BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF STUDIES IN THE FIELD OF SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY BEFORE AND AFTER THE PANDEMIC

Abstract

In order to ensure sustainable socio-economic development, human resources, environment, financial etc. Their actions on issues such as policies need to be reviewed. This situation has led to an increased interest in social responsibility in recent years. The starting point of this study is the thought that after 2020, when the World Health Organization declared a pandemic, the studies in the field of social responsibility have changed dimensions. This study aims to compare the studies conducted in the field of social responsibility by evaluating before and after the pandemic. For this purpose, different sources were scanned. First of all, the Publish and Perish program and Web of Science, OpenAlex, Google Scholar, Crossref and Scopus search engines were researched covering the years 2018-2019 and 2021-2022. Then, by searching lens.org, the studies published in the field of social responsibility before and after the pandemic were interpreted. The contribution of the study to the literature is important. Thanks to this study, researchers will be able to see that the studies in the field of social responsibility undergo a natural change during the pandemic period and differentiate after the pandemic.

Keywords

• social responsibility
• pandemic
• bibliometric analysis