Beyhan, B; Cetindamar, D. 2011. No escape from the dominant theories: The analysis of intellectual pillars of technology management in developing countries. TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE 78 (1): 103-115

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Beyhan, B; Cetindamar, D. 2011. No escape from the dominant theories: The 
analysis of intellectual pillars of technology management in developing 
countries. TECHNOLOGICAL FORECASTING AND SOCIAL CHANGE 78 (1): 103-
115.

Author Full Name(s): Beyhan, Berna; Cetindamar, Dilek
Language: English
Document Type: Article

Author Keywords: Bibliometric analysis; Knowledge sources; Keywords; 
Intellectual pillars; TM literature; Developing countries
KeyWords Plus: AUTHOR COCITATION ANALYSIS; INNOVATION-MANAGEMENT; 
STRATEGIC-MANAGEMENT; CITATION ANALYSIS; ABSORPTIVE-CAPACITY; 
KNOWLEDGE; PERSPECTIVE; CAPABILITIES; JOURNALS; FIRM

Abstract: This paper aims to identify the intellectual bases of the technology 
management (TM) literature generated in developing countries using citation 
and co-citation analyses and answer the question of whether the intellectual 
bases of the TM literature created by authors in developing countries diverge 
from those of the global TM literature. Based on a comprehensive bibliometric 
analysis of ten technology-innovation management (TIM) specialty journals 
through the period of 1998-2007, this study produces three important findings. 
First, the TM literature generated in developing countries is dominated by the 
knowledge and theories created in developed countries. Second, among these 
knowledge sources some authors from developing countries and focusing on the 
specialties of developing countries, such as Kim and Lall, come into prominence; 
however these authors are not even mentioned in the previous bibliometric 
studies covering overall TM research. Finally the researchers in developing 
countries tackle with the issues or topics specific to their own context through 
combining three major bulks of literature. These are (i) resource-based view 
(RBV)/core competencies and organizational learning related research; (ii) 
literature dealing with the evolutionary theorizing on economic change and 
growth and (iii) literature related to technological capabilities, technology 
transfer and industrialization in developing countries. (C) 2010 Elsevier Inc. All 
rights reserved.

Addresses: [Beyhan, Berna] Middle E Tech Univ, Sci & Technol Policy Studies 
Res Ctr, TR-06531 Ankara, Turkey; [Cetindamar, Dilek] Sabanci Univ, Fac 
Management, TR-34956 Istanbul, Turkey
Reprint Address: Beyhan, B, Middle E Tech Univ, Sci & Technol Policy Studies 
Res Ctr, TR-06531 Ankara, Turkey.

E-mail Address: berna.beyhan at gmail.com; dilek at sabanciuniv.edu
ISSN: 0040-1625
DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2010.10.001
URL (not open access): http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2010.10.001