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SCAFUTO, Isabel Cristina; SERRA, Fernando; GUERRAZZI, Luiz  e  MACCARI, Emerson. Intellectual Structure Of Ongoing Studies on Business Schools. BBR, Braz. Bus. Rev. [online]. 2020, vol.17, n.4, pp.458-487.  Epub 31-Jul-2020. ISSN 1808-2386.  https://doi.org/10.15728/bbr.2020.17.4.6.

We examined the extant research on Business Schools (B-Schools) in an attempt to understand the intellectual structural influences in mainstream research, as well as the evolution and trends in research. Through a bibliometric study of co-citation and bibliographic coupling, supported by factor and network analyses of a sample of 493 articles, we examined 76 selected articles and their references. The results indicate that critiques of B-Schools influenced mainstream works. We found three primary sources of criticism at the intellectual level: Theory and Practice Gap, Social Relevance, and Curricula and Practice. The mainstream works identified six different topics: B-School Relevance, Teaching Relevance, Relevance to Practice, Curricula Relevance, B-School Evolution, and Influence, and Reputation. The longitudinal analysis identified four trends: Relevance to Practice, Social Relevance, Academic-Practitioner Divide, and Teaching Relevance. Through our bibliometric research, we contribute to the B-Schools research in two ways. It enabled the identification of works and themes that influenced reflections on B-Schools, as they influenced the ongoing research, and consequently, the research trends. Furthermore, the results serve as possible orientations for B-School managers.

Palavras-chave : Business Schools relevance; Bibliometrics; Business Schools Strategy.

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