Primary research articles in Business - Clues

A primary research article in Business is an article that describes original  research that leads to the creation of new knowledge. Business research articles could be found in various fields including Business, Sociology, Psychology, Education, Computer Science or other Sciences. A primary research article should contain the following elements.

• Title of the article
• Names of authors
• Abstract of the article
• Background research that lead to this research study and/or experiment
• Description of the original research
• Explanation for the research conducted (what was done)
• Results of the research (diagrams, graphs, charts, etc.)
• Conclusions reached as a result of this research
• References and Notes (Citations listing sources these authors used to create this research)

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