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Author: | Azar, O.H. |
Title: | The influence of economics articles on business research: analysis of journals and time trends |
Journal: | Journal of Industrial Economics
2009 : DEC, VOL. 57:4, p. 851- |
Index terms: | industrial economics mathematics economics R&D science research |
Language: | eng |
Abstract: | This paper examines the influence of economics on business research using citation data. The share of economics in business citations is 10.78% until 1995, but only 6.95% for 19962003. Four potential explanations for this decline are considered: slower interdisciplinary spillover of research compared to within a discipline; the increasing use of mathematics in economics making it less useful for business scholars; the more long-lived nature of economics articles compared to business articles; the quicker growth of business compared to economics. The data support the second and fourth explanations. Certain research spillover occurs but lasts no more than two years. |
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