Day 1: Goals and steps

Introduction

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Goals

In this session, our goal is to

  • Familiarize with different forms of reviews
  • Dissociate goals and review types, along with their dimensions
  • Appreciate the key elements of a review protocol
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Key references

Rowe, F. (2014). What literature review is not: diversity, boundaries and recommendations. European Journal of Information Systems, 23(3), 241-255. doi:10.1057/ejis.2014.7

Paré, G., Trudel, M. C., Jaana, M., & Kitsiou, S. (2015). Synthesizing information systems knowledge: A typology of literature reviews. Information & Management, 52(2), 183-199. doi:10.1016/j.im.2014.08.008

Schryen, G., Wagner, G., Benlian, A., and Paré, G. 2020. “A Knowledge Development Perspective on Literature Reviews: Validation of a New Typology in the IS Field,” Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 46 (Paper 7), 134–186. doi:10.17705/1CAIS.04607

Steps

In this session, our goal is to

  • Understand the generic steps of the review process
  • Appreciate the critical methodological choices in the search, screen, and analysis
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Key references

Okoli, C. (2015). A guide to conducting a standalone systematic literature review. Communications of the Association for Information Systems, 37. doi:10.17705/1CAIS.03743

Boell, S. K., & Cecez-Kecmanovic, D. (2014). A hermeneutic approach for conducting literature reviews and literature searches. Communications of the Association for information Systems, 34, 12. doi:10.17705/1CAIS.03412

Paré, G., Wagner, G., & Prester, J. (2023). How to develop and frame impactful review articles: key recommendations. Journal of Decision Systems, 1-17. doi:10.1080/12460125.2023.2197701

Templier, M., & Pare, G. (2018). Transparency in literature reviews: an assessment of reporting practices across review types and genres in top IS journals. European Journal of Information Systems, 27(5), 503-550. doi:10.1080/0960085X.2017.1398880

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