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Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to explore the intellectual connections of mission statement research to identify the influential domains of source knowledge and emergent areas of research for future studies.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors deployed bibliometric methods, namely, citation, co-citation and network analysis. The authors collected data from the Scopus and Web of Science databases and analyzed the connections of the most influential articles.
Findings
The authors identified four knowledge domains that informed the mission statements literature: guidance on mission statement development, the value of mission statements, mission statements and organizational issues, mission statement content and communication. And the authors spotted four opportunities for knowledge advancement based on theoretical frameworks, performance measures, content and context.
Practical implications
Practitioners should think beyond the immediate benefits of mission statements, such as performance and legitimacy improvement. Instead, they should focus on long-term benefits, information advantages and democratizing the development phase of mission statements.
Originality/value
Mission statements have attracted scholarly attention over the past 40 years. Despite the formation of a considerable body of knowledge, intellectual connections of mission statement research have been largely neglected. Previous studies had a narrow focus or insufficient coverage of the literature. To the best of the authors’ knowledge, this is the first full-scale bibliometric study on the intellectual connections of the mission statements literature.
目的本研究旨在探索任务陈述研究的智力联系,以确定源知识的影响领域和未来研究的新兴领域。设计/方法论/方法作者采用了文献计量方法,即引文、共引和网络分析。作者从Scopus和Web of Science数据库中收集了数据,并分析了最具影响力的文章之间的联系。发现作者确定了为任务说明书文献提供信息的四个知识领域:任务说明书制定指南、任务说明书的价值、任务说明书和组织问题、任务说明书内容和沟通。作者根据理论框架、绩效指标、内容和背景发现了四个知识进步的机会。实际含义从业者应该超越使命声明的直接利益,例如绩效和合法性的提高。相反,它们应该侧重于长期利益、信息优势和使任务说明的发展阶段民主化。在过去的40年里,使命宣言引起了学术界的关注。尽管已经形成了相当多的知识体系,但任务说明研究的智力联系在很大程度上被忽视了。先前的研究对文献的关注范围狭窄或覆盖范围不足。据作者所知,这是第一次对使命宣言文献的智力联系进行全面的文献计量研究。
期刊介绍:
Nankai Business Review International (NBRI) provides insights in to the adaptation of American and European management theory in China, the differences and exchanges between Chinese and western management styles, the relationship between Chinese enterprises’ management practice and social evolution and showcases the development and evolution of management theories based on Chinese cultural characteristics. The journal provides research of interest to managers and entrepreneurs worldwide with an interest in China as well as research associations and scholars focusing on Chinese problems in business and management.