• For example on p.171:
• “Empirical research has demonstrated …” • “The importance … is well documented…” • “Studies in Australia and New Zealand … all show that …” • “Studies of the use of information … also show that …” • “Moreover, in an empirical study …, Abrahamson and Amir (1996)
management” • Note the defining of scope • Note the outline of the paper
Focus on the literature (1)
• Many more sentences contain words that relate to research, studies, scholarly writing:
determine …”
• Authors used as examples: “(e.g., Lee and Tweedie, 1981)”
Focus on the literature (2)
• Note the following strong literature focus (weak author focus):
(NB. Here, the authors begin tho specific focus on author or literature
“Both the inclusion and the content of president’s letters significantly affect the judgments of individuals in equity investment decisions (Kaplan et al. 1990).”