Operations management themes, concepts and relationships: a forward retrospective ofIJOPM

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Using grounded theory method for theory building in operations management research

“…In this context, recent developments within OM research reflect a desire to address the longstanding criticism of missing theory construction, which can be observed in an increased topicality of qualitative research issues in OM (Pilkington and Fitzgerald, 2006). Hayes (2000) has already acknowledged that today"s complex and dynamic world calls for less hypothesis testing and more systematic observation to help managers deal with their actual problems.…”

Themes and Trends in Australian and New Zealand Tourism Research: A Social Network Analysis of Citations in Two Leading Journals (1994–2007)

“…It has been applied in a range of other areas including internet advertising (Kim & McMillan, 2008), family business research (Casillas & Acedo, 2007), operations management (Pilkington & Fitzgerald, 2006), services management (Pilkington & Chai, 2008), strategic management (Acedo, Barroso, & Galan, 2006), performance measurement (Neely, Gregory, & Platts, 2005), and international management (Acedo & Casillas, 2005). Figure 1 included several examples of citation and co-citation analyses conducted in tourism and hospitality.…”

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“…In the literature review, several studies that focused on the Operations Management topics and methods were referred. Amoako-Gyampah & Meredith (1989), Pannirselvam et al (1999), Pilkington & Fitzgerald (2006) and Taylor & Taylor (2009) focused on the topics and methods in Operations Management research. Among the studies reviewed, the study by Pannirselvam et al (1999) was the only one that presented the topics frequently addressed together.…”

“…Moreover, scheduling and inventory were referred as the most popular topics. Pilkington and Fitzgerald (2006) investigated the major themes and emerging topics of Operations Management. Taylor and Taylor (2009) Among the studies examined during the literature review, none had utilized data mining techniques on a considerably large number of articles.…”

“…Amoako-Gyampah & Meredith (1989), Pannirselvam et al (1999), Pilkington & Fitzgerald (2006) and Taylor & Taylor (2009) have focused on identifying the topics and corresponding methods in OM studies. Schniederjans et al (2009) suggested that keywords indicate the article content fairly since the articles are evaluated through a review process by journal editors and peers.…”