We introduce a special issue of International Journal of Management Reviews that demonstrates how to use review articles to address societal grand challenges—complex, large-scale issues facing humankind, such as climate change, inequality and poverty. First, we argue that review articles possess unique features that make them particularly useful for addressing societal grand challenges. Second, we discuss three distinct but related roles of review articles in addressing societal grand challenges: (1) advancing theoretical knowledge; (2) advancing methodological knowledge; and (3) advancing practical knowledge. We conclude by providing future directions to enhance contributions of review articles for addressing societal grand challenges further by: (a) spanning disciplinary boundaries; (b) engaging practitioners; and (c) using alternative review approaches.

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使用评论文章应对社会重大挑战

我们介绍了国际管理评论杂志的特刊这展示了如何使用评论文章来应对社会重大挑战——人类面临的复杂、大规模的问题，例如气候变化、不平等和贫困。首先，我们认为评论文章具有独特的特征，这使得它们对于应对社会重大挑战特别有用。其次，我们讨论评论文章在应对社会重大挑战中的三个不同但相关的作用：（1）推进理论知识；(2) 推进方法知识；(3) 推进实践知识。最后，我们通过提供未来方向来加强评论文章的贡献，以通过以下方式进一步解决社会重大挑战：（a）跨越学科界限；(b) 让从业者参与；(c) 使用替代审查方法。