is the problem/issue ambiguous or clear? Is its significance (scope, severity, relevance) discussed? 3. What are the strengths and limitations of the way the author has formulated the problem or issue? 4. Could the problem have been approached more effectively from another perspective? 5. What is the author’s research orientation (e.g., interpretive, critical science, combination) and theoretical framework? 6. What is the relationship between the research orientation and the theoretical framework? 7. Has the author evaluated the literature relevant to the problem/issue? Does the author include literature taking positions s/he does not agree with?