Three Decades of the Journal of Teaching in International Business: A Bibliometric Overview

ABSTRACT

The Journal of Teaching in International Business (JTIB) is a dedicated and premier platform for research on teaching international business. This study presents a comprehensive overview of the papers published in JTIB between 1989 and 2019 through bibliometric methods. Using data from Scopus database, the publications were analyzed, applying a range of bibliometric techniques, such as descriptive analysis, bibliographic coupling analysis, coauthorship analysis, and keyword analysis. The study further explores the thematic structure of the journal with 4 clusters identified as international business education, international business curriculum, experiential learning and technology, and cross-cultural issues. It highlights the temporal progression of the research constituents and the substantive areas in the journal. Thus, this study will provide meaningful insights to scholars of the discipline. Moreover, it is the first attempt to summarize the publications of JTIB.

KEYWORDS:

• Bibliometric analysis
• VOSviewer
• citation analysis
• bibliometric coupling
• international business
• cluster analysis

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Notes on contributors

Riya Sureka

Riya Sureka is a Research Scholar in the Department of Management Studies, MNIT Jaipur.  Her research work is published in leading journals  likeInternational Journal of Productivity and Performance Management, International Journal of Social Economics, Asian Review of Accounting, Journal of Promotion Management and Management Review Quarterly.

Naveen Donthu

Naveen Donthu is Distinguished University Professor and Vachel Pennebaker Research Chair in the Marketing Department at Georgia State University. His current research are in the areas of marketing productivity and ROI, electronic commerce and word-of-Mouth, trade promotions, and outsourcing sales and marketing. He has published over 100 articles in leading marketing and advertising journals including Marketing Science, Management Science, Journal of Marketing, Journal of Marketing Research, and Journal of Consumer Research. He has served on the editorial review boards of prestigious journals including Journal of Marketing, Journal of the Academy of Marketing Science and Journal of Consumer Research. He is the current Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Business Research. Naveen is the recipient of the Georgia State University Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award (university-wide award for extraordinary achievement in teaching, research and service).

Satish Kumar

Satish Kumar is an Associate Professor in the Department of Management Studies, Malviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur. He has authored 60 articles in the leading outlets includingJournal of Business Research, European Financial Management, European Journal of Finance, Public Management Review,  Journal of Small Business Management, Journal of Consumer Affairs, International Journal of Consumer Studies, Journal of Strategic Marketing, Global Business Finance, Journal of Corporate Finance, Journal of Marketing Theory and Practice, Financial Review, and  Review of Financial Economics. His research interest include corporate finance, bibliometric analysis, systematic literature review, and survey research.