Tips on doing a literature review
Overview of my white paper on "Doing a literature review: an 8-step process"
Since 2017 I have taught several sessions in the PhD coursework at Middlesex University, including on research strategies and trade-offs and doing a literature review. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, I decided to record my presentations and make them available on my YouTube channel Harzing Academic Resources for a wider audience.
The literature review presentation was particularly popular and became one of the most-watched videos on my YouTube channel. However, at nearly an hour it is a long watch! That's why I thought it might be useful to cut it up in shorter videos that reflect the 8 steps of the literature review process.
In my white paper Doing a literature review: an 8-step process, you can find all 8 steps including embedded videos. You can skip directly to a specific step using these links.
- Step 1: Information management strategies
- Step 2: Situating the literature review
- Step 3: Sources of literature
- Step 4: Keeping current
- Step 5: How much is enough?
- Step 6: Different types of papers
- Step 7a: Seven criteria to evaluate coverage
- Step 7b: Twelve guidelines to evaluate references
- Step 8: The literature review in your thesis
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Anne-Wil Harzing is Emerita Professor of International Management at Middlesex University, London. She is a Fellow of the Academy of International Business, a select group of distinguished AIB members who are recognized for their outstanding contributions to the scholarly development of the field of international business. In addition to her academic duties, she also maintains the Journal Quality List and is the driving force behind the popular Publish or Perish software program.
