Roots and development of capabilities in economic science: A bibliometric analysis

To achieve a sustainable competitive advantage a firm needs to pay close attention to its resources and capabilities. At present identifying and assessing capabilities is considered as one of the main challenges due to different constructs, understanding and perspectives about the term ‘Capability’ itself and the role it plays in strategic management. The objectives of this research is to use bibliometric analysis to profile and structure the body of knowledge of the research field ‘Capabilities in Economic Science’. Co-word analysis is used to examine the relationships between different concepts of capabilities and their related sub-fields. The article shows that the research area of ‘Dynamic Capabilities’ is not only highly relevant to develop an innovation strategy, but also considered a disputed research domain. The result of this research illustrates and classifies the current body of knowledge to identify gaps for future research and collaboration.