Building the genealogy of family business internationalization: a bibliometric mixed-method approach

Marco Galvagno () and Vincenzo Pisano ()
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Marco Galvagno: University of Catania
Vincenzo Pisano: University of Catania

Scientometrics, 2021, vol. 126, issue 1, No 34, 757-783

Abstract: Abstract The paper aims to build the genealogy of the literature on Internationalization of Family Business (IFB) identifying the ‘fathers’ (the most important papers in the field), ‘ancestors’ (those on which the fathers have been built on), and ‘descendants’ (the most recent publications and topics) of the research field. Results originate from a complete database on which we used a bibliometric mixed-method approach by sequentially employing citation analysis, co-citation analysis, and bibliographic coupling. Our analysis enriches the academic debate on IFB with more understanding of the field’s knowledge structure (origins, theoretical roots, and developments), meanwhile proposing a sequential use of different bibliometric methods and providing a methodological contribution.

Keywords: Internationalization; Family firms; Genealogy; Bibliometrics; Citation analysis; Co-citation analysis; Bibliographic coupling; 91C20 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: F23 L26 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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DOI: 10.1007/s11192-020-03755-4

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