Phases of the literature review
| 1 | Selecting research questions |
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| 2 | Selecting bibliographic or article databases |
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| 3 | Choosing search terms |
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| 4 | Setting practical screening criteria |
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| 5 | Setting methodological screening criteria |
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| 6 | Conducting the review |
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| 7 | Synthesising the results |
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| 1 | Selecting research questions | |
| 2 | Selecting bibliographic or article databases | Scopus and Ebsco (Academic Search Ultimate, Business Source Ultimate and AconLit with Full Text databases) |
| 3 | Choosing search terms | Keywords search terms Boolean- and proximity operators (in Scopus PRE/5 and in Ebsco, N5 was used to permit a maximum word distance of five between the search terms to ensure that there were no overly close keywords) |
| 4 | Setting practical screening criteria | English language study setting and relevance timeframe (2012–2023) general applicability in highly digitalised countries, manufacturing and SMEs abstract and full-text availability |
| 5 | Setting methodological screening criteria | Study design: qualitative, quantitative and mixed methods |
| 6 | Conducting the review | Database search screening and title- and abstract-level review full-text review and eligibility assessment based on the inclusion criteria |
| 7 | Synthesising the results | Synthesis and analysis of the results summary of the findings |
Source(s): Created by the authors; Fink (2020, pp. 6–7)
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