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<p>As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes academic research, this editorial argues that the role of literature reviews is evolving rather than diminishing. We identify three key trends reinforcing their necessity: the deluge of management research, the rise of interdisciplinary research and challenges, and practitioners’ growing demand for evidence-based insights. While AI enhances literature review methodologies, human expertise remains critical for agenda-setting, interpretation, and synthesis. To meet these new demands, MRQ introduces six distinct literature review formats: field-focused, meta-analytic, method-focused, phenomenon-focused, practitioner-focused, and theory-focused reviews. We outline their methodological approaches and intended audiences and additionally introduce blended reviews that combine these formats to offer new opportunities for advancing scholarship. We attempt to guide authors while inviting further dialogue on the future of literature reviews in management research.</p>

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Half dead or more alive than ever? New, old, and (increasingly) redundant literature review formats

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    2025年5月5日

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  • Jörn Block,
  • Leif Brändle,
  • Peter Limbach,
  • Tobias Röth,
  • Christopher Albert Sabel

摘要

As artificial intelligence (AI) reshapes academic research, this editorial argues that the role of literature reviews is evolving rather than diminishing. We identify three key trends reinforcing their necessity: the deluge of management research, the rise of interdisciplinary research and challenges, and practitioners’ growing demand for evidence-based insights. While AI enhances literature review methodologies, human expertise remains critical for agenda-setting, interpretation, and synthesis. To meet these new demands, MRQ introduces six distinct literature review formats: field-focused, meta-analytic, method-focused, phenomenon-focused, practitioner-focused, and theory-focused reviews. We outline their methodological approaches and intended audiences and additionally introduce blended reviews that combine these formats to offer new opportunities for advancing scholarship. We attempt to guide authors while inviting further dialogue on the future of literature reviews in management research.