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abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: 'Literature reviews (LRs) are recognized for their increasing impact in the
    information systems literature. Methodologists have drawn attention to the question
    of how we can leverage the value of LRs to preserve and generate knowledge. The
    panelists who participated in the discussion of ?Standalone Literature Reviews
    in IS Research: What Can Be Learnt from the Past and Other Fields?? at ICIS 2016
    in Dublin acknowledged this significant issue and debated a) what the IS field
    can learn from other fields and where IS-specific challenges occur, b) how the
    IS field should move forward to foster the genre of LRs, and c) what best practices
    are to train doctoral IS students in publishing LRs. This article reports the
    key takeaways of this panel discussion. Guidance for IS scholars is provided on
    how to conduct LRs that contribute to the cumulative knowledge development within
    and across the IS field to best prepare the next generation of IS scholars.'
author:
- first_name: Guido
  full_name: Schryen, Guido
  id: '72850'
  last_name: Schryen
- first_name: Alexander
  full_name: Benlian, Alexander
  last_name: Benlian
- first_name: Frantz
  full_name: Rowe, Frantz
  last_name: Rowe
- first_name: Gregor
  full_name: Shirley, Gregor
  last_name: Shirley
- first_name: Kai
  full_name: Larsen, Kai
  last_name: Larsen
- first_name: Stacie
  full_name: Petter, Stacie
  last_name: Petter
- first_name: Guy
  full_name: Par{\'e}, Guy
  last_name: Par{\'e}
- first_name: Gerit
  full_name: Wagner, Gerit
  last_name: Wagner
- first_name: Steffi
  full_name: Haag, Steffi
  last_name: Haag
- first_name: Emrah
  full_name: Yasasin, Emrah
  last_name: Yasasin
citation:
  ama: 'Schryen G, Benlian A, Rowe F, et al. Literature Reviews in IS Research: What
    Can Be Learnt from the Past and Other Fields? <i>Communications of the AIS</i>.
    2017;40:557-569.'
  apa: 'Schryen, G., Benlian, A., Rowe, F., Shirley, G., Larsen, K., Petter, S., …
    Yasasin, E. (2017). Literature Reviews in IS Research: What Can Be Learnt from
    the Past and Other Fields? <i>Communications of the AIS</i>, <i>40</i>, 557–569.'
  bibtex: '@article{Schryen_Benlian_Rowe_Shirley_Larsen_Petter_Par{\’e}_Wagner_Haag_Yasasin_2017,
    title={Literature Reviews in IS Research: What Can Be Learnt from the Past and
    Other Fields?}, volume={40}, journal={Communications of the AIS}, publisher={Association
    for Information Systems (AIS)}, author={Schryen, Guido and Benlian, Alexander
    and Rowe, Frantz and Shirley, Gregor and Larsen, Kai and Petter, Stacie and Par{\’e},
    Guy and Wagner, Gerit and Haag, Steffi and Yasasin, Emrah}, year={2017}, pages={557–569}
    }'
  chicago: 'Schryen, Guido, Alexander Benlian, Frantz Rowe, Gregor Shirley, Kai Larsen,
    Stacie Petter, Guy Par{\’e}, Gerit Wagner, Steffi Haag, and Emrah Yasasin. “Literature
    Reviews in IS Research: What Can Be Learnt from the Past and Other Fields?” <i>Communications
    of the AIS</i> 40 (2017): 557–69.'
  ieee: 'G. Schryen <i>et al.</i>, “Literature Reviews in IS Research: What Can Be
    Learnt from the Past and Other Fields?,” <i>Communications of the AIS</i>, vol.
    40, pp. 557–569, 2017.'
  mla: 'Schryen, Guido, et al. “Literature Reviews in IS Research: What Can Be Learnt
    from the Past and Other Fields?” <i>Communications of the AIS</i>, vol. 40, Association
    for Information Systems (AIS), 2017, pp. 557–69.'
  short: G. Schryen, A. Benlian, F. Rowe, G. Shirley, K. Larsen, S. Petter, G. Par{\’e},
    G. Wagner, S. Haag, E. Yasasin, Communications of the AIS 40 (2017) 557–569.
date_created: 2018-11-14T14:25:40Z
date_updated: 2022-01-06T07:02:14Z
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department:
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extern: '1'
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intvolume: '        40'
keyword:
- Literature Review
- Review Methodology
- Research Methodology
- Doctoral Training
language:
- iso: eng
oa: '1'
page: 557 - 569
publication: Communications of the AIS
publication_identifier:
  issn:
  - 1529-3181
publisher: Association for Information Systems (AIS)
status: public
title: 'Literature Reviews in IS Research: What Can Be Learnt from the Past and Other
  Fields?'
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volume: 40
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