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Changes in the intellectual structure of strategic management research

A bibliometric study of the Strategic Management Journal , 1980–2000

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ID23384352
AuthorsAntonio Rafael Ramos-Rodríguez (0000-0002-1799-8474, Universidad de Cádiz, corresponding author), Antonio‐Rafael Ramos‐Rodríguez, José Ruiz-Navarro (0000-0003-1209-6911, Universidad de Cádiz), José Ruíz‐Navarro
Year2004
Volume25
Issue10
Pages981-1004
Publication date2004-10-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueStrategic Management Journal (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0143-2095 • E-ISSN: 1097-0266
PublisherWiley (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1002/smj.397
OpenAlexW2088037265
LanguageEN
Citations received146
References cited58

The aim of this paper is to identify the works that have had the greatest impact on strategic management research and to analyze the changes that have taken place in the intellectual structure of this discipline. The methodology is based on the bibliometric techniques of citation and co‐citation analysis which are applied to all the articles published in the Strategic Management Journal from its first issue in 1980 through 2000. Copyright © 2004 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

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Unique citing works146
Citations per year8,11
Citation span2008 - 2026 (19)
Citation velocitycurrent
Highly citedYes
Citation typesNeutral: 140

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