Writing Integrative Literature Reviews: Guidelines and Examples

Richard J. Torraco

doi:10.1177/1534484305278283

Writing Integrative Literature Reviews: Guidelines and Examples

Richard J. Torraco

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The integrative literature review is a distinctive form of research that generates new knowledge about the topic reviewed. Little guidance is available on how to write an integrative literature review. This article discusses how to organize and write an integrative literature review and cites examples of published integrative literature reviews that illustrate how this type of research has made substantive contributions to the knowledge base of human resource development.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	356-367
Number of pages	12
Journal	Human Resource Development Review
Volume	4
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1534484305278283
State	Published - Sep 2005
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

integrative literature review
integrative research review: synthesis
literature review

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Organizational Behavior and Human Resource Management

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