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Conducting systematic literature review in operations management
Abstract
Systematic literature review (SLR) is a well-known research method. However, there is a paucity of detailed SLR guidelines in operations management (OM). The recent interest in SLR in OM has not been followed by the same rigour observed in disciplines as medical sciences and public policy. There are no OM-specific SLR protocols, detailed step-by-step methods and reporting procedures. Therefore, this paper provides a step-by-step approach to SLR for OM scholars and an overview of SLR’s evolution as a research method in OM and the resulting progression of themes. The step-by-step approach aims to serve as a guideline sufficiently broad to avoid skipping any significant step, but still being easy to be understood and applied. The paper describes procedures for rigourous SLR, reveals a growing use of literature review in OM, specially for qualitative SLR and traditional narrative reviews, assesses contemporary and emerging themes in OM, and provides a research agenda.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Thomé, A. M. T., Scavarda, L. F., & Scavarda, A. J.
- Venue
- Production Planning & Control
- Publisher
- Informa UK Limited
- Published
- 2016-01-11
- Volume
- 27
- Issue
- 5
- Pages
- 408-420
- ISSN
- 0953-7287 (ISSN-L)
- 1366-5871
- OpenAlex
- W2260696741
- Cited by
- 812
- References
- 14
- FWCI
- 12.20
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
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