What is an integrative literature review?

The integrative literature review is a distinctive form of research that generates new. knowledge about the topic reviewed. It reviews, critiques, and synthesizes representa- tive literature on a topic in an integrated way such that new frameworks and perspec- tives on the topic are generated.

What does thematic review mean?

We use a thematic review to assess a current or emerging risk regarding an issue or product across a number of firms in a sector or market. It can focus on finding out what is happening and suggesting ways of tackling the problem. We also refer to this as ‘issues and products’ work or ‘cross-firm’ work.

Can a literature review be an end in itself?

A literature can be an end in itself (an analysis of what is known about a topic) or a prologue to and rationale for engaging in primary research. The following are guidelines on how to write a literature review:

What is the format of a review of literature?

The format of a review of literature may vary from discipline to discipline and from assignment to assignment. A review may be a self-contained unit — an end in itself — or a preface to and rationale for engaging in primary research. A review is a required part of grant and research proposals and often a chapter in theses and dissertations.

Do you have to do a literature review when writing a thesis?

If you write a thesis or dissertation, you will have to conduct a literature review to situate your research within existing knowledge. You might include it in the introduction or theoretical framework, or it might be a separate chapter that comes before the methodology and results sections.

Do you quote or paraphrase in a literature review?

When you reference another writer’s ideas in your literature review, you need to either quote or paraphrase and correctly cite the source. The format of the source reference depends on which citation style you are using – you can find lots of examples in our guides to APA , MLA and Chicago style .