TY - JOUR AU - Wirtz, Bernd W. AU - Müller, Wilhelm M. PY - 2021/08/13 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - A Meta-Analysis of Smart City Research and Its Future Research Implications JF - International Public Management Review JA - IPMR VL - 21 IS - 2 SE - Articles DO - UR - https://ipmr.net/index.php/ipmr/article/view/401 SP - 18-39 AB - <p>The aspired potentials of the "Smart City" (SC) and its deficits in practice are essential reasons why the subject is assigned to a rapidly growing body of literature. This situation requires a specific review of the literature summarizing the research efforts to date into research branches and topics, unifying essential basic concepts and thus forming a solid basis for futher research. The present study first derives a basic structure of research by an analysis of the available literature reviews. Subsequently, a systematic examination of SC literature by means of an EBSCO data query identifies the current research topics and compiles a comprehensive view of the research topics. The present study is therefore not only of interest for scientific use, but also offers practitioners an overview of the various sub-areas of a SC, as well as of the currently available findings and experiences in relation to the implementation of SC (sub-)projects.</p> ER -