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https://doi.org/10.1080/1331677X.2021.2018003
Bibliometric analysis of studies on family firms
Luis Araya-Castillo
Felipe Hernández-Perlines
orcid.org/0000-0002-6409-5593
Cristian Millán-Toledo
Manuel Alejandro Ibarra Cisneros
Sažetak
Several authors have highlighted the importance of family firms in
the worldwide generation of wealth, wellbeing, and employment.
Recently, the importance of family firms has resulted in the proliferation of many academic works in prestigious journals. Hence, studying their development and evolution is deemed necessary. This
study conducts a bibliometric analysis of the literature on family
firms to show the research trends and guide researchers in their
work; it is conducted using a detailed and systematic study of the
scientific production of papers on family firms published in the
Web of Science (WoS) between 1975 and May 2020. Its contributions are as follows. First, it consolidates family firms as an area of
research, which reflects on several papers focusing on this topic
(1990 papers published in the WoS database, 55982 total citations).
Second, it finds that family firm research has mainly developed in
the last few years. Third, it discovers that Kellermanns and
Chrisman are the most relevant authors in this field. Fourth, it suggests that the most influential journal is Family Business Review.
Fifth, it finds that that the Mississippi State University is the most
renowned family firm research institution. Sixth, it discovers that the
United States has the highest production in the field. Finally, the
bibliometric map identifies four clusters, the most relevant being
the family firm theory and its evolution.
Ključne riječi
Bibliometrics; scientific production; bibliometric map; family firms; Web of Science; H-index
Hrčak ID:
302773
URI
Datum izdavanja:
31.3.2023.
Posjeta: 251 *