Türkiye’de Yönetim Araştırmalarının Dönüşümü: Temalar, Eğilimler ve Akademik Gelişim (1980–2026)

Abstract

Bu çalışma, bibliyometrik yöntemler kullanarak Türkiye adresli yönetim araştırmalarının gelişim örüntülerini, tematik dönüşümünü ve entelektüel yapısını incelemektedir. Veri seti, Web of Science Core Collection’da Yönetim (Management) kategorisi altında Social Sciences Citation Index’te (SSCI) indekslenen Türkiye adresli makalelerden oluşmaktadır. Toplam 4.229 makale; yayın eğilimleri, üretken yazarlar, üniversiteler, dergiler, etkili çalışmalar, uluslararası iş birliği örüntüleri ve tematik yapılar açısından analiz edilmiştir. Bibliyometrik ağların görselleştirilmesi ve anahtar kelime eş-oluşum analizlerinin gerçekleştirilmesi için VOSviewer kullanılmıştır. Bulgular, Türkiye’deki yönetim araştırmalarında önemli bir tematik dönüşüm yaşandığını göstermektedir. İlk dönem çalışmalarında ağırlıklı olarak operasyon yönetimi, optimizasyon ve nicel karar verme konularına odaklanılmıştır. Sonraki dönemde örgütsel davranış, liderlik, çalışan tutumları ve firma performansı baskın temalar hâline gelmiştir. Daha yakın dönemde ise sürdürülebilirlik, yapay zekâ, dijital dönüşüm, ESG ve örgütsel dayanıklılık ön plana çıkmıştır. Genel olarak, Türkiye’deki yönetim araştırmaları teknik odaklı bir yapıdan multidisipliner ve küresel olarak bütünleşmiş bir araştırma gündemine doğru evrilmiştir. Bu çalışma, söz konusu alanın tarihsel gelişimi ve değişen tematik önceliklerine ilişkin kapsamlı bir genel bakış sunarak literatüre katkı sağlamaktadır.

Keywords

• Yönetim Araştırmaları
• Türkiye
• Tematik Dönüşüm
• Bilimsel Üretim

Ethical Statement

Bu çalışma, kamuya açık ve ikincil nitelikteki bibliyometrik verilerin analizine dayanmaktadır. Araştırma kapsamında insan katılımcılardan veri toplanmamış, herhangi bir müdahale veya deneysel uygulama gerçekleştirilmemiştir. Bu nedenle çalışma için etik kurul onayı gerekmemektedir. Araştırma ve yayın etiği ilkelerine uyulmuştur.

The Transformation of Management Research in Türkiye: Themes, Trends, and Academic Development (1980–2026)

Abstract

This study examines the development patterns, thematic transformation, and intellectual structure of management research affiliated with Türkiye using bibliometric methods. The dataset comprises Türkiye-addressed articles indexed in the Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI) under the Management category in the Web of Science Core Collection. A total of 4,229 articles were analyzed in terms of publication trends, productive authors, universities, journals, influential studies, international collaboration patterns, and thematic structures. VOSviewer was used to visualize bibliometric networks and conduct keyword co-occurrence analyses. The findings reveal a significant thematic transformation in management research in Türkiye. Early studies predominantly focused on operations management, optimization, and quantitative decision-making. Subsequently, organizational behavior, leadership, employee attitudes, and firm performance became dominant themes. More recently, sustainability, artificial intelligence, digital transformation, ESG, and organizational resilience have gained prominence. Overall, management research in Türkiye has evolved from a technically oriented structure toward a multidisciplinary and globally integrated research agenda. This study contributes to the literature by providing a comprehensive overview of its historical development and evolving thematic priorities.

Keywords

• Management Research
• Türkiye
• Thematic Transformation
• Scientific Production

Ethical Statement

This study is based on the analysis of publicly available secondary bibliometric data. No data were collected from human participants, and no intervention or experimental procedure was conducted. Therefore, ethical approval was not required for this research. The study was conducted in accordance with the principles of research and publication ethics.

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