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Literature review template for PhD

This is an adaptation to the template done by The PhD Proofreaders (in Twitter )

Yo can find to the original template. Also, you can find a guide to complete it

1. Research Aims and Objectives

Goal and Objective
Variable
Answer
1
Aim
2
Scope
3
Research Question
4
Dominan Theory
5
Ontology
6
Epistemology
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2. What theory/theories are you using?

Table 2
Theory
Brief Description
Key authors and proponents
How is it tipically applied
What are seminal applications
1
Transformative Innovation
Transformative innovation is a theoretical proposal that was conceived by SPRU at the University of Sussex. This theory conceives that there is a new theoretical framework to understand the relationship between innovation and society. For this theory, the new framework of innovation should focus on enhancing economic growth and consider sustainability goals, which can go from reducing poverty to fighting climate change. The transformative innovation proposes that the innovation system should include business, academics, and government and call the communities and NGOs because they can bring society's priorities into the discussion. Hence, the policymakers have all the options before they create innovation policies.
Johan Shot
This is a new framework that is highly focused on policy applications. There is an international consortium (Transformative Innovation Policy) in which several government agencies interact, learn, and experiment with transformative policies. However, the TI perspective is new, and there are no consistent evaluations of its performances in real-life scenarios, so it is impossible to analyze its applications.
Green Book in Colombia
2
3
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3 Why this theory?

Explain why the theory
Theory
Why this theory
Why not others
What are the implications of this theory
How does it fill gaps?
Which is its Novelty?
1
2
3
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4 Theoretical schools

Describe the schools that are part of this theory
Theory
Which are the schools
Which is my position among schools
Which are the implications for my position
1
2
3
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5. What are the key concepts?

Describe the key concepts
Concept
Definition
Explanation
Justification
Implications
1
2
3
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6. Relationship between concepts and aims/objectives & existing literature

Explain the relationships
Theory
Relationship with existing literature
Relation to aim/objectives
How is it appropiate to research questions
1
2
3
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7. How are you using the theory & concepts?

Describe your objective for the theory
Theory
Which is my epistemological position
Which is my ontological position
1
2
3
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Describe your objective for the concept
Concept
Indicator
How will I measure it?
How will I recognize it?
1
2
3
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8 Are you the first?

Make an analysis of the theory's development
Theory
Who has used this theory in this context?
How do I differ?
How am I similar?
1
2
3
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9. Drawbacks

Which are the drawbacks of using the theory?
Theory
Drawback
Description
Column 4
1
2
3
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