Bibliometric Analysis of Published Studies on Social Exchange Theory Using R and VOSviewer

Ahmet Başaran

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Bibliometric Analysis of Published Studies on Social Exchange Theory Using R and VOSviewer

Authors:

Ahmet Başaran

Publisher:

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi

Main Topics:

İşletme

Journal:

Alanya Akademik Bakış Vol.8 Issue 2, pp.634-655

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001318590

pISSN:

2651-4192

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Abstract:

 There has been an increase in the number of studies that examine the studies related to Social Exchange Theory through bibliometric or systematic analyses. However, as far as is known, there is no research that examines the studies related to the theory in the business and management literature with bibliometric method. Therefore, the present study aims to fill this gap and to be a resource that researchers who want to design a study in the related literature can refer to. In this context, 3992 studies published between 1981 and 2023 based on the Web of Science WoS database were analyzed using R and VOSviewer software. It was determined that there was a significant increase in the number of studies published, especially in the 2020s, the most influential author in the relevant literature was Robert Eisenberger, the most influential journal was Journal of Applied Psychology, the most influential university was University of Illinois and the most influential country was the United States of America USA. Co-citation analysis revealed that organizational behavior issues such as organizational justice and leader-member exchange have contributed significantly to the development of the theory. The bibliographic coupling network showed that the theory has recently been frequently addressed in tourism, marketing and management, in addition to some organizational behavior topics. The co-word analysis revealed that the most frequently occurring keyword associated with the theory was trust. It is concluded that Social Exchange Theory has developed especially with organizational behavior topics, but recently it has become an interdisciplinary theory by expanding its applicability with tourism, marketing and management topics.

 There has been an increase in the number of studies that examine the studies related to Social Exchange Theory through bibliometric or systematic analyses. However, as far as is known, there is no research that examines the studies related to the theory in the business and management literature with bibliometric method. Therefore, the present study aims to fill this gap and to be a resource that researchers who want to design a study in the related literature can refer to. In this context, 3992 studies published between 1981 and 2023 based on the Web of Science WoS database were analyzed using R and VOSviewer software. It was determined that there was a significant increase in the number of studies published, especially in the 2020s, the most influential author in the relevant literature was Robert Eisenberger, the most influential journal was Journal of Applied Psychology, the most influential university was University of Illinois and the most influential country was the United States of America USA. Co-citation analysis revealed that organizational behavior issues such as organizational justice and leader-member exchange have contributed significantly to the development of the theory. The bibliographic coupling network showed that the theory has recently been frequently addressed in tourism, marketing and management, in addition to some organizational behavior topics. The co-word analysis revealed that the most frequently occurring keyword associated with the theory was trust. It is concluded that Social Exchange Theory has developed especially with organizational behavior topics, but recently it has become an interdisciplinary theory by expanding its applicability with tourism, marketing and management topics.

 There has been an increase in the number of studies that examine the studies related to Social Exchange Theory through bibliometric or systematic analyses. However, as far as is known, there is no research that examines the studies related to the theory in the business and management literature with bibliometric method. Therefore, the present study aims to fill this gap and to be a resource that researchers who want to design a study in the related literature can refer to. In this context, 3992 studies published between 1981 and 2023 based on the Web of Science WoS database were analyzed using R and VOSviewer software. It was determined that there was a significant increase in the number of studies published, especially in the 2020s, the most influential author in the relevant literature was Robert Eisenberger, the most influential journal was Journal of Applied Psychology, the most influential university was University of Illinois and the most influential country was the United States of America USA. Co-citation analysis revealed that organizational behavior issues such as organizational justice and leader-member exchange have contributed significantly to the development of the theory. The bibliographic coupling network showed that the theory has recently been frequently addressed in tourism, marketing and management, in addition to some organizational behavior topics. The co-word analysis revealed that the most frequently occurring keyword associated with the theory was trust. It is concluded that Social Exchange Theory has developed especially with organizational behavior topics, but recently it has become an interdisciplinary theory by expanding its applicability with tourism, marketing and management topics.

 Sosyal Mübadele Kuramı ile ilişkili çalışmaları, bibliyometrik ya da sistematik analizlerle inceleyen araştırmalarda bir artış yaşandığı gözlenmektedir. Fakat bilindiği kadarıyla, işletme ve yönetim yazınındaki kuramla ilişkili çalışmaları, bibliyometrik yöntemle ele alan bir araştırma bulunmamaktadır. Dolayısıyla mevcut araştırma bu boşluğu doldurmayı ve ilgili yazında çalışma tasarlamak isteyen araştırmacıların başvurabileceği bir kaynak olmayı amaçlamaktadır. Bu kapsamda Web of Science WoS veri tabanına dayalı olarak, 1981-2023 yılları arasında yayımlanan 3992 çalışma, R ve VOSviewer yazılımları aracılığıyla incelenmiştir. Özellikle 2020li yıllarla birlikte, yayımlanan çalışma sayısında çok büyük bir artış yaşandığı, ilgili yazındaki en etkili yazarın Robert Eisenberger, en etkili derginin Journal of Applied Psychology, en etkili üniversitenin University of Illinois ve en etkili ülkenin Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ABD olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ortak alıntı analizi sonucunda, örgütsel adalet ve lider-üye mübadelesi gibi örgütsel davranış konularının, kuramın gelişimine önemli katkıda bulundukları tespit edilmiştir. Bibliyografik eşleştirme ağı, son zamanlarda kuramın, bazı örgütsel davranış konuları haricinde turizm, pazarlama ve yönetim konularında da sıklıkla ele alındığını göstermiştir. Ortak kelime analiziyle, kuramla birlikte en sık ortaya çıkan anahtar kelimenin güven olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sosyal Mübadele Kuramının, özellikle örgütsel davranış konularıyla birlikte gelişim gösterdiği, ancak son zamanlarda turizm, pazarlama ve yönetim konularıyla birlikte uygulanabilirliğini genişleterek disiplinler arası bir kuram haline geldiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.

Article Details

Bibliometric Analysis of Published Studies on Social Exchange Theory Using R and VOSviewer

Authors:

Ahmet Başaran

Publisher:

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi

Main Topics:

İşletme

Journal:

Alanya Akademik Bakış Vol.8 Issue 2, pp.634-655

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001318590

pISSN:

2651-4192

Social Exchange Theory

Bibliometric Analysis

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VOSviewerSosyal Mübadele Kuramı

Bibliyometrik Analiz

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VOSviewer

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Article Details

Authors: Ahmet Başaran

Publisher: Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi

Main Topics: İşletme

Journal: Alanya Akademik Bakış Vol.8 Issue 2, pp.634-655

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 5/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001318590

pISSN: 2651-4192

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Authors:

Ahmet Başaran

Publisher:

Alanya Alaaddin Keykubat Üniversitesi

Main Topics:

İşletme

Journal:

Alanya Akademik Bakış Vol.8 Issue 2, pp.634-655

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

5/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001318590

pISSN:

2651-4192