Debating systematic literature reviews (SLR) and their ramifications for IS: A rejoinder to Mike Chiasson, Briony Oates, Ulrike Schultze, and Richard Watson

Journal of Information Technology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 188-193

  Boell, Sebastian K ^a   Cecez Kecmanovic, Dubravka ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

critique; Evidence Based Practice; Information Systems; Literature Review; Literature Searchers; Systematic Literature Review

Indexed keywords

INFORMATION SYSTEMS; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY;

CRITIQUE; EVIDENCE-BASED PRACTICES; LITERATURE REVIEWS; LITERATURE SEARCHERS; SYSTEMATIC LITERATURE REVIEW;

SEARCH ENGINES;

EID: 84930034484     PISSN: 02683962     EISSN: 14664437     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/jit.2015.15     Document Type: Review

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