A Bibliometric Review of Institutional Theory on Higher Education Institutions

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https://doi.org/10.24023/FutureJournal/2175-5825/2018.v10i3.384

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Higher education, Institution, Bibliometric Coupling, Management, Business

Abstract

In this study, we explore how institutional theory and its many subareas contributes, are utilized and applied to the area of higher education management’s research by their scholars. For this purpose, we performed a bibliometric analysis on 659 papers extracted from Web of Science database. As results we indicate five main clusters as foundation to the field: institutional theory; economic impact of entrepreneurship and universities; competitiveness of universities as businesses; service quality and; measurement and development of models for higher education. And 7 main clusters as subfields of research: Institutional Multiplicity; Institutional pressures on Higher Education; Higher Education Efficiency; Leadership in Higher Education; Entrepreneurial Higher Education; Academy & Professional relations and; Quality and Satisfaction in Higher Education.

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Author Biographies

Pang Lien Hsu, Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE

Doutorando em Administração pela Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE, São Paulo, (Brasil). 

Emerson Antonio Maccari, Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE

Doutor em Administração pela Universidade de São Paulo, USP, Brasil. Professor no Programa de Pós Graduação em Administração da Universidade Nove de Julho - PPGA/UNINOVE, São Paulo, (Brasil).

Marcos Rogério Mazieri, Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE

Doutor em Administração pela Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE, São Paulo, (Brasil). Professor na Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE. 

José Eduardo Storopoli, Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE

Doutor em Administração pela Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE, São Paulo, (Brasil). Professor na Universidade Nove de Julho - UNINOVE. Líder da Linha de Pesquisa Inovação Aplicada ao Planejamento Urbano do Mestrado Acadêmico em Cidades Inteligentes e Sustentáveis.

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Hsu, P. L., Maccari, E. A., Mazieri, M. R., & Storopoli, J. E. (2018). A Bibliometric Review of Institutional Theory on Higher Education Institutions. Future Studies Research Journal: Trends and Strategies, 10(3), 383–401. https://doi.org/10.24023/FutureJournal/2175-5825/2018.v10i3.384

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