Macaulay’s theory of duration: 80-year thematic bibliometric review of the literature

2020 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 103-132
Author(s):  
Syed Alamdar Ali Shah ◽  
Raditya Sukmana ◽  
Bayu Arie Fianto
Keyword(s):  
Model Development ◽  
Holistic Approach ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Duration Model ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
Regulatory Bodies ◽  
Future Research Directions

PurposeThe purpose of this research is to propose a framework for research on Macaulay duration and establish future research directions.Design/methodology/approachThematic, bibliometric and content analyses have been used to review 168 research papers published between 1938 and 2019 taken from ISI Web of Science and Scopus contributed by leading authors, journals and regulatory bodies.FindingsIdentification and integration of themes of duration theory, duration model development and duration model implementation leading to unattended research gaps, and framework for research on Macaulay duration.Research limitations/implicationsThe study is based on an extensive review of the literature to extract important themes, research gaps and frameworks. It does not empirically investigate significance of Macaulay duration and various sectors.Practical implicationsThis research has several aspects that are helpful for practitioners. Macaulay duration has been the subject of empirical research only without any guiding framework. This research provides a platform to initiate profound researches in various areas of finance. Various proposed models are required to be tested under holistic approach in conventional and emerging fields, especially in Islamic settings.Originality/valueThis research highlights, research themes leading to framework, research gaps and factors that are crucial in developing, extending and testing duration models leading to enhancement of theoretical base of Macaulay duration.

Leadership/management factors impact on employee engagement and discretionary effort

2019 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
pp. 43-64
Author(s):  
Jalleh Sharafizad ◽  
Janice Redmond ◽  
Robyn Morris
Keyword(s):  
Employee Engagement ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Current View ◽  
Recent Effort ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Leadership And Management ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Discretionary Effort ◽  
Management Factors

Purpose There is strong and growing evidence of the importance of leadership and management factors influence on employee engagement and discretionary effort. However, the problem is that there has been limited recent effort to review where research gaps exit and provide a direction to guide future research. The purpose of this paper is to provide an integrated perspective on the influence of leadership and management factors on employee engagement and discretionary effort. Design/methodology/approach The review of the literature includes empirical research and case studies related to employee engagement and discretionary effort from various databases such as Business Premier, Cambridge University Press, JSTOR, Springer, Emerald, Wiley, ProQuest and ISI Web of Science. Supporting material was also accessed from reference books regarding similar concepts and theories. Findings The review provides a current view of the key topics, identifies three key research gaps, suggests a refined, up-to-date definition of both employee engagement and discretionary effort, and proposes a conceptual framework to inform future research. In doing so, it offers new directions for progressing studies on these critical workplace practices and behaviours particularly the inclusion of national culture as a moderating variable when investigating or implementing employee engagement and discretionary effort strategies. Research limitations/implications Findings are based on existing literature and require empirical testing. Practical and theoretical implications are discussed. Originality/value Undertaking a review of the literature is an important part of any research and this review aims to organise, describe and appraise the current literature with a view to gaining a critical perspective for the benefit of researchers.

Beyond feedback: understanding how feedforward can support employee development

2019 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 46-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie-Hélène Budworth ◽  
Jennifer A. Harrison ◽  
Sheryl Chummar
Keyword(s):  
Positive Psychology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Relational Resources ◽  
Psychology Literature ◽  
Environmental Limits ◽  
Direct Guidance ◽  
Effective Use

Purpose Recent research has found that a technique called feedforward interviewing (FFI) can be used to develop employees on the job. Currently the mechanisms and boundary conditions of the FFI-performance relationship are unexplored. Using a positive psychology framework, the purpose of this paper is to discuss how FFI supports the creation of personal and relational resources, and explores the contextual and environmental limits to the effectiveness of the technique. Design/methodology/approach Through a review of the literature as well as examination through appropriate theoretical lenses, moderators of FFI are proposed and the implications for the effectiveness of the technique are examined. Findings The FFI model explored in this paper is rooted in broaden and build theory as well as other theories from the positive psychology literature. Design recommendations and future research directions are discussed. Originality/value Through a scholarly review of the literature, the potential for the effective use of a new developmental technique is explored. Direct guidance on how to apply FFI in organizations is given.

Mapping the scientific research on alternative momentum investing: a bibliometric analysis

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Simarjeet Singh ◽  
Nidhi Walia ◽  
Sivagandhi Saravanan ◽  
Preeti Jain ◽  
Avtar Singh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Research Papers ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
North American West ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Momentum Investing ◽  
Earnings Momentum

PurposeThis study aims to recognize the current dynamics, prolific contributors and salient trends and propose future research directions in the area of alternative momentum investing.Design/methodology/approachThe study uses a blend of electronic database and forward reference searching to ensure the incorporation of all the significant studies. With the help of the Scopus database, the present study retrieves 122 research papers published from 1999 to 2020.FindingsThe results reveal that alternative momentum investing is an emerging area in the field of momentum investing. However, this area has witnessed an exponential growth in last ten years. The study also finds that North American, West European and East Asian countries dominate in total research publications. Through network citation analysis, the study identifies five major clusters: industrial momentum, earnings momentum, 52-week high momentum, time-series momentum and risk-managed momentum.Research limitations/implicationsThe present review will serve as a guide for financial researchers who intend to work on alternative momentum approaches. The study proposes several unexplored research themes in alternative momentum investing on which future studies can focus.Originality/valueThe study embellishes the existing literature on momentum investing by contributing the first bibliometric review on alternative momentum approaches.

Impact of digital marketing – a bibliometric review

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kedar Dunakhe ◽  
Chetan Panse
Keyword(s):  
Digital Marketing ◽  
Primary Data ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Relevant Research ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Starting Point ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
Area Of Study

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to review the literature on the topic “impact of digital marketing” over the span of past eight years, published in various prominent research journals in the past eight years. The purpose of this paper is to act as a starting point for several further researches in this area of study, and also to get the overview of the research that has happened and understand the relevant research gaps that exist in the area of digital marketing. Design/methodology/approach Scopus database is used to search the research publications on the selected topic. The papers selected for this paper have been published in the past eight years (2012–2020). Findings It has been concluded by many of the research papers reviewed that “Digital Marketing Efforts” influence the purchase intention of the customer. It can be also inferred that the distinction between the “marketing” and “digital marketing” is soon fading as every type of marketing effort will have an element of “digital marketing” in it. Research limitations/implications The approach to the review is theoretical and no primary data have been collected. This bibliometric review is expected to provide overview of the research that has happened over the span of past eight years in the area of digital marketing. Practical implications Many of the papers have expressed the limitations and opportunities for the future research. Few of the prominent and relevant research gaps are listed in this paper. This paper is expected to lay a foundation for several further studies in this area of study. Originality/value The paper is original in terms of reviewing the literature published on the topic, “impact of digital marketing”, between years 2012 to 2020. As the world has been forced to go digital due to COVID-19 outbreak, it has become all the more significant to take an account of developments in the field of “digital marketing”.

Islamic banking efficiency literature (2000–2020): a bibliometric analysis and research front mapping

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Saiyara Shabbir Ikra ◽  
Md. Azizur Rahman ◽  
Peter Wanke ◽  
Md. Abul Kalam Azad
Keyword(s):  
Citation Network ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Islamic Banking ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Research Front ◽  
Banking Efficiency ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Agenda ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
Future Research Directions

Purpose This paper aims to present a citation-based bibliometric review of Islamic banking efficiency literature from 2000 until August 2020 for analyzing the content of the literature and mapping future research directions. Design/methodology/approach Using bibliometric citation analysis, this study reviews and examines a total of 278 documents from Web of Science (WoS) indexed sources coupled with content analysis. Findings The results identified that the growth of Islamic banking efficiency literature has begun to rise since 2008 with an annual growth rate of 12.5% while identifying the most influential aspects of Islamic banking efficiency literature in terms of topics, papers, authors and keywords. The outcomes of science mapping (i.e. co-citation network, bibliometric coupling and co-authorship network) reveal that there are three underlying research streams in Islamic banking efficiency literature: growth of Islamic banking efficiency literature, stability and genuineness of Islamic banking operations and the methods in Islamic banking efficiency literature. Originality/value To the best of the knowledge, this is the first bibliometric review paper on Islamic banking efficiency literature. It successfully unveils the scientific mapping of published WoS documents with a future research agenda also proposed based on the review outcomes. These findings can be used in efficiency-related initiatives by managers or regulators for managing Islamic bank operations worldwide.

Sustainability for competitiveness in firms – a systematic literature review

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Gabriela Citlalli Lopez-Torres ◽  
Salomón Montejano-García ◽  
Francisco Javier Alvarez-Torres ◽  
Marcelo de Jesus Perez-Ramos
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Negative Impact ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Review Of The Literature ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Moderating Factors ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Negative Impacts ◽  
New Research

Purpose This paper aims to present a systematic review of the literature on sustainability for the competitiveness of firms to identify the state of the art, significant discussions and new research directions. Recently, due to the negative impacts that traditional and unsustainable practices of companies have caused the Planet (e.g. climate change, sanitary crisis), national and international research urgently calls for the assessment of sustainable practices in firms. However, progress seems slow due to a poor understanding of the necessary changes that companies must make in their specific reality. Competitiveness has remained as firms’ primary strategy to endure. Some have associated sustainability with an increment of costs, sometimes with a negative impact on its competitiveness. Sometimes generating oppositions from stakeholder and institutions regulations, it is important to explore how these behaviors and dynamics of this relationship between sustainability and competitiveness affect the pursued transition to sustainability. Design/methodology/approach A systematic review of the literature, which is a scientific tool, is used in this research. It allows reliably and accurately analyzing and constructing conclusions from a broad database. The search was leaked over the 10 years, from 2010 to 2019. As a basis, 182 scientific articles were identified and revised based on methodology selection criteria and 51 articles were revised in detail. Findings This paper identifies critical variables analyzed in the selected articles, sustainability strategies for competitiveness, strategies for sustainability, organizational aspects for sustainability and competitiveness, measurement of sustainability, models, moderating factors for sustainability and new future research directions. Originality/value This paper presents state of art about sustainability for competitiveness and identifying key themes and future research directions.

Conceptual and influential structure of Takaful literature: a bibliometric review

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Adeel Nasir ◽  
Umar Farooq ◽  
Ashraf Khan
Keyword(s):  
Design Methodology ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Journal Articles ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Word Analysis ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Bibliometric Approach ◽  
Fourth Theme

Purpose The purpose of this research is to provide a comprehensive review of key influential aspects and conceptual structure of Takaful literature. Design/methodology/approach The authors review 149 journal articles using bibliometric citation analysis, co-word analysis and citation histograms. However, the authors have introduced a new index of keywords for co-word analysis. Findings The results purpose four research clusters of Takaful literature. The first theme compared Takaful with conventional insurance from various perspectives. Second theme explored the business model and sharia-compliant issues. Third theme applied the marketing concepts and examined the customer behaviour such as commitment, loyalty, satisfaction or awareness. Fourth theme examined risk management, investment and corporate governance issues. This research also identified the structure of variables studied in each theme. Originality/value This paper follows a very novel and trending bibliometric approach and explores what has been published, encompassing all aspects of Takaful literature. This study also presents 22 future research directions which are either missing or less researched in Takaful literature.

Twenty-five years’ contribution of “Benchmarking: an International Journal” to manufacturing strategy: a scientometric review

2020 ◽  
Vol 27 (10) ◽  
pp. 2887-2908 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vishwas Dohale ◽  
Angappa Gunasekaran ◽  
Milind M. Akarte ◽  
Priyanka Verma
Keyword(s):  
Research Direction ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Manufacturing Strategy ◽  
Research Gaps ◽  
Exclusion Criteria ◽  
Research Directions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Review Study ◽  
Research Type

PurposeThis study aims at reviewing the articles on the themes of manufacturing strategy (MS) published in “Benchmarking: An International Journal (BIJ)” and investigating the trends of publication for future research.Design/methodology/approachFive-stage methodology to conduct a literature review is adopted comprising: (1) article collection, (2) inclusion/exclusion criteria, (3) reviewing the articles, (4) analyzing the articles and (5) future research directions. A total of 57 articles specific to MS domain published in BIJ are reviewed. Further, a bibliometric analysis comprising keywords co-occurrence, citation and co-citation using a VOSviewer© software followed by content analysis to analyze the type of research, type of industry and type of tool/method used is carried out.FindingsThe study helps to find the scope of the journal and research gaps in the MS domain to provide future research directions. Most of the work found is survey-based or case-based in nature. However, there is a need for empirical research to be done in the field of MS.Research limitations/implicationsThe study facilitates researchers willing to publish in BIJ to understand different themes of accepted papers concerning MS domain. The identified research gaps and future research direction can motivate researchers and practitioners to coin new approaches in the MS domain.Originality/valueA comprehensive review and analysis of the MS literature published in BIJ has been provided. To the best of authors' knowledge, the current study is the only review study in MS domain focusing on one specific journal.

scholarly journals Interorganizational learning: a bibliometric review and research agenda

2020 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amitabh Anand ◽  
Louise Brøns Kringelum ◽  
Charlotte Øland Madsen ◽  
Louisa Selivanovskikh
Keyword(s):  
Future Research ◽  
Interorganizational Learning ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Sustained Competitive Advantage ◽  
Emerging Trends ◽  
Research Themes ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Intellectual Foundations ◽  
Structural Indicators

Purpose Scholarly interest in interorganizational learning (IOL) has spiked in the past decade because of its potential to absorb, transfer and create valuable knowledge for enhanced innovative performance and sustained competitive advantage. However, only a handful of review studies exists on the topic. The evolution of IOL has not been studied explicitly and there is a lack of understanding of the field trends. To fill this gap, this paper aims to comprehensively review the literature on IOL and map its evolution and trends using bibliometric techniques. In particular, the authors use visualization of science mapping freeware to systematize the findings and interpret the results. Design/methodology/approach The authors synthesize the findings using “evaluative bibliometric techniques” to identify the quality and quantity indicators of the IOL research and use “relational bibliometric techniques” to determine the structural indicators of the IOL field such as the intellectual foundations and emerging research themes of IOL research. Findings Through an analysis of 208 journal publications obtained from the Scopus database, the authors determine the leading authors, countries, highly cited papers and their contributions to the IOL literature. By identifying the key hotspots, intellectual foundations and emerging trends of IOL, the authors provide promising avenues in IOL research. Originality/value To the best of the knowledge, this study is the first to systematically review the IOL literature and provide future research directions.

Digital transformation in the construction industry: a bibliometric review

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Adeniyi Adekunle ◽  
Clinton Ohis Aigbavboa ◽  
Obuks Ejohwomu ◽  
Emmanuel Abiodun Adekunle ◽  
Wellington Didibhuku Thwala
Keyword(s):  
Construction Industry ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Digital Transformation ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Technological Transformation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
The Past ◽  
Bibliometric Review ◽  
Future Research Directions ◽  
Balanced Flow

Purpose The construction industry has been traditionally referred to as slow when it comes to technological transformation. This study aims to investigate and present a scorecard of the construction industry in the past decade, the paper adopted Bibliometrics. The study identified the various digital transformation (DT) aspects in the construction industry and future research directions are also identified. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the aim of this research, an inductive approach was adopted through a grounded theory strategy. Secondary data was retrieved from the Scopus database and analysed using Biblioshiny and VOSviewer. The data was retrieved through specific keywords related to the study focus. Findings The study also proposed a balanced flow model for DT discussion in the construction industry. DT in the construction industry disrupts every aspect of the industry, albeit at different rates due to the existing barriers; hence, the study identified areas that require further research. It, thus, provides a theoretical and practical basis for researchers and practitioners alike. Originality/value The study reviewed the DT research discuss in the construction industry. It is worthy of note that this is the first study that analyses the DT of the construction industry in the past decade.

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