Bibliometric analysis of strategic groups research

Abstract

Bibliometrics is focused on the quantitative analysis of scientific literature. The present investigation is a descriptive and longitudinal bibliometric study about the scientific production of strategic groups between the years 1978 and 2018. We analyzed 346 articles published in the WoS database, concluding that the most influential article is the one that was written by Fiss (1997), the most relevant author is Thomas, the most recognized Journal is Strategic Management Journal, the most productive institution is University of Illinois and the country with the greatest impact is the United States; and the bibliometric map represents 3 clusters that refer to the theory and performance, the configuration of the groups and the temporal stability. Finally, it is concluded that there are research spaces regarding the formulation and estimation of competitive models.

Bibliometrics is focused on the quantitative analysis of scientific literature. The present investigation is a descriptive and longitudinal bibliometric study about the scientific production of strategic groups between the years 1978 and 2018. We analyzed 346 articles published in the WoS database, concluding that the most influential article is the one that was written by Fiss (1997), the most relevant author is Thomas, the most recognized Journal is Strategic Management Journal, the most productive institution is University of Illinois and the country with the greatest impact is the United States; and the bibliometric map represents 3 clusters that refer to the theory and performance, the configuration of the groups and the temporal stability. Finally, it is concluded that there are research spaces regarding the formulation and estimation of competitive models.