Hybrid organization deconstructed: A bibliographic investigation into the origins, development, and future of the research domain

Abstract

Research on hybrid organization (HO) has grown rapidly over recent decades, yet the conceptualization and research structure remain fragmented. In this paper, we employ a combination of bibliometric analysis and a structured review of recent influential articles to evaluate the domain of HO. As part of the bibliometric analysis, we analysed 676 documents containing 51,014 references by applying citation, co‐citation, and social network analysis (SNA) techniques. Based on our analysis, we identified the 108 most influential works shaping the domain and explored the linkages between them to uncover the intellectual structure of the domain. Specifically, we observed five different clusters that depicted the intellectual structure of the HO domain. Our result further clarified the overall centrality features of the HO research network. Further, the structured review resulted in the identification of six different themes: impact of organizational actors on HO, impact of the external environment on HO, hybridization process and organizational response, organizational structure and governance, organizational strategy, and organizational performance. Building on our results, we propose a framework and explicate the gaps for future HO research.

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Expectation of the Editors’ from Hybrid Review Studies: Focus on Contribution

“…As stated earlier, future directions can also be established through bibliographic tools. However, researchers have also relied on subjective review processes to identify future research (see Kumar Hota et al, 2023).…”

“…The review of reviews (review of previous review studies) can be positioned at the end of the introduction, included in the conceptual/theoretical background, or be a separate section in the study. Some examples of review of review section can be found in the works of Maseda et al, (2022), a hybrid review on women in family business; Kumar Hota et al, (2023), a hybrid review on hybrid organisations; and Danese et al (Danese et al, 2018), a systematic review on lean research. In the last review study, the review table of previous reviews is provided in the online version of the article as supporting information.…”

“…Bibliometric studies also present intellectual analysis through co-citation, co-word or bibliographic coupling and so on, which further the intellectual understanding of the topic. Thus, the research questions become more advanced to include linkages between documents (see Kumar Hota et al, 2023). To better understand how to perform a bibliometric analysis, refer to Donthu et al (2021).…”

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