We analyze the weaknesses of meta-analyses (MAs) in management research using as benchmark a scientific field where … this technique shows a longer tradition: clinical research. We suggest four areas in which management research MA practices … operations management topic, we identify qualitatively the aspects to be improved at each stage. We show the different results …

Theory production has been a central focus of management research for decades, mostly because theory legitimizes both … management research and, through its application, management practice as professional endeavors. However, such an emphasis on …, within the realm of management studies, it necessitates and smuggles in a strawman view of human existence, one which does …