A Bibliometric Research on Agency Theory

Abstract

The growth and complexity of organizations make it necessary for organizational management to have knowledge in every field. In order for organizations to continue this process in the right way, they need to employ experts and adequate people in all units, especially in managerial areas. However, this situation brings along various problems. The agency theory developed in this context discusses such problems. Within the scope of this study, in order to examine the agency theory in a rigorous manner, the studies in the Web of Science database between 2013 and 2022 were examined by bibliometric analysis method. Within the scope of the research, 1573 articles were analyzed by bibliometric analysis. It has been observed that the importance of agency theory has increased with the development of modern organizational structures and that agency theory has been examined more by associating it with many concepts within the scope of the study. It is thought that the findings obtained in the study will provide a strong basis for researchers who will conduct studies on agency theory in the future. The study is limited to the period of data evaluation and only the articles in the field of business and management in the Web of Science database.

Keywords

• Agency Theory
• Organization Theories
• Bibliometric Analysis

Vekâlet Teorisi Üzerine Bibliyometrik Bir Araştırma

Öz

Örgütlerin büyümesi ve karmaşıklaşması örgüt yönetiminin her alanda bilgi sahibi olmasını da gerekli hale getirmektedir. Örgütlerin, bu süreci doğru bir şekilde devam ettirebilmesi için başta yönetsel alanlar olmak üzere tüm birimlerde uzman ve yeterli kişileri istihdam etmesi gerekmektedir. Ancak bu durum çeşitli sorunları da beraberinde getirmektedir. Bu bağlamda geliştirilen vekâlet kuramı bu gibi sorunları tartışmaktadır. Bu çalışma kapsamında da vekâlet teorisinin titiz bir şekilde incelenebilmesi için Web of Science veri tabanında yer alan 2013-2022 yılları arasındaki çalışmalar bibliyometrik analiz yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında bibliyometrik analiz yapılarak 1573 makale incelenmiştir. Modern örgüt yapılarının gelişimiyle beraber, vekâlet teorisinin öneminin daha da arttığı ve çalışma kapsamında vekâlet teorisinin birçok kavram ile ilişkilendirilerek daha fazla incelendiği görülmüştür. Çalışmada elde edilen bulguların gelecekte vekâlet teorisi üzerine çalışmalar yapacak araştırmacılara güçlü bir temel sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir. Çalışma, verilerin değerlendirmeye alındığı dönem ve yalnızca Web of Science veri tabanında yer alan işletme ve yönetim alanındaki makaleler ile sınırlıdır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Vekâlet Teorisi
• Örgüt Teorileri
• Bibliyometrik Analiz

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