1 made substantive contributions to the knowledge base of human resource development
2 Syntheses of existing literature on any given phenomenon are important because they improve evidence-based decision making
3 they identify gaps in knowledge about particular phenomena
4 they identify synergies within existing literature
5 narrow the gap between knowledge and “lore” in the field
6 the high citations often attributed to review articles are useful for enhancing the reputation and readership of
both the author and the publishing journal