Title: Financial flexibility through bibliometric analysis: an innovative and systematic review in the global context

Authors: Avula Sreenivasulu; Rajesh Mamilla

Addresses: Department of VIT Business School, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India ' Department of VIT Business School, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract: The purpose of this research is to examine the bibliometric characteristics of previous studies on the topic of financial flexibility. The data was compiled with the help of the Scopus database. The current study employs techniques such as citation network analysis. For clustering, keyword analysis and co-citation are used. The analysis is carried out using VOS Viewer and R Software. Using various keywords, literature was searched, and 208 papers are found between the years 2008 to 2022. From the study period, it was observed that a large number of articles were published in the year 2021, the highest-rated journal is the Journal of Corporate Finance, and the author Graham, J.R. has (2321) citations. The most used keywords were financial flexibility, capital structure, investments, and finance. Concerning country-wise publications, the USA, and China stood first and second France stood in the last position.

Keywords: bibliometric analysis; capital structure; financial inclusion; financial flexibility; R Software; VOS viewer.

DOI: 10.1504/IJPMB.2024.139973

International Journal of Process Management and Benchmarking, 2024 Vol.17 No.4, pp.502 - 520

Received: 28 Apr 2023
Accepted: 10 May 2023
Published online: 15 Jul 2024 *

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