A systematic approach to conducting review studies: An assessment of content analysis in 25 years of IB research

Journal of World Business

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 280-289

  Gaur, Ajai ^a   Kumar, Mukesh ^b  

^a RUTGERS BUSINESS SCHOOL   (United States)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT INDORE   (India)

Author keywords

Coding schemes; Content analysis; International business; Literature review

Indexed keywords

EID: 85035085830     PISSN: 10909516     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jwb.2017.11.003     Document Type: Short Survey

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