In Search of Convergence: A Co-citation Analysis of Three Sport Management Journals


Autoria(s): Ciomaga, Bogdan
Contribuinte(s)

Applied Health Sciences Program

Data(s)

11/10/2012

10/01/2013

11/10/2012

Resumo

Responding to a series of articles in sport management literature calling for more diversity in terms of areas of interest or methods, this study warns against the danger of excessively fragmenting this field of research. The works of Kuhn (1962) and Pfeffer (1993) are taken as the basis of an argument that connects convergence with scientific strength. However, being aware of the large number of counterarguments directed at this line of reasoning, a new model of convergence, which focuses on clusters of research contributions with similar areas of interest, methods, and concepts, is proposed. The existence of these clusters is determined with the help of a bibliometric analysis of publications in three sport management journals. This examination determines that there are justified reasons to be concerned about the level of convergence in the field, pointing out to a reduced ability to create large clusters of contributions in similar areas of interest.

Identificador

http://hdl.handle.net/10464/4120

Idioma(s)

eng

Publicador

Brock University

Palavras-Chave #sport management #bibliometrics #convergence #social science #co-citation
Tipo

Electronic Thesis or Dissertation