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<sec><h3>Purpose</h3><p>The proliferation of knowledge in management sciences is accelerating rapidly. The condition of reliability and originality of research underlies all research activities. Therefore, literature review as a research method is more important than ever. However, searching the enormous and still growing number of published studies can be a difficult undertaking, especially for new concepts for which there is no well-established theory and related conceptualisation or operationalisation. Such newness in turn may limit the conduct of any literature review. The aim of the article is to identify, assess, and classify dilemmas that researchers may face during the planning stage of a systematic literature review.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Findings</h3><p>Based on the literature review and the author's own experience, a list of ten dilemmas was formulated using the example of a systematic literature review in the context of crowdsourcing in science.</p></sec>
<sec><h3>Practical implications</h3><p>Due to the consolidation of publications in the field of systematic literature review methodology, this article focuses on the dilemmas and challenges that may be faced by researchers conducting systematic literature reviews, especially in the context of new and poorly identified issues. We present dilemmas but also ways to solve them. Our article is aimed at researchers, scientists, and PhD students who may need to conduct a systematic literature review.</p></sec>
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PurposeThe proliferation of knowledge in management sciences is accelerating rapidly. The condition of reliability and originality of research underlies all research activities. Therefore, literature review as a research method is more important than ever. However, searching the enormous and still growing number of published studies can be a difficult undertaking, especially for new concepts for which there is no well-established theory and related conceptualisation or operationalisation. Such newness in turn may limit the conduct of any literature review. The aim of the article is to identify, assess, and classify dilemmas that researchers may face during the planning stage of a systematic literature review.
FindingsBased on the literature review and the author's own experience, a list of ten dilemmas was formulated using the example of a systematic literature review in the context of crowdsourcing in science.
Practical implicationsDue to the consolidation of publications in the field of systematic literature review methodology, this article focuses on the dilemmas and challenges that may be faced by researchers conducting systematic literature reviews, especially in the context of new and poorly identified issues. We present dilemmas but also ways to solve them. Our article is aimed at researchers, scientists, and PhD students who may need to conduct a systematic literature review.

The dilemmas of systematic literature review: the context of crowdsourcing in science

International Journal of Contemporary Management

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PurposeThe proliferation of knowledge in management sciences is accelerating rapidly. The condition of reliability and originality of research underlies all...

The dilemmas of systematic literature review: the context of crowdsourcing in science

Article Category: Research Article

Publicado en línea: 13 jul 2022

Páginas: 11 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijcm-2022-0001

Palabras clave
systematic literature review, research methodology, dilemmas, crowdsourcing in science

© 2022 Regina Lenart-Gansiniec, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

The dilemmas of systematic literature review: the context of crowdsourcing in science

Article Category: Research Article

Publicado en línea: 13 jul 2022

Páginas: 11 - 21

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ijcm-2022-0001

Palabras clavesystematic literature review, research methodology, dilemmas, crowdsourcing in science

© 2022 Regina Lenart-Gansiniec, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License.

Palabras clave
systematic literature review, research methodology, dilemmas, crowdsourcing in science