Abstract

VALBUENA HERNANDEZ, Pedro Nel  and  MONTENEGRO JARAMILLO, Yamile Andrea. International Business and Economic Relations: A Literature Review. Rev.fac.cienc.econ. [online]. 2019, vol.27, n.1, pp.185-202. ISSN 0121-6805.  https://doi.org/10.18359/rfce.3233.

This paper discusses general research trends in economic relations and international business, based on the review of scientific literature. The objective hereof was to examine subject backgrounds from the scientific publications included in the Scopus database. Data mining and content analysis techniques were the methods used to identify clusters in the field of study, in an observation window covering nearly three decades of publications, identifying core and hierarchical topics. The article seeks to provide an overview of the current state of knowledge production, thus allowing academics and researchers to guide future research within the field of international business. The six most important groups were the following: company studies and expansion processes; productivity and export behavior; labor relations; globalization; agreements and treaties, and logistics.

Keywords : economic relationship; international business; research; trends; cluster.

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