The management literature search this management literature search should be no longer than 3000 words, typed in times new roman font size 12, double- spaced, justified, formatted single-sided and should be written in a business manner, e.g. a discussion of the material scritinised. a review of the literature is an important part of your investigation. its purpose is to summarise, synthesise (criticise) and evaluate contemporary thinking in a given area. as a DMS student you should be able to discover at least two conflicting debates within your area of research introduce them to us and discuss them. it is recommended that you take the time and search for academic journal articles, books, internet sites, television documentaries or even conference papers in order to find various/recent authors'' point of view related to your research topic. you may find that the theory conflicts in part what you know of practice, or that there are gaps which require further research. writing style and use of language due consideration should be given to writing style and use of english. use of tense should be consistent and the first person. personal opinion or interpretation in a academic work may be acceptable, providing it is clearly stated that this is what it is. you should not be unambiguous. emotive and journalistic language, jargon and slang should be avoided. it is good to be succinct and brief so as to avoid repetition as a rambling presentation that lacks natural flow and sequence