Developments in the knowledge-based economy research field: a bibliometric literature review

Gloria Aparicio, Txomin Iturralde () and Ana Vilma Rodríguez
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Gloria Aparicio: University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU
Txomin Iturralde: University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU
Ana Vilma Rodríguez: University of the Basque Country UPV/EHU

Management Review Quarterly, 2023, vol. 73, issue 1, No 11, 317-352

Abstract: Abstract This study aims to synthesize and organize existing the knowledge in the knowledge-based economy (KBE) research field. Using the Web of Science Core Collection, this study conducts a bibliometric literature review of 1228 articles published from 1991 to 2020. The results reveal the research evolution and identify some of the field’s most active and influential articles, journals, and authors. Moreover, this analysis enhances the understanding of the research field’s conceptual and intellectual structure based on a global overview of the relevant literature and its authors. The bibliometric analysis also reveals seven thematic clusters: (1) KBE fundamentals, (2) knowledge management, (3) knowledge work, (4) knowledge generation, (5) knowledge environments, (6) new post-capitalism, and (7) KBE reconceptualization. These clusters provide a holistic view of the field and, in so doing, facilitate future research by providing a research map as to guide the advancement of the existing knowledge on this topic. Based on the bibliometric and content analyses, some future research avenues have been proposed to provide clues for this task.

Keywords: Knowledge economy; Knowledge-based economy; Innovation system; Bibliometrics (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I25 I26 I28 O1 O31 O36 R1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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