Methodological Rigor in Management Research Reviews

Review research in management, like other research traditions, demands a methodological compass to advance coherent and credible knowledge claims. Yet, the established landscape of review research lacks a common framework for guiding and assessing its methodological rigor. We conducted an explorator...

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Published in:Journal of management Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 103 - 131
Main Authors: Simsek, Zeki, Fox, Brian C, Heavey, Ciaran, Liu, Shuang
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.01.2025
Sage Publications Ltd
Subjects:
Frame analysis
Literature reviews
Management
Research design
Research methodology
mixed methods
philosophy of science
research design
ISSN:0149-2063, 1557-1211
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Summary:Review research in management, like other research traditions, demands a methodological compass to advance coherent and credible knowledge claims. Yet, the established landscape of review research lacks a common framework for guiding and assessing its methodological rigor. We conducted an exploratory scoping review, analyzing a large sample of review articles published in the Journal of Management. The review focuses on reported practices dealing with five themes embedded within all review articles: their purpose, type, design, execution, and internal alignment. By comprehensively examining manifest practices, the review reveals crucial insights into the progress and evolving methods employed in management research reviews. Synthesizing those insights with existing conceptions of rigor, we present a conceptual framework including promising research directions on the methodological rigor of review articles.
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ISSN:0149-2063
1557-1211
DOI:10.1177/01492063241237222