Title: A review of the contribution of Yair Aharoni to the foreign investment decision process: a bibliometric analysis

Authors: Sachin Kumar Raut; Ilan Alon; Sudhir Rana

Addresses: Fortune Institute of International Business, New Delhi, India; Department of Business and Law, University of Agder, Kristiansand & Grimstad, Norway ' Department of Business and Law, University of Agder, Kristiansand & Grimstad, Norway ' College of Healthcare Management and Economics, Gulf Medical University, Ajman, UAE; Fortune Institute of International Business, New Delhi, India

Abstract: This study reviews the lifetime contribution of Professor Yair Aharoni to the international business literature. We utilised the VOSviewer software and the Bibliometrix R Studio package to conduct a bibliometric analysis of 43 articles published between 1967 and 2018 obtained from the Scopus database. This study combined keyword occurrence, bibliometric coupling, historiographic citation and conceptual thematic analysis with content analysis of the most cited publications. Professor Aharoni's contributions fall into five major research areas about making foreign investment decisions: (1) emerging and developing markets, (2) global strategic management, (3) the performance of firms in international markets, (4) international market operations and (5) the international business environment. We conclude by outlining possible avenues for future research.

Keywords: Yair Aharoni; international business; bibliometric analysis; literature review; foreign investment decision; emerging and developing markets; global strategic management.

DOI: 10.1504/EJIM.2023.130362

European Journal of International Management, 2023 Vol.20 No.1, pp.8 - 42

Received: 20 Nov 2021
Accepted: 25 Mar 2022
Published online: 18 Apr 2023 *

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