Literature reviews as independent studies: guidelines for academic practice

Sascha Kraus (), Matthias Breier (), Weng Marc Lim (), Marina Dabic (), Satish Kumar, Dominik Kanbach (), Debmalya Mukherjee (), Vincenzo Corvello (), Juan Piñeiro-Chousa (), Eric Liguori (), Daniel Palacios-Marqués (), Francesco Schiavone (), Alberto Ferraris, Cristina Fernandes () and João J. Ferreira ()
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Sascha Kraus: Free University of Bozen-Bolzano
Matthias Breier: Lappeenranta University of Technology
Weng Marc Lim: Sunway University Business School, Sunway University
Dominik Kanbach: HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management
Debmalya Mukherjee: The University of Akron
Vincenzo Corvello: University of Messina
Juan Piñeiro-Chousa: Santiago de Compostela University
Eric Liguori: Rowan University, Rohrer College of Business
Daniel Palacios-Marqués: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia
Francesco Schiavone: Parthenope University
Cristina Fernandes: University of Beira Interior
João J. Ferreira: University of Beira Interior

Review of Managerial Science, 2022, vol. 16, issue 8, No 10, 2577-2595

Abstract: Abstract Review articles or literature reviews are a critical part of scientific research. While numerous guides on literature reviews exist, these are often limited to the philosophy of review procedures, protocols, and nomenclatures, triggering non-parsimonious reporting and confusion due to overlapping similarities. To address the aforementioned limitations, we adopt a pragmatic approach to demystify and shape the academic practice of conducting literature reviews. We concentrate on the types, focuses, considerations, methods, and contributions of literature reviews as independent, standalone studies. As such, our article serves as an overview that scholars can rely upon to navigate the fundamental elements of literature reviews as standalone and independent studies, without getting entangled in the complexities of review procedures, protocols, and nomenclatures.

Keywords: Literature reviews; Bibliometrics; Meta Analysis; Methods; Contributions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: M1 M10 M19 M20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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