Nerur, SP; Rasheed, AA; Natarajan, V The intellectual structure of the strategic management field: An author co-citation analysis STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, 29 (3): 319-336 MAR 2008

[Eugene Garfield]

E-mail Address: snerur at uta.edu 

Author(s): Nerur, SP (Nerur, Sridhar P.); Rasheed, AA (Rasheed, Abdul A.); 
Natarajan, V (Natarajan, Vivek) 

Title: The intellectual structure of the strategic management field: An 
author co-citation analysis 

Source: STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT JOURNAL, 29 (3): 319-336 MAR 2008 

Language: English 

Document Type: Article 

Author Keywords: author co-citation analysis; pathfinder analysis; 
information theory; strategic management research; bibliometrics 

Keywords Plus: CITATION ANALYSIS; JOURNALS; SYSTEMS; DISCIPLINE; SCIENCE 

Abstract: This paper complements a recent study by Ramos-Rodriguez and 
Ruiz-Navarro (2004) that investigated the intellectual structure of the 
strategic management field through co-citation analysis. By using authors 
as the units of analysis and incorporating all the citations that are 
included in the Science Citation Index and the Social Science Citation 
Index, we trace the evolution of the intellectual structure of the 
strategic management field during the period 1980-2000. Using a variety of 
data analytic techniques such as multidimensional scaling, factor 
analysis, and Pathfinder analysis, we (1) delineate the subfields that 
constitute the intellectual structure of strategic management; (2) 
determine the relationships between the subfields; (3) identify authors 
who play a pivotal role in bridging two or more conceptual domains of 
research; and (4) graphically map the intellectual structure in two-
dimensional space in order to visualize spatial distances between 
intellectual themes. The analysis provides insights about the influence of 
individual authors as well as changes in their influence over time. 
Copyright (C) 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. 

Addresses: Univ Texas Arlington, Dept Informat Syst & Operat Management, 
Arlington, TX 76019 USA; Univ Texas Arlington, Coll Business Adm, Dept 
Management, Arlington, TX 76019 USA; Lamar Univ, Beaumont, TX 77710 USA 

Reprint Address: Nerur, SP, Univ Texas Arlington, Dept Informat Syst & 
Operat Management, Box 19437, Arlington, TX 76019 USA.
 
E-mail Address: snerur at uta.edu 

Cited Reference Count: 52 

Times Cited: 0 

Publisher: JOHN WILEY & SONS LTD 

Publisher Address: THE ATRIUM, SOUTHERN GATE, CHICHESTER PO19 8SQ, W 
SUSSEX, ENGLAND 

ISSN: 0143-2095 

29-char Source Abbrev.: STRATEG MANAGE J 

ISO Source Abbrev.: Strateg. Manage. J. 

Source Item Page Count: 18 

Subject Category: Business; Management 

ISI Document Delivery No.: 274YQ 


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