A Review Of Islamic Ethics Research in Business Studies Through Bibliometric Coupling Analysis

Abstract

Purpose: This study clarifies the structure of Islamic ethics and facilitates dialogue among studies that attempt to better understand the variables related to this research area through bibliometric methods. Design/methodology/approach: This study adopts the science mapping workflow to conduct bibliometric analysis in four main stages: research design, compilation of bibliometric data, analysis, and visualization.Findings: The clusters derived from our bibliometric analysis serve as the foundation for the construction of a robust research agenda. This bibliometric review has significant implications for the research on business ethics, international business, and organizational design. This also provides a roadmap for future research endeavors in this field. Originality/value: Islamic ethics, which has been considered a set of contextual variables that could affect organizational settings, has recently begun receiving attention from scholars of international business, business management and business ethics. However, research in this area remains nascent, and studies employing these constructs have appeared in diverse research areas. Despite the topic being an emerging field in the literature, it exhibits high levels of fragmentation, which impedes these studies from forming a coherent and impactful stream of research.