Open AccessPossibilities of usage meta-analysis method in economic research area
Author(s) -
Anna Gondek
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
management
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2299-193X
pISSN - 1429-9321
DOI - 10.2478/manment-2013-0059
Subject(s) - macro , economic analysis , subject (documents) , quality (philosophy) , productivity , management science , meta analysis , scientific literature , sustainable development , computer science , economics , economic growth , political science , classical economics , paleontology , philosophy , epistemology , library science , law , biology , programming language , medicine
Summary Possibilities of usage meta-analysis method in economic research area The article presents the method of meta-analysis showing its essence, main elements, steps of carrying out research, as well as showing the advantages and disadvantages. In the support to available scientific bases of the source body of the literature, the author checked the economic studies, in which meta-analysis was used and divided them into twelve subject groups. Two group were the most numerous, they were: (1) macro-economics in such subjest as development and growth economics, sustainable development, national accounts, public budgeting and finance and (2) management, especially about productivity, quality of human capital, organizational attitude, and widely understood competitiveness.