Knowledge Mapping of Corporate Financial Performance Research: A Visual Analysis Using Cite Space and Ucinet

Wuzhao Xue, Hua Li, Rizwan Ali and Ramiz Ur Rehman
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Wuzhao Xue: School of Economics and Management, Xidian University, Xi’an 710126, China
Hua Li: School of Economics and Management, Xidian University, Xi’an 710126, China
Rizwan Ali: Lahore Business School, the University of Lahore, Lahore 54100, Pakistan
Ramiz Ur Rehman: Lahore Business School, the University of Lahore, Lahore 54100, Pakistan

Sustainability, 2020, vol. 12, issue 9, 1-21

Abstract: Financial performance is an indicator of the financial stability and the health of a firm. It is a measure of how well a firm uses its assets to generate revenues, a firm’s credibility, and its ability to pay off debts. To study the theoretical development, empirical examinations, and growing trend of financial performance research, this study reviewed the financial performance literature based on 875 journal articles sourced from the Web of Science, ACM, and Scopus databases from 2005 to 2019. To carry out the review, we applied Cite Space and Ucinet software for visualization and social network analysis, statistical analysis, co-occurrence analysis, and other research methods. We obtained a panoramic depiction of the posts, authors, journals, and keywords, and also reviewed financial performance using the field of knowledge maps. Accordingly, this study highlighted the recent and future research trends, and found that corporate social responsibility, and the green and sustainable corporate environment are potential research areas. These findings, through the combination of bibliometric methods and a systematic review, provide a better understanding of the development of corporate financial performance for both researchers and practitioners.

Keywords: corporate financial performance; knowledge mapping; cite Space; Ucinet (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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