Towards a methodology for literature reviews in social sciences

2014 ◽  
Author(s):  
Irina Saur-Amaral
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Combined Approach ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Group Research ◽  
Online Databases ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
The Right

The emergence of the Internet, the generalized access to online databases and top journal presence in these databases generated a shift in how literature reviews are to be performed. While fifteen-twenty years ago, researchers in social sciences would focus their efforts in finding journal articles to analyze and they would read and use some dozens of articles in their research, nowadays efforts fall upon selecting the right set of articles, reading and synthesizing in such ways that helicopter and detailed views are combined. There is a generational gap between senior and junior researchers, which so far has turned difficult the development of a methodological perspetive of literature reviews in social sciences that bring together both perspetives. Our paper develops a methodology for literature reviews in social sciences, combining the systematic literature review approach, proposed and applied by several authors in management field (Kofinas & Saur-Amaral, 2008; I. Saur-Amaral & Amaral, 2010; Irina Saur-Amaral & Borges Gouveia, 2007; Thorpe, Holt, Macpherson, & Pittaway, 2005; Tranfield, Denyer, & Smart, 2003; Tranfield & Mouchel, 2002), with the traditional literature review approach (Cook & Leviton, 1980; Hart, 2006; Webster & Watson, 2002). We present compare perspetives, analyzing them from a critical perspetive and we propose a combined approach to be tested and used for research in social sciences, indicating key validity concerns to be taken into account. Results are useful for senior and junior researchers in social sciences, which undertake literature reviews for their own or for group research.

scholarly journals Public Participation in the Social Science: A Systematic Literature Review

PERSPEKTIF ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 728-738
Author(s):  
Muhammad Ainul Usama ◽  
Ulung Pribadi ◽  
Al Fauzi Rahmat
Keyword(s):  
Social Sciences ◽  
Public Policy ◽  
Community Development ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Public Participation ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Analysis Tool ◽  
Government Information ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Right

Public participation is the right and obligation of citizens to contribute to development by contributing to initiative and creativity. Public participation has also attracted a lot of attention from academia as a concept of public policy. The authors conducted a systematic literature review of published articles in the social sciences to enhance our understanding of public participation. Some of the main issues are explained in this area through the NVIVO 12 plus software that qualitative analysis tool. The main issues are community, development, government, information, and interests. This article raises several propositions on the matter. This article suggests some new topics for further research.

Analisis literatur sistematik: impak elemen spiritual terhadap kejayaan usahawan Muslim

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (2) ◽  
pp. 434-443
Author(s):  
Syarul Azman Shaharuddin ◽  
Mariam Abd Majid ◽  
Muhammad Yusof Marlon Abdullah ◽  
Abur Hamdi Usman ◽  
Siti Nor Atiqah Amran
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Business Management ◽  
Religious Practices ◽  
Spiritual Values ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Muslim Community ◽  
Best Effort ◽  
Internal Development ◽  
The World

The world of entrepreneurs in Malaysia has been led by Muslims. This has contributed to the growth of the Muslim economy. There are issues of failure in business management based on Islamic spiritual values. Spirituality is the process of the internal development of the soul. In Islam, it is based on faith in life, believing and trust in Allah Almighty, while application of the tauhid paradigm in both in this world and hereafter are related affairs. The purpose of the study is to analyze the potential of spiritual elements in the success of Muslim entrepreneurs. In this article, the researchers applied the Systematic Literature Review methodology, which focuses on research objectives. This article uses three (3) steps to analyze selected articles, i.e., by identification, screening, and eligibility. The outcome of this study had established five (5) journal articles that discussed spiritual elements that played an important role in the success of Muslim entrepreneurs, based on religious practices and values that were applied in entrepreneurship. The analysis found that the belief in Allah and the practice of religious values helped to enhance confidence and build the strong personality and traits of successful entrepreneurs. This is contributed by the elements of gratitude (Shukr), approval (riḍā), and reliance (tawakkal) after the best effort. Therefore, this study is expected to contribute to the research on entrepreneurship in Malaysia, especially for the Muslim community.

scholarly journals Guidance on Conducting a Systematic Literature Review

2017 ◽  
Vol 39 (1) ◽  
pp. 93-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Xiao ◽  
Maria Watson
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Systematic Search ◽  
Planning Education ◽  
Literature Reviews

Literature reviews establish the foundation of academic inquires. However, in the planning field, we lack rigorous systematic reviews. In this article, through a systematic search on the methodology of literature review, we categorize a typology of literature reviews, discuss steps in conducting a systematic literature review, and provide suggestions on how to enhance rigor in literature reviews in planning education and research.

scholarly journals Reviewing systematic literature reviews: ten key questions and criteria for reviewers

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Kuckertz ◽  
Joern Block
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Business Research ◽  
Review Articles ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Key Questions

AbstractSystematic literature review articles are important for synthesizing knowledge in management and business research. However, to date, we lack clear guidelines how to review such articles. This editorial takes the perspective of the reviewer. It presents ten key questions and criteria that reviewers should ask when reviewing systematic literature reviews.

scholarly journals Factors for Effective Repair and Maintenance Services in the Housing Industry: A systematic literature review

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (15) ◽  
pp. 17-28
Author(s):  
Farhan Md Dahlan ◽  
Asniza Hamimi Abdul Tharim ◽  
Ashrof Zainuddin ◽  
Mohd Hasrol Haffiz Aliasak
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Publishing House ◽  
Relevant Information ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
High Rise ◽  
Building Management ◽  
International Publishing ◽  
Potential Factors ◽  
Open Access Article

Most of the residents in high-rise housing do not realise the importance of proper building management until the physical buildings and shared facilities have deteriorated. Accordingly, this paper identified the factors for effective repair and maintenance services in a housing setting by utilising a systematic literature review method. Relevant information was analysed through content analysis techniques across various peer-reviewed journal articles. The results yielded the potential factors for effective repair and maintenance services in high-rise housing. This study thus contributes to the field by deriving valuable reference for property management companies tasked with managing such houses in consideration of the factors necessary for effective repair and maintenance towards building quality and sustainability.Keywords: high-rise housing; house; effective repair and maintenance serviceseISSN 2514-751X © 2020 The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer-review under responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians) and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/aje-bs.v5i15.358  

scholarly journals SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEWS (SLR) ANALYSIS ON NATIONAL TOURISM POLICY

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (18) ◽  
pp. 122-132
Author(s):  
Madzli Harun ◽  
ZatulIffah Hussin ◽  
Khatijah Omar ◽  
Siti Falindah Padlee
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Scientific Article ◽  
Priority Areas ◽  
Significant Element ◽  
Tourism Sector ◽  
Literature Reviews ◽  
Tourism Policy

The National Tourism Policy of Malaysia is known as the National Ecotourism Plan 2016-2025. It focuses on progressive and competitive tourism in the country by giving full thrust to appreciating a prosperous environment for stakeholders in the tourism sector. Hence the study of the systematic literature review focuses on several elements as the determinants of tourism policy namely Malaysia Tourism. Consequently, each of the previous study elements will explore the scope and dimensions functionality of each scientific article is consistently discussing to analyse the year in which the authors regularly publish their publications. This is to prove that a significant element of publication by the author. Meanwhile, the scope of the study by the author also risked the priority areas in each article by the authors of each element. It is important to prove that the scope supports the main headline of the paper which deals with the formulation of the National Tourism Policy. In fact, dimensions give priority to what they want to achieve in each article from the authors related to Tourism Policy. This paper reviews the Qualitative Method concept by referring to Content Analysis. As a result, it will illustrate that dimensions will be in sync with Tourism to achieve the national tourism policy aspirations.

Knowledge Management Processes in Enterprise Systems

2013 ◽  
pp. 160-181
Author(s):  
Razatulshima Ghazali ◽  
Nor Hidayati Zakaria
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Management ◽  
Knowledge Transfer ◽  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Enterprise Systems ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Management Processes ◽  
Knowledge Intensive ◽  
Conference Papers

Activities related to Enterprise Systems (ES) are knowledge-intensive tasks, and the management of ES-related knowledge has received much attention in the Knowledge Management (KM) field. A systematic literature review of empirical studies of KM processes in the ES lifecycle identifies the KM processes most widely explored and the ES-related knowledge most often addressed. From 350 relevant book chapters, journal articles, and conference papers, 49 papers discuss KM processes in the ES lifecycle. The KM process that appears most often in studies of KM in the ES context is knowledge transfer/sharing. The type of ES-related knowledge most often studied in the literature is knowledge of the client organization.

The Methodology

2018 ◽  
pp. 35-55
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Reviews ◽  
Brand Attachment ◽  
Literature Reviews

This chapter provides a brief description of the methodology used in this book by the following chapters (i.e. “Brand Attachment” [Chapter 3] and “Product Attachment” [Chapter 4]). Applied to address the criticism that literature reviews are naturally liable to subjective choices by the author(s), systematic reviews are based on a methodological protocol intended to minimize subjective biases, while increasing transparency and replicability. After reporting the principles of systematic literature review, the chapter presents how the method has been applied in the research presented throughput the pages of this book.

Internet Gambling Addiction

2012 ◽  
pp. 735-753 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daria J. Kuss ◽  
Mark Griffiths
Keyword(s):  
Literature Review ◽  
Systematic Literature Review ◽  
Structural Characteristics ◽  
Internet Gambling ◽  
The Internet ◽  
Addictive Behaviors ◽  
Problem Gamblers ◽  
Per Se ◽  
Ease Of Access ◽  
The Relationship

As the Internet offers a new venue for gambling, the risks for engaging in pathological behaviors are potentially increased. In light of this, a systematic literature review was conducted in order to shed further light on the relationship between gambling on the Internet and possible addiction by assessing Internet gambling in general and addictive gambling on the Internet specifically. Based on previous research, it is argued that a combination of individual, situational, and structural characteristics determine whether and to what extent individuals engage in Internet gambling. The results suggest that there are more problem gamblers on the Internet than in land-based venues. A reason for this may be the structural characteristics of the Internet inherent to this technology, namely availability, ease of access, anonymity, and convenience. In conclusion, however, the Internet cannot be claimed to be addictive per sé, but rather to facilitate the engagement in addictive behaviors, including gambling.

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