I don't push meta-analysis when it is not possible or appropriate , but
employment of systematic review procedures for definiition of the research
question, literature search and retrieval, inclusion and exclusion
criteria, coding of possible moderators (methodological and substantive)
are always approrpriate.
Hannah R. Rothstein, Ph.D.
Professor of Management
Baruch College
1 Bernard Baruch Way
New York, NY 10010
Telephone: (646) 312 3635
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Narrative reviews can be useful when there are very few equivalent studies
that can be combined in a meta-analysis. There might be a lot of studies,
but they aren't similar enough in method, variables, populations, etc. to
combine quantitatively.
Paul E. Spector
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On Tue, 13 Feb 2007, Angel Salazar wrote:
> I agree with the comment made by Prof. Rothstein. Narrative reviews are
extremely hard to publish, unless they are supplemented with substantial
propositions and exemplar cases/evidence. On the other hand, any
quantitative meta-analysis should make strong justification of the
particular effects the researcher chooses to evaluate and synthesise.
Meta-analyses should not just "bean-count" the occurrence of certain
association or method, or just aggregate correlations from a number of
studies. It should incorporate some degree of meta-theory testing and/or
development drawing from the analysis of findings and methods.
>
> Dr Angel J Salazar
> Strategy, Entrepreneurship and International Business
> Manchester Metropolitan University Business School
> Manchester M1 3GH
> United Kingdom
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> I urge you to suggest that authors use systematic reviewing procedures,
and meta-analysis when it is appropriate for the purpose of the review.
Traditional narrative reviews should be discouraged in all but exceptional
circumstances.
>
> Hannah R. Rothstein, Ph.D.
> Professor of Management
> Baruch College
> 1 Bernard Baruch Way
> New York, NY 10010
> Telephone: (646) 312 3635
>
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> Subject: Call for Proposals JOM Review Issue
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>
> JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT CALL FOR PROPOSALS
>
> 2008 REVIEW ISSUE
>
>
>
> The editorial board of the Journal of Management would like to invite
> authors to submit proposals for the December 2008 Review Issue. Articles
for
> the Review Issue tend be high-impact scholarly surveys of important
research
> literatures. They summarize recent research, provide integrations of
> management literatures, and highlight important directions for future
> inquiries. The Review Issue is open to all areas of management. This
> includes manuscripts pertaining to such disciplines as strategy, human
> resource management, organizational behavior, organizational theory, and
> research methods.
>
>
>
> Proposals should be submitted as an e-mail attachment to Anne Pentland at
>
annep@email.arizona.edu. Generally speaking, proposals should contain no
> more than five to ten pages of text and be double-spaced. An appendix
> containing example references that will be included in the final
manuscript
> is appropriate, but not required. References, tables, and appendices do
not
> count against the aforementioned page limit. All proposals will be
subject
> to editorial review. It is also acceptable to submit a completed
manuscript,
> though doing so confers no special advantage.
>
>
>
> Submissions will be evaluated with respect to the following criteria:
>
>
>
> (a) Relevance. The proposed manuscript should thoroughly review a
> significant and important research area within the organizational
sciences.
>
> (b) Viability. The proposal should represent an achievable project
within
> the tight time constraints required. More detail on the timeline is
provided
> below.
>
> (c) Scope of Interest. Papers of broad interest to scholars in a variety
of
> specialty areas are greatly preferred.
>
> (d) Organization and Coherence. The proposal should follow a logical
> structure, read clearly, and thoroughly represent the available research.
>
> (e) Insight for Future Work. The proposal should convey important
> implications for future management scholars.
>
>
>
> Due to editorial constraints, it is vital for authors to adhere to the
> following strict timeline. We will not be able to accept late
submissions.
> Relevant dates are as follows:
>
>
>
> . July 30, 2007: Proposals due to the Journal of Management at
>
annep@email.arizona.edu.
>
> . October 1, 2007: Final decision on proposal and initial feedback
> provided to authors.
>
> . March 30, 2008: First draft of paper due to the Journal of
> Management.
>
> . May 1, 2008: Feedback to authors on 08: Manuscript appears in Volume
34, Issue 6.
>
>
> Keith D. Brouthers
> Professor of Business Strategy
> University of London, King's College London
> 150 Stamford Street, London SE1 9NH
>
keith.brouthers@kcl.ac.uk
> (0)207 848 3968
>
>
>
>
> JOURNAL OF MANAGEMENT CALL FOR PROPOSALS
>
> 2008 REVIEW ISSUE
>
>
>
> The editorial board of the Journal of Management would like to invite
authors to submit proposals for the December 2008 Review Issue. Articles
for the Review Issue tend be high-impact scholarly surveys of important
research literatures. They summarize recent research, provide integrations
of management literatures, and highlight important directions for future
inquiries. The Review Issue is open to all areas of management. This
includes manuscripts pertaining to such disciplines as strategy, human
resource management, organizational behavior, organizational theory, and
research methods.
>
>
>
> Proposals should be submitted as an e-mail attachment to Anne Pentland at
annep@email.arizona.edu. Generally speaking, proposals should contain no
more than five to ten pages of text and be double-spaced. An appendix
containing example references that will be included in the final manuscript
is appropriate, but not required. References, tables, and appendices do not
count against the aforementioned page limit. All proposals will be subject
to editorial review. It is also acceptable to submit a completed
manuscript, though doing so confers no special advantage.
>
>
>
> Submissions will be evaluated with respect to the following criteria:
>
>
>
> (a) Relevance. The proposed manuscript should thoroughly review a
significant and important research area within the organizational sciences.
>
>
>
> (b) Viability. The proposal should represent an achievable project
within the tight time constraints required. More detail on the timeline is
provided below.
>
> (c) Scope of Interest. Papers of broad interest to scholars in a variety
of specialty areas are greatly preferred.
>
> (d) Organization and Coherence. The proposal should follow a logical
structure, read clearly, and thoroughly represent the available research.
>
>
>
> (e) Insight for Future Work. The proposal should convey important
implications for future management scholars.
>
>
>
> Due to editorial constraints, it is vital for authors to adhere to the
following strict timeline. We will not be able to accept late submissions.
Relevant dates are as follows:
>
>
>
> ÿÿ July 30, 2007: Proposals due to the Journal of Management at
annep@email.arizona.edu.
>
> ÿÿ October 1, 2007: Final decision on proposal and initial
feedback provided to authors.
>
> ÿÿ March 30, 2008: First draft of paper due to the Journal of
Management.
>
> ÿÿ May 1, 2008: Feedback to authors on first draft.
>
> ÿÿ July 1, 2008: Final paper submitted to the Journal of
Management.
>
> ÿÿ December 15, 2008: Manuscript appears in Volume 34, Issue 6.
>
>
>
>
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