Writing the literature review for empirical papers

Nakano, Davi Noboru; Muniz, Jorge

doi:10.1590/0103-6513.20170086

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“…An effective review creates a foundation for advance knowledge and makes theory development easier, closes areas where there is a substantive research, and uncovers areas where research is needed (Webster & Watson, 2002). A LR is "the use of ideas in the literature to justify the particular approach to the topic, the selection of methods, and demonstration that this research contributes something new" (Hart, 1998;Nakano & Muniz Jr., 2018).…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

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IT Governance Mechanisms and Contingency Factors: Towards an Adaptive IT Governance Model

Levstek¹,

Hovelja

Pucihar

2018

Organizacija

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Background and Purpose:In this paper, we aim to propose a guideline for further research towards development of an adaptive strategic IT governance (ITG) model for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The use of IT has the potential to be the major driver for success, as well it provides an opportunity to achieve competitive advantage and support digital transformation. In order to achieve IT benefits, enterprises need an effective and successful ITG model, which follows and adapts to business needs. Available ITG models are too generic and do not differentiate for enterprises of different industry, size, maturity etc. Methodology: In order to review existing ITG mechanisms, their definitions and identify contingency factors, we performed an extensive literature review (LR). For the initial set of databases, we used the list of journals, which are indexed in the Journal Citation Reports. We also used Web of Science to identify articles with the highest number of citations. Results: This paper provides the most important definitions of ITG and proposes its comprehensive definition. Next to this, we introduce ITG mechanisms, which are crucial for the effective implementation and use of ITG. Lastly, we identify contingency factors that influence ITG implementation and its use. Conclusion: Despite extensive research in ITG area, considerable work is still needed to improve understanding of ITG, its definition and mechanisms. Multiple efforts to develop methods for governing IT failed to achieve any significant adoption rate of ITG mechanisms. To enable ITG to become an integral part of Corporate Governance, further research needs to focus on the development of an adaptive strategic ITG model. In this paper, we propose a next step for more practical method for ITG implementation and its use.

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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

IT Governance Mechanisms and Contingency Factors: Towards an Adaptive IT Governance Model

Levstek¹,

Hovelja

Pucihar

2018

Organizacija

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“…In the first step, we conducted a comprehensive literature review on knowledge sharing based on the published studies from ISI Web of Science, which updated the literature review of Muniz Junior et al (2010a). The methodology to papers critical review follows Nakano & Muniz Junior (2018).…”

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Knowledge sharing in the automotive sector: a comparative study of chinese and brazilian firms

Muniz

Hong

Oliveira

et al. 2019

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Paper aims:This research aims to evaluate factors that influence knowledge sharing in automotive production context in Brazil and China.Originality: Despite the growing recognition of the factors that enable knowledge sharing in organizations, our understanding about the unique challenges encountered by the blue-collar workers in a production context is rather limited. Also, the paper raises issues and challenges involved for production organizations to engage in cross-national knowledge sharing, which remain relatively under-explored.Research method: Drawing on the Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) approach, we conduct a comparative survey among the production managers in five automotive plants in China and Brazil. The AHP approach is based on Objective: Promote knowledge sharing among production workers; Criteria of knowledge conversion as Socialization, Externalization, Internalization; and Alternatives as Structure, Communication, Training, Incentive, Standard Operating Procedure, Problem Solving Methodology. The methodology focused on the 3 Brazilian and 2 Chinese automotive plants in our fieldwork.Main findings: While many authors argue that socialization (dialogue) is the key form of worker knowledge sharing, our findings indicate that workers and managers perceive internalisation as more important in the automotive context. The significant differences between Chinese and Brazilian workers on the relative importance they attributed to knowledge sharing processes and corresponding enabling factors reinforce our understanding about the challenges of knowledge sharing across cultures and lends support to a more particularistic debate of knowledge management. While automotive workers in Brazil preferred to receive more training and better incentive schemes as essential knowledge sharing support mechanisms, Chinese workers valued more standardization through structure and standard operation procedures. The study reaffirms the role of knowledge sharing in continuous improvement and incremental innovation in shop floor operations. Implications for theory and practice:In lieu of the gaps in the extant literature, this research aims to further identify and evaluate factors that influence cross-national knowledge sharing in automotive production contexts. The research addressed the gaps to promote supportive ways to provide employees interaction, best practices and lessons learning sharing.

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“…The theoretical gap includes the variables of the theory which have not been covered by the previous authors. Furthermore, according to Nakano and Muniz Jr (2018), theoretical gap(s) refers to a missing point in the current knowledge on a subject or any identified information caused by improper discussion of the literature review. However, before presenting the theoretical gap, the students should present the development of the theory.…”

Section: Theoretical Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

Research Projects Writing Skills and Other Challenges Faced by Master and PhD Students at the Open University of Tanzania

Magali¹

2019

IJSSR

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Every Master and PhD student at the Open University of Tanzania (OUT) has to make a research project as one of the requirements for completing their degree programmes. However, most students at the OUT face challenges in their research writing process due to lack of the research writing skills. This paper discusses the research writing skills and other challenges which the Master and PhD students face at the OUT. The challenges were learned from the researcher’s personal experiences of five years in supervising and training students on research methodology course for Master and PhD students at the OUT. Foremost, this paper presents the sections of the research proposal and research report which are mostly problematic to students and the author provides the suggestions on improvements. These sections include background information, the problem statement, research objectives, theoretical and empirical literature review, the research gap, research design, approach, strategy and philosophy, variables and measurements, data analysis, results and interpretation and conclusion and recommendations. Secondly, the paper also discusses other challenges which hinder students’ theses and dissertations timely completion at the OUT which include insufficient research orientation, lack of reading culture lack of facilitation methods’ integration for research course trainers, lack of awareness on students-supervisors responsibilities, lack of research completion strategy, low level of English language proficiency and lack of funds and health problems. Finally, the paper presents conclusions and recommendations for improvements.

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Writing the literature review for empirical papers

Cited by 73 publications

References 17 publications

IT Governance Mechanisms and Contingency Factors: Towards an Adaptive IT Governance Model

IT Governance Mechanisms and Contingency Factors: Towards an Adaptive IT Governance Model

Knowledge sharing in the automotive sector: a comparative study of chinese and brazilian firms

Research Projects Writing Skills and Other Challenges Faced by Master and PhD Students at the Open University of Tanzania

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