Figure 1
The flowchart outlines the five-step approach for conducting systematic literature reviews. The process begins with Step 01: Question formulation, where the focus for the review is set. This is followed by Step 02: Locating studies, which involves searching databases to locate relevant studies. Step 03: Study selection and evaluation involves selecting studies to be included based on inclusion and exclusion criteria. Step 04: Analysis and synthesis identifies key themes and patterns within studies and develops associations between them. The final step, Step 05: Reporting and using results, summarizes the studies reviewed to answer the review question(s). The flowchart is linear, with each step leading sequentially to the next.Five-step approach for conducting SLR. Source: Adopted from (Denyer and Tranfield, 2009):