The Rise of the Chaebol: A Bibliometric Analysis of Business Groups in South Korea

Artur F. Tomeczek ()
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Artur F. Tomeczek: Global Economic Interdependence Department, World Economy Research Institute, Collegium of World Economy, SGH Warsaw School of Economics, al. Niepodległości 162, 02-554 Warsaw, Poland

JRFM, 2025, vol. 18, issue 11, 1-24

Abstract: South Korea has become one of the most important economies in Asia. The largest Korean multinational firms are affiliated with influential family-owned business groups known as the chaebol. Despite the surging academic popularity of the chaebol, there is a considerable knowledge gap in the bibliometric analysis of business groups in Korea. In an attempt to fill this gap, the article aims to provide a systematic review of the chaebol and the role that business groups have played in the economy of Korea. Three distinct bibliometric networks are analyzed, namely the scientific collaboration network, bibliographic coupling network, and keyword co-occurrence network.

Keywords: chaebol; business groups; South Korea; bibliometric analysis; network analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C E F2 F3 G (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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