Bibliographical research method for business administration studies: a model based on scientific journal ranking

Abstract

This article proposes a three-stage method, with the use of multiple rankings as a starting point in the first stage to help carry out bibliographical research in a more effective and systematic fashion. The relevance of this method is made evident by way of a pioneer empirical investigation on the use and importance of scientific journal rankings as perceived by Brazilian professors in the practice of bibliographical research in the field of Business Administration. The results suggest that, although there is an awareness of the importance of ranking as a criterion for bibliographical research, with a view to identifying the state of the art and relevant research gaps, ranking is in fact hardly used on a regular basis. It is believed that the proposed method can help overcome this problem and contribute to more effective literature reviews and research.

Cytopathologic evaluation of patients submitted to radiotherapy for uterine cervix cancer

“…This paper was based on a structured review that included the interval from June 2015 to April 2016, and followed the methods proposed by Villas et al 11 and Mendes et al, 12 aiming at an exploratory-descriptive study. Bibliographic investigations were carried out through selection and analysis of articles, list of authors and keywords, selection of new articles focused on the analysis of bibliographic references to previously selected documents, as well as textbooks of recognized merit.…”

Ensuring dynamic strategic fit of firms that compete globally in alliances and networks: proposing the Global SNA - Strategic Network Analysis - framework

“…The literature reviews that were undertaken to identify the necessary constructs for the frameworks´ development followed the three-stage method recommended by Villas, Macedo-Soares and Russo (2008), which emphasizes the use of multiple rankings in the literature selection process. In the case of the Global SNA framework, the study adopted the rankings of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI) and the Qualis (Capes, Brazil).…”

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“…Regarding the literature reviews, we used the method recommended by Villas, Macedo-Soares & Russo (2008) that emphasizes the adoption of multiple criteria (rankings of journals based on impact factor as well as seminal works) for the literature selection process.…”