دانلود رایگان مقاله پژوهش استراتژیک نوردیک - موضوعات، نظریه ها و روند

ABSTRACT

Strategy research occupies a central position in business studies, but despite its global reach mainly has been considered as geographically homogenous. This paper aims to contribute to a better and more nuanced understanding of the strategy field by assessing Nordic contributions to the international strategy field. Using a bibliometric approach it shows that the Nordics holds an increasingly strong position in international strategy research but also identifies differences. Denmark is the single most successful Nordic nation across all measures, and even matches the international forefront in citation per publication. The success appears related the degree of co-authorship with international strategy scholars. Together, findings establish that Nordic strategy research contributes strongly to the core of international strategy research. Implications for several stakeholder groups are provided.

5. Conclusion

This study set out against a background where pictures of important research fields still are dominated by a view of research as globally homogenous. While the field of strategic management takes a central position in business studies not only by virtue of the pertinent questions it asks but also by its influencing both in- and outside of academia, it is somewhat surprising that this field typically is described as varied in terms of topics, but with little attention to the potentially varied contributions to the field across regions and nations. In a world where many countries, notleast the Nordics, strive to further establish themselves as knowledge economies, increasing nuance to the picture of research contributions in central fields is likely to benefit several stakeholders with an interest in research. While Nordic countries have proven their mettle in business studies in general and individual Nordic scholars are prominent in the strategy arena, the question about the degree to which Nordic research contributes to the strategy field has remained missing. Against this background this study has aimed at nuancing the understanding of the strategy field by assessing topics, theories, and trends of Nordic strategy research over the last decade.