Abstract
ABSTRACT Purpose: To present the meta-analysis technique as a strategy applied to bibliometric research, in order to unveil the state of the art of the international scientific production, its interactions as areas of knowledge, the collaboration among authors and institutions in the Business Administration area, based in the period from 1998 and 2017. Originality/value: In the initially applied exploratory research, it was observed a gap in the debate of using meta-analysis as a state of the art investigation resource in the Business Administration area. The meta-analysis used as a research instrument makes possible a strict association of several studies. Design/methodology/approach: It is a qual-quant research approach, of exploratory character, outlined through bibliographic research. As for the investigation mechanism, it was used meta-analysis as a systematic investigation. The development of the research was divided into two phases. The first, called macro-analysis, and the second, micro-analysis. Findings: Research results showed that the number of bibliometric studies published in the second decade of the studied period was significantly higher. The publication areas, within the scope of Administration, were also affected by important changes, comparing the analyzed periods, evidencing a growth in publications between 2008 and 2018 in the areas of planning and management. As practical applications, it is possible, from this study, to use the publications and analyses to better understand how, when and by whom the bibliometrics was made, that is, denser and deeper bibliometric studies, which can highlight trends in a certain study area.
Highlights
Academic literature offers a wide communication system among communities from several knowledge areas from different countries, collaborating for spreading advances of science and of the history of humanity
To present the meta-analysis technique as a strategy applied to bibliometric research, in order to unveil the state of the art of the international scientific production, its interactions as areas of knowledge, the collaboration among authors and institutions in the Business Administration area, based in the period from 1998 and 2017
In the initially applied exploratory research, it was observed a gap in the debate of using meta-analysis as a state of the art investigation resource in the Business Administration area
Summary
Academic literature offers a wide communication system among communities from several knowledge areas from different countries, collaborating for spreading advances of science and of the history of humanity. The conjunction among knowledge areas, the different theoretical approaches, and axes provide input for building bibliometric indexes that, in turn, allow for refinement and understanding of scientific production focused on its applicability In this sense, bibliometry can be understood as a strategy that intends to gauge scientific activity on specific themes and, with this, to anticipate trends detected through study and analysis of literature more representative of the state of the art, in the scientific means. Bibliometry can be understood as a strategy that intends to gauge scientific activity on specific themes and, with this, to anticipate trends detected through study and analysis of literature more representative of the state of the art, in the scientific means Such understanding expands the application of this strategy when evaluating occurrences of research in different circumstances or, yet, the exchange of knowledge among governments, education and research institutes, and cultures of several countries (Sanz-Casado, Suarez-Balseiro, García-Zorita, Martín-Moreno, & Lascurain-Sánchez, 2002). In order to provide a consistent theoretical framework in the search for knowledge, it is imperative to place a structured process for selecting works of academic prestige in the studied context (Valmorbida, Ensslin, & Ensslin, 2013)
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