Advancing knowledge through literature reviews: 'what', 'why', and 'how to contribute'. Issue 7 (11th June 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Lim, Weng Marc; Kumar, Satish; Ali, Faizan
• Is Part Of: Service industries journal. Volume 42:Issue 7/8(2022)
• Page Start: 481
• Page End: 513
• Publication Date: 2022-06-11
• Subjects: Contribution to knowledge -- bibliometric review -- conceptual review -- framework review -- hybrid review -- literature review -- meta-analysis -- meta-analytical review -- meta-systematic review -- method review -- systematic review -- thematic review -- theory review; 知识贡献 -- 文献计量综述 -- 概念综述 -- 框架综述 -- 混合综述 -- 文献综述 -- 元分析 -- 元分析综述 -- 元系统综述 -- 方法综述 -- 系统综述 -- 专题综述 -- 理论综述。; Service industries -- Periodicals; Service industries -- Great Britain -- Periodicals; 338.4
• DOI: 10.1080/02642069.2022.2047941
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0264-2069

Abstract

ABSTRACT: Literature review is part and parcel of scholarly research. Though many literature review guides are available, they remain limited because they do not adequately account for the different types of literature review. Noteworthily, literature reviews can manifest as part of conceptual or empirical studies, or as independent studies, in which the latter may be curated in various ways. Moreover, despite its importance and popularity, literature reviews, particularly as independent studies, continue to attract unfair criticism and remain scarce in service research. To address the aforementioned gaps, this article endeavors to provide an overview and guidelines for writing literature reviews. Specifically, this article explains (1) what a literature review is and is not, (2) why literature reviews are valuable, and (3) how to conduct a literature review, as well as (4) the areas of service research and (5) the innovative ways in which literature reviews can be curated in the future.