Meta-analysis of scientometric research of knowledge management: discovering the identity of the discipline

Purpose – The purpose of this study is to conduct a meta-analysis of prior scientometric research of the knowledge management (KM) field. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 108 scientometric studies of the KM discipline were subjected to meta-analysis techniques. Findings – The overall volume of scientometric KM works has been growing, reaching up to ten publications per year by 2012, but their key findings are somewhat inconsistent. Most...