Conducting systematic literature reviews and bibliometric analyses. Issue 2 (May 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Linnenluecke, Martina K; Marrone, Mauricio; Singh, Abhay K
• Is Part Of: Australian journal of management. Volume 45:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 175
• Page End: 194
• Publication Date: 2020-05
• Subjects: Bibliographic mapping -- citation graph -- entity linking -- HistCite -- R. Bibliometrix -- ResGap -- science mapping -- systematic literature review -- text mining; Management -- Periodicals; Management -- Australia -- Periodicals; Business enterprises -- Finance -- Periodicals; Industrial management -- Australia -- Periodicals; 330
• DOI: 10.1177/0312896219877678
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0312-8962

Abstract

Literature reviews play an essential role in academic research to gather existing knowledge and to examine the state of a field. However, researchers in business, management and related disciplines continue to rely on cursory and narrative reviews that lack a systematic investigation of the literature. This article details methodological steps for conducting literature reviews in a replicable and scientific fashion. This article also discusses bibliographic mapping approaches to visualise bibliometric information and findings from a systematic literature review. We hope that the insights provided in this article are useful for researchers at different stages of their careers – ranging from doctoral students who wish to assemble a broad overview of their field of interest to guide their work, to senior researchers who wish to publish authoritative literature reviews. JEL Classification:C18, C80, C88, M10, M20