SLR - Economics and Business Administration

Framework

Exkurs: Frameworks

Frameworks help with the formulation of clearly formulated research questions. These were developed specifically for certain areas of application.

Abbreviation	Search components	Areas of application
3WH	What (topical), Who (population), When (temporal), How (methodological)
BeHEMoTh	Be=Behavior, H=Health, E=Exclusions, MoTh=Models or Theories	Identification of theories
CIMO	C=Context, I=Intervention, M=Mechanisms, O=Outcomes	Economics and business administration
ECLIPSe	E=Expectation, C=Client group, L=Location, I=Impact, P=Professionals involved, Se=Service	Health Sciences, Management
MIP	M=Methodology, I=Issues, P=Participants	Ethical Topics
PEICO(S)	P=Person, E=Environment, I=Intervention, C=Comparison, O=Outcomes, (S=Stakeholders)
PEO	P=Population/Problem, E=Exposures, O=Outcomes
PICO	P=Patient/Population, I=Intervention, C=Comparison, O=Outcomes
PICOC	P=Patient/Population, I=Intervention, C=Comparison, O=Outcomes, C=Context
PICOS	P=Patient, I=Intervention, C=Control or Comparison, O=Outcomes, S=Study type or Setting	Interventional Studies
PICo	P=Population, I=Phenomenon of Interest, C=Context	Qualitative Studies
PICoM	P=Population, I=Phenomenon of Interest, Co=Context, M=Methodology	Qualitative Studies
SPICE	S=Setting, P=Perspective, I=Intervention, C=Comparison, E=Evaluation	Clinical Studies
SPIDER	S=Sample, PI=Phenomenon of Interest, D=Design, E=Evaluation, R=Research Type	Clinical Studies, Descriptive Studies, Qualitative Studies

Sources:
Booth, A. (2016): Searching for qualitative research for inclusion in systematic reviews: a structured methodological review. Systematic Review 5, 74
King‘s College London (2023): Searching for Systematic Reviews: Define your search question. London
Heil, E. A. (2020): Methode der Systematischen Literaturrecherche für Haus- und Abschlussarbeiten. Gießen

Econ an BA advice

The CIMO framework for constructing research questions was developed especially for Managament and Organization Studies (Denyer & Tranfield 2009, p. 683). You may ask yourself questions as follows:


C	ONTEXT	Welche Individuen, Beziehungen, institutionelle Rahmen-bedingungen und Systeme werden untersucht?
I	NTERVENTION	Die Effekte welchen Ereignisses, welcher Aktion oder Aktivität werden untersucht?
M	ECHANISMS	Welche Mechanismen können die Beziehung zwischen Interventionen und Ergebnissen erklären? Unter welchen Bedingungen kommen diese Mechanismen zum Tragen?
O	UTCOMES	Welche Effekte der Intervention gibt es? Wie werden die Ergebnisse gemessen? Was sind beabsichtigte und unbeabsichtigte Effekte?

Sources:
Denyer, D. & Tranfield (2010): Producing a Systematic Review, in: Buchanan, David et al.: The SAGE Handbook of organizational research methods, S. 671-689 (UB Chemnitz: QP 340 sag)
Denyer, D. & Briner R.B. (2012): Systematic Review and Evidence Synthesis as a Practice and Scholarship Tool, in: Rousseau, D.M. (ed.): The Oxford Handbook of Evidence-Based Management, S. 112-129
Die Bibliothek Wirtschaft & Management (DBWM) der TU Berlin (2023): Systematic Literature Review. Beschreibung Systematic Literature Review Methode.