TY  - JOUR
T1  - Personality in Teams: A Bibliometric Analysis
TT  - Takımlarda Kişilik: Bibliyometrik Analiz
AU  - Mutlu, Mustafa Doruk
PY  - 2025
DA  - September
Y2  - 2025
DO  - 10.18657/yonveek.1643130
JF  - Yönetim ve Ekonomi Dergisi
JO  - YÖNEKO
PB  - Manisa Celal Bayar University
WT  - DergiPark
SN  - 1302-0064
SP  - 539
EP  - 560
VL  - 32
IS  - 3
LA  - en
AB  - In today's competitive and fast-changing business world, teamwork can play a critical role in achieving agility and innovation. However, the right team configuration is required to achieve these results. In particular, the personalities of team members should be considered when designing the team. This study examines scientific research on "personality in teams" in the field of business and management through bibliometric analysis. In this context, data and visualizations were obtained from the Web of Science (WoS) database for 204 studies, such as collaboration networks, citation impact, focus topics, etc., which allow to see the general landscape and development trend of the research area. The analyses were not subject to historical restrictions, and all scientific research-oriented studies that addressed the dimension of personality in teams between 1982 and 2025 within the WoS database were analyzed. The results of the analysis showed that the United States of America is a pioneer in this field in terms of quality and quantity, and that institutions in China and the Netherlands have shown serious interest in this topic. The results also showed that there have been significant shifts in research focus and topics over time - from early explorations of team learning, psychological safety, and task automation to research emphasizing the role of personality in supporting creativity, innovation, and overall team performance, to the role of individual personality traits on team dynamics. The results of the study highlighted the growing importance of personality in teams in business and management research and provided suggestions for future research directions.Key Words: Personality, Teams, Bibliometric AnalysisJEL Classification: D23
KW  - Personlity
KW  - Teams
KW  - Bibliometric Analysis
N2  - Günümüzün rekabetçi ve hızlı değişen iş dünyasında, ekip çalışması çevik ve yenilikçi bir doğaya sahip olmak için kritik rol oynayabilmektedir. Ancak bu sonuçlara ulaşabilmek uygun takım konfigürasyonunun sağlanmasını gerektirir. Bu noktada özellikle takım üyelerinin kişiliklerinin takım dizayn edilirken dikkate alınması gerekir. Bu çalışma da bibliyometrik analiz yöntemiyle iş ve yönetim alanındaki "takımlarda kişilik" alanında yapılan bilimsel araştırmaları incelemektedir. Bu kapsamda Web of Science (WoS) veri tabanından bulunan 204 çalışmaya yönelik iş birliği ağları, atıf etkisi, odak konular gibi Araştırma alanının genel manzarasını ve gelişme trendini görmeyi sağlayan veriler ve görseller elde edilmiştir. Analizler tarihsel kısıtlamaya tabi tutulmamış ve WoS veri tabanı kapsamında 1982 – 2025 yılları arasındaki takımlarda kişilik boyutunu ele alan tüm bilimsel araştırma odaklı çalışmalar incelenmiştir. Analiz sonuçları, Amerika Birleşik Devletleri'nin bu alanda nitelik ve nicelik açısından öncü olduğunu ve Çin ve Hollanda’da kurumlarının bu konuya ciddi eğilim gösterdiği bulgulanmıştır. Ayrıca bulgular, zaman içerisinde araştırmaların odaklandığı konu ve temalarda önemli değişikler olduğunu göstermiştir- takım öğrenimi, psikolojik güvenlik ve görev otomasyonunun erken keşiflerinden yaratıcılığı, yeniliği ve genel takım performansını desteklemede kişiliğin rolünü vurgulayan araştırmalara ve ardından bireysel kişilik özelliklerinin takım dinamikleri üzerindeki rolüne. Çalışmanın bulguları, iş ve yönetim araştırmalarında takımlardaki kişiliğin artan önemini vurgulamakta ve gelecekteki araştırma yönleri için öneriler sunmaktadır.Anahtar Kelimeler: Kişilik, Takımlar, Bibliyometrik AnalizJEL Sınıflandırması: D23
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