Who's who in Business Portfolio Restructuring Research: The intellectual structure/Quién es quién en la investigación sobre Reestructuración de la Cartera de Negocios: La estructura intelectual

• Published in: Revista española de documentación científica 2017-01, Vol.40 (1), p.1
• Main Authors: Sánchez-Riofrío, Angélica María, Guerras-Martín, Luis Ángel, cadell, Francisco Javier
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Subjects: Bibliometrics; Cocitation; Corporate reorganization; International finance; Literature reviews; Stockholders; Studies
• ISSN: 0210-0614; 1988-4621
• DOI: 10.3989/redc.2017.1.1363

There are few studies applying extensive qualitative and quantitative methods for addressing the research into Business Portfolio Restructuring (BPR). The aim of this paper is to identify the main authors, journals and studies that have informed the intellectual platform underpinning BPR as well as identifying the topics that have had the greatest impact. In this study, bibliographic references cited between 1959 and 2012, are analyzed using different bibliometric techniques. Three main results are found: first, the intellectual basis for this field involves a multidisciplinary and multifaceted literature, although the disciplines of finance and management are the principal contributors to research into BPR. Second, authors, journals and papers are identified to track the main framework of portfolio restructuring. Finally, the main forerunners of this study area are corporate strategy, divestitures, diversification and corporate governance. This is a study that contributes not only to the field of strategic management but also to information management.