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