Do We Really Understand a Research Topic? Finding Answers Through Meta-Analysis (original) (raw)

Meta-analysis is one of a number of scientific approaches for accumulating knowledge in a research domain. It provides a quantitative synthesis of a literature using various statistic instruments. This chapter introduces the main points underlying meta-analytic methodology by discussing its merits when compared to a conventional literature review and covers the fundamental approaches used when conducting a meta-analysis. Criticism on meta-analysis is briefly discussed in context when discussing the major issues facing meta-analysis in international business.