An assessment of the quality of the search strategy: a case of bibliometric studies published in business and economics

Abstract This research aims to evaluate the quality of the literature search strategy of recently published bibliometric studies in the field of Business and Economics. The search strategy is evaluated from two perspectives, i.e., reporting quality and the ability of search query to find relevant li...
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Abstract This research aims to evaluate the quality of the literature search strategy of recently published bibliometric studies in the field of Business and Economics. The search strategy is evaluated from two perspectives, i.e., reporting quality and the ability of search query to find relevant literature. Results showed that selected bibliometric studies did not report their search strategies effectively. Particularly, keyword selection, complete search query and search space are not reported adequately. Results also revealed that the search query quality was not good in most cases, especially in selecting the appropriate synonyms, applying the Boolean operators, and applying the appropriate search space. Further, this research recommended a “crisscross” strategy to extract the relevant literature. It is suggested that future studies can increase the search query quality by adopting the suggested framework. Ausführliche Beschreibung