This paper complements a recent study by Ramos-Rodriguez and Ruiz-Navarro (2004) that investigated the intellectual structure of the strategic management field through co-citation analysis. By using authors as the units of analysis and incorporating all the citations that are included in the Science Citation Index and the Social Science Citation Index, we trace the evolution of the intellectual structure of the strategic management field during the period 1980–2000. Using a variety of data analytic techniques such as multidimensional scaling, factor analysis, and Pathfinder analysis, we (1) delineate the subfields that constitute the intellectual structure of strategic management; (2) determine the relationships between the subfields; (3) identify authors who play a pivotal role in bridging two or more conceptual domains of research; and (4) graphically map the intellectual structure in two-dimensional space in order to visualize spatial distances between intellectual themes. The analysis provides insights about the influence of individual authors as well as changes in their influence over time. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

The intellectual structure of the strategic management field: an author co-citation analysis

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The Analysis of Library Data

A simple stochastic model for the borrowing of books from a library collection is proposed which explains some observed circulation frequency distributions. Use of the model requires the specification of just two parameters which may be calculated from the circulation statistics for a fixed period of time. These allow one then to make predictions regarding the patterns of likely future usage, and should assist therefore in determining the impact of any proposed relegation policy. The article is illustrated with data from the library of the University of Sussex, the Wishart Library of the University of Cambridge and from the published University of Pittsburgh study. In the latter case our conclusions differ from those of the original investigators.

A simple stochastic model for library loans

Due to difficulties with objectively evaluating the quality of MIS research, at- titudes about journals in which this research is published play an important role in deter- mining the allocation of research resources. To provide a more objective basis for these attitudes, we examine journal influence in communicating MIS research over a 9-year pe- riod using citation analyses, researcher perceptions, and publishing patterns of top MIS research universities. As a result of these analyses, we identify a cohesive stable group of highly influential journals which can reasonably be called an MIS core. An internal rank- ing of this core is then determined which is significantly different from prior rankings.

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Communicating MIS research: a citation study of journal influence

We elucidate the intellectual progression of the strategic management field by examining knowledge flows to and from the Strategic Management Journal (SMJ) during the period 1980–2009. We provide a detailed mapping of the evolution of the intellectual structure of the field and identify its input-output dependency relationships with other fields. Analysis of citation data using three analytic techniques: log-multiplicative model, pathfinder analysis, and entropy analysis allow us to discern strategic management's influence on and engagement with other disciplines. The results show that, within the intellectual universe of strategic management, SMJ has played a central role, both as a source and storer of knowledge. We notice that, over time, there has been a decline in practitioner orientation, greater communication with finance and sociology, and increasing linkages with international business and entrepreneurship. Copyright © 2015 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.

Citation footprints on the sands of time: An analysis of idea migrations in strategic management

The lines of a co-author graph represent channels of communication through which information has been and may continue to be informally exchanged. The Brillouin Information Measure can be used to describe important properties of the co-author graph and other communication-graphs. The “connectedness” of a graph can be represented on a scale in which one limiting value signifies a connected graph and the other limiting value signifies a graph in which all points are isolated. Important points can be distinguished from all other points in a communication-graph. These important points are defined mathematically and are called synthetic cutpoints. A measure of importance can be assigned to each point in a communication-graph. This measure can be used to order points in terms of their contribution to a favorable communication-structure.

Statistical disorder and the analysis of a communication‐graph

An existing model of the circulation subsystem of a library has been modified to explicitly include renewals and to describe a semester loan policy. An extensive amount of experimental data have been obtained by recording the history of all books which circulated from Sears Library at Case Western Reserve University during the fall semester, 1973. These data, which characterize various aspects of user behavior, in combination with a numerical statement of the loan policy of the library serve as input parameters for the model which simulates the events that occur in the circulation subsystem. The results of the simulation provide information about the availability of books and the delay associated with recalls.



These results have been compared to experimental observation. The agreement between the predicted values and the experimental observation is good. Thus the validity of the model is demonstrated, and the model is used to simulate various alternative loan policies. The effect of these alternatives on book availability is also given.

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Statistical disorder and the analysis of a communication‐graph

Computer Simulation of the Circulation Subsystem of a Library.