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<p>Extensive literature on the subject of International Joint Ventures (IJVs) has developed during the last few decades. This work aims at identifying the main trends in this literature using a bibliometric analysis. The analysis of 507 studies published between 1975 and 2019 has allowed for the identification of key authors and journals and has revealed that the literature is focused on topics related to performance and success factors, knowledge acquisition and management, control and developing economies such as China. Thus, future research can focus on topics that have been neglected such as corporate social responsibility, legitimacy and absorptive capacity, and the study of countries and regions relatively neglected.</p>
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Extensive literature on the subject of International Joint Ventures (IJVs) has developed during the last few decades. This work aims at identifying the main trends in this literature using a bibliometric analysis. The analysis of 507 studies published between 1975 and 2019 has allowed for the identification of key authors and journals and has revealed that the literature is focused on topics related to performance and success factors, knowledge acquisition and management, control and developing economies such as China. Thus, future research can focus on topics that have been neglected such as corporate social responsibility, legitimacy and absorptive capacity, and the study of countries and regions relatively neglected.

A Review of the Literature on International Joint Ventures: A Bibliometric Study for the Period 1975-2019

Studies in Business and Economics

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Extensive literature on the subject of International Joint Ventures (IJVs) has developed during the last few decades. This work aims at identifying the main...

A Review of the Literature on International Joint Ventures: A Bibliometric Study for the Period 1975-2019

Publié en ligne: 27 janv. 2023

Pages: 35 - 56

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2022-0044

Mots clés
International joint ventures, literature review, bibliometric analysis

© 2022 Francisco Costa et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

A Review of the Literature on International Joint Ventures: A Bibliometric Study for the Period 1975-2019

Publié en ligne: 27 janv. 2023

Pages: 35 - 56

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/sbe-2022-0044

Mots clésInternational joint ventures, literature review, bibliometric analysis

© 2022 Francisco Costa et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Mots clés
International joint ventures, literature review, bibliometric analysis