articleInternational Entrepreneurship and Management JournalFeb 1, 2020HYBRID OA

The art of crafting a systematic literature review in entrepreneurship research

SKSascha KrausMBMatthias BreierSDSonia Dasí-Rodríguez

Durham University · Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology · +1 more institution

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Abstract

Abstract Systematic literature reviews are an increasingly used review methodology to synthesize the existing body of literature in a field. However, editors complain about a high number of desk rejections because of a lack in quality. Poorly developed review articles are not published because of a perceived lack of contribution to the field. Our article supports authors of standalone papers and graduate students in the Entrepreneurship domain to write contribution-focused systematic reviews e.g. by providing a concrete guideline. Our article analyzes the strengths and weaknesses of a systematic literature review and how they can be overcome. Furthermore, we provide a combined list of highly ranked journals in…

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  • Systematic review
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Desk
  • Field (mathematics)
  • Quality (philosophy)
  • Strengths and weaknesses
  • Management science
  • Engineering ethics
UN Sustainable Development Goals
  • Decent work and economic growth
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