A Bibliometric Study of the Resource-based View (RB V) in International Business Research Using Barney (1991) as a Key Marker

Abstract

In this study we examine how the RBV has been included in IB research over the past twenty years using Barney’s (1991) article as a key marker. Bibliometric techniques analyzing citations, co-citations and research themes delved into, were applied to the articles published between 1991 and 2010 in five leading IB journals. Data was collected from the Social Science Citation Index (SSCI) of the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI). We conclude that the RBV has been having an important impact on most of IB research themes and has been driving a large portion of current thought on the multinational corporations’ strategies, location choices and internationalization. Although, we also find areas that have been explored to much lesser extent. In addition to identify the stock of accumulated knowledge, this study contributes to highlight areas for future inquiry on how IB studies may further benefit from an RBV-oriented perspective.

Keywords

• Resource-based View (RBV)
• review of RBV
• bibliometric study in International Business