@article{11946,
  abstract     = {{Literature reviews (LRs) play an important role in the development of domain knowledge in all fields. Yet, we observe a
lack of insights into the activities with which LRs actually develop knowledge. To address this important gap, we (1)
derive knowledge building activities from the extant literature on LRs, (2) suggest a knowledge-based typology of LRs
that complements existing typologies, and (3) apply the suggested typology in an empirical study that explores how LRs
with different goals and methodologies have contributed to knowledge development. The analysis of 240 LRs published
in 40 renowned IS journals between 2000 and 2014 allows us to draw a detailed picture of knowledge development
achieved by one of the most important genres in the IS field. An overarching contribution of our work is to unify extant
conceptualizations of LRs by clarifying and illustrating how LRs apply different methodologies in a range of knowledge
building activities to achieve their goals with respect to theory.}},
  author       = {{Schryen, Guido and Wagner, Gerit and Benlian, Alexander and Paré, Guy}},
  issn         = {{ 1529-3181}},
  journal      = {{Communications of the AIS}},
  keywords     = {{Literature review, knowledge development, knowledge building activities, knowledge-based typology, information systems research}},
  pages        = {{134--186}},
  title        = {{{A Knowledge Development Perspective on Literature Reviews: Validation of a New Typology in the IS Field}}},
  doi          = {{10.17705/1CAIS.04607}},
  volume       = {{46}},
  year         = {{2020}},
}