Knowledge management within a strategic alliances context: past, present and future
Journal of Knowledge Management
ISSN: 1367-3270
Article publication date: 1 February 2021
Issue publication date: 9 August 2021
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims at reviewing the extant knowledge management (KM) research field within a strategic alliance context to understand the historical roots, its temporal progression, current state and potential future in a meaningful way.
Design/methodology/approach
Data for this study was retrieved from the Scopus database using a systematic literature search process. The bibliometric characteristics of 393 research documents were analyzed using bibliometric and structured network analysis.
Findings
The findings of the study suggest that the publication in the field have been growing with an average rate of 8.48%. This analysis also lists the most productive and impactful authors, main outlets, and the most impactful secondary and primary publication in the field. In addition, the conceptual and intellectual structure of the research field was constructed and discussed.
Originality/value
This paper uses an objective and quantitative approach by reviewing the related publications and virtually included all the relevant publications in the analysis, which was seen to be uneconomical when doing traditional literature reviews.
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Citation
Bamel, N., Pereira, V., Bamel, U. and Cappiello, G. (2021), "Knowledge management within a strategic alliances context: past, present and future", Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 25 No. 7, pp. 1782-1810. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-06-2020-0443
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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