Reconstructing the giant: On the importance of rigour in documenting the literature search process

By Jan vom Brocke, Alexander Simons, Björn Niehaves, Kai Riemer, Ralf Plattfaut, Anne Cleven. European Conference on Information Systems, 2009

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Energy-efficient scheduling in manufacturing companies: A review and research framework (2016, methodology): “An essential part of every literature review is the definition of its scope and purpose (I.; vom Brocke et al., 2009).”
The governance of smart cities: A systematic literature review (2018, background): “In order to adhere to the systematic literature review standards presented in Webster and Watson (2002), among others (e.g., von Brocke, Simons, Niehaves, Riemer, Plattfaut, et al. (2009)), the author follows the guidelines through the creation of a reproducible search record.”
Synthesizing information systems knowledge: A typology of literature reviews (2015, background): “’’ It goes beyond documentation to reflect decisions related to the selection of the databases or publications, the keywords used, the period of time covered, the articles selected in the search, and the application of backward and forward searches [11,13].”
Social media analytics - Challenges in topic discovery, data collection, and data preparation (2018, methodology): “Our literature review follows the systematic sequential process proposed by vom Brocke et al. (2009) and vom Brocke et al. (2015).”
Design Principles for Industrie 4.0 Scenarios (2016, methodology): “The results were aggregated and discussed in order to eliminate discrepancies [27] [28].”
Achieving Rigor in Literature Reviews: Insights from Qualitative Data Analysis and Tool-Support (2015, background): “Science is cumulative, and “new knowledge is often created in the process of interpreting and combining existing knowledge” (vom Brocke et al., 2009, p. 2).”
A meta-analysis of residential PV adoption: the important role of perceived benefits, intentions and antecedents in solar energy acceptance (2021, methodology): “To ensure adequate rigor and transparency in the process, we followed recommendations of [95], [96], and [97], and the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) [98].”
Design Principles for Industrie 4.0 Scenarios: A Literature Review (2015, methodology): “For the overall research design, the authors of the paper followed the recommendations of vom Brocke et al. (2009).”
Smart and Digital City : A Systematic Literature Review (2014, background): “In literature, several typologies of city refer to Smart City concept, such as Intelligent City, Knowledge City, Wired City, Digital City, and so on [4]; 2.”
A Framework for Guiding and Evaluating Literature Reviews (2015, unknown): “Screening for inclusion: the data collection process in a literature review involves both identifying primary studies and evaluating their applicability (Levy & Ellis, 2006a; vom Brocke et al., 2009).”
On being ‘systematic’ in literature reviews in IS (2015, background): “Some SLR proponents, as discussed above, emphasize the rigor of the literature search process as a distinguishing quality of SLRs (Kitchenham, 2004; vom Brocke et al., 2009).”
Understanding the implications of digitisation and automation in the context of Industry 4.0: A triangulation approach and elements of a research agenda for the construction industry (2016, methodology): “In our paper, we apply this method to identify and analyse scientific and practical literature by using the guidelines for IS systematic literature reviews recommended by [12].”