Is critical thinking a future skill for business success: science mapping and literature review

Abstract

PurposeThis article aims to review critical thinking (CT) as a future skill in business.Design/methodology/approachThe study employed two research methods: science mapping analysis based on bibliometric keyword co-occurrence data and systematic literature review following PRISMA guidelines. The application of two distinctive research methods meant that we could obtain a broad picture thematic overview as well as a detailed, fine-grained insight into the content of CT business research.FindingsResearch in CT in business studies is dominated by themes related to education, university and learning that far outweigh CT business application, which focuses on three research axes. These are specific business functions (e.g. accounting, marketing, human resources and identifying business opportunities), certain skills used in business (e.g. decision-making and creativity) and other business-related topics (including ethics, stakeholder relations and individual employee performance).Practical implicationsThe article identifies new research gaps related to the link between CT and business performance, a firm’s ability to innovate and company characteristics. Moreover, the article highlights that CT positively influences business decision-making under the influence of cognitive biases and heuristics.Originality/valueThe article provides the first literature review on CT in business research. It uses a novel method of science mapping analysis to show unbiased algorithmic-based insight into the structure of the research, followed by a systematic literature review.

Sintesis Sains Dan Al-Qur’an Sebagai Upaya Berpikir Inovasi Dalam Berwirausaha

“…Adapun kalimat operasional berpikir sintesis dalam teori tersebut antara lain mengkombinasi, menghubungkan, mencipta dan mengkreasi. (Soernarjo, 2014) Penelitian lain yang menggunakan konsep berpikir, sintesis dan inovasi pada bidang bisnis dan kewirausahaan antara lain seleksi dan sintesis merupakan sebuah kolaborasi untuk menyatukan kelompok kerja dalam menghadapi bisnis yang bersifat kompleks (Magnanini et al, 2021), desain thinking sebagai upaya untuk mendorong inovasi (R€osch et al, 2023), kolaborasi dengan mitra akan mendorong inovasi (Magistretti et al, 2021), penggunaan teori kognitif, pemikiran reflektif dan pendidikan kewirausahaan yang disintesiskan kemudian menghasilak kesimpulan tentang pentingnya berpikir dan buku penunjang dalam kewirausahaan (H€agg, 2021), aktivitas berpikir menjadi sebuah skill penting bagi perusahaan dalam berinovasi (Malik, 2022), panggabungan atau sintesis strategi dalam menghadapi persaingan (Heikkurinen, 2018), ada multidisplin yang digunakan untuk inovasi layanan (Joly et al, 2019), berpikir non linier memberi dampak kepada semangat berwirausaha (Rialti et al, 2020).…”