CCE Faculty Articles
A systems approach to conduct an effective literature review in support of information systems research
Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Informing Science: The International Journal of an Emerging Transdiscipline
ISSN
1547-9684
Publication Date
1-1-2006
Abstract
This paper introduces a framework for conducting and writing an effective literature review. The target audience for the framework includes information systems (IS) doctoral students, novice IS researchers, and other IS researchers who are constantly struggling with the development of an effective literature-based foundation for a proposed research. The proposed framework follows the systematic data processing approach comprised of three major stages: 1) inputs (literature gathering and screening), 2) processing (following Bloom’s Taxonomy), and 3) outputs (writing the literature review). This paper provides the rationale for developing a solid literature review including detailed instructions on how to conduct each stage of the process proposed. The paper concludes by providing arguments for the value of an effective literature review to IS research.
Volume
9
First Page
181
Last Page
212
NSUWorks Citation
Levy, Yair and Ellis, Timothy J., "A systems approach to conduct an effective literature review in support of information systems research" (2006). CCE Faculty Articles. 41.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/gscis_facarticles/41