A Bibliometric Analysis of Theses on Diversity Management in Türkiye (2003-2025)

Öz

This study presents a bibliometric analysis of graduate theses on diversity management produced in Turkey. Following a systematic search of the YÖK National Thesis Archive, 124 theses (90 master's, 34 doctoral) were included in the analysis. The distribution by year, thesis type, language, university, institute, department, and research method were examined. Keyword co-occurrence and temporal patterns were analyzed using VOSviewer, while lifecycle and three-field plots were produced with Bibliometrix in R Studio. The relationships among titles, abstracts, and keywords were visualized through an original Sankey diagram. A custom HTML-based application was developed to convert raw archival data into formats compatible with the analysis tools. The findings indicate that the field emerged in Turkish graduate research in 2003, reached its peak according to a logistic growth model in 2019 (R² = 0.744), and has since entered a decline phase. The majority of theses were produced at the master's level (72.6%), employed quantitative methods (70.2%), and were written in Turkish (94%). Although distributed across 80 universities, production is concentrated in a small number of established institutions, with business administration and educational management dominating the field. Keyword analyses reveal that "farklılık yönetimi" (difference management) remains the dominant term, while "çeşitlilik yönetimi" (diversity management) gained visibility only after 2019. The study also documents, for the first time quantitatively, a terminological duality in Turkish-language literature, where the internationally established concept of "diversity management" is expressed through two distinct terms, a distinction overlooked in all prior bibliometric and review studies on this topic.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• diversity management
• bibliometric analysis
• YOK National Thesis Center
• VOSviewer
• VOSviewer
• Bibliometrix
• Bibliometrix

TÜRKİYE’DE ÇEŞİTLİLİK YÖNETİMİ ÜZERİNE HAZIRLANAN TEZLERİN BİBLİYOMETRİK ANALİZ YÖNTEMİYLE İNCELEMESİ (2003-2025)

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Bu çalışmada Türkiye’de 2003-2025 yılları arasında farklılık/çeşitlilik yönetimi üzerine hazırlanan 124 lisansüstü tezi (90 yüksek lisans, 34 doktora) bibliyometrik yöntemlerle incelenmiştir. Tezlerin yıllara, türlere, dillere, üniversitelere, enstitülere, ana bilim dallarına ve araştırma yöntemlerine göre dağılımı belirlenmiş; anahtar kelime eş görünürlük analizi VOSviewer, yaşam döngüsü ve üç alan analizi Bibliometrix/RStudio aracılığıyla gerçekleştirilmiş, tez başlıkları, özetler ve anahtar kelimeler arasındaki ilişkiler Sankey diyagramıyla görselleştirilmiştir. Arşiv verilerinin analiz araçlarında kullanılabilmesi için HTML tabanlı özgün bir uygulama geliştirilmiştir. Bulgular, alanın 2003 yılında Türkiye'deki lisansüstü araştırmalarda yer bulmaya başladığını, lojistik büyüme modeline göre 2019'da zirveye ulaştığını (R² = 0,744) ve bu tarihten itibaren gerileme sürecine girdiğini göstermektedir. Tezlerin büyük çoğunluğu yüksek lisans düzeyinde (%72,6), nicel yöntemle (%70,2) ve Türkçe olarak (%94) hazırlanmış; işletme ve eğitim yönetimi alanları öne çıkan disiplinler olmuştur. Anahtar kelime analizleri, "farklılık yönetimi" kavramının incelenen dönem boyunca baskın kaldığını, "çeşitlilik yönetimi" teriminin ise 2019'dan itibaren görünürlük kazanmaya başladığını ortaya koymaktadır. Uluslararası literatürde "diversity management" olarak kullanılan kavramın Türkçe yazında iki ayrı terimle karşılandığı ve bu terminolojik ikiliğin daha önce hiçbir çalışmada sayısal olarak belgelenmediği saptanmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• çeşitlilik yönetimi
• farklılık yönetimi
• bibliyometrik analiz
• YÖK Ulusal Tez Merkezi

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