Purpose

While the number of global alliance terminations in the business world has grown steadily during the past few decades, the scholarly literature on strategic alliance (SA) termination remains limited. This research paper aims to perform a bibliometric analysis of the literature on alliance termination and propose a model for future research agenda that links the termination phase to the pre-alliance termination phase and post alliance termination phase.

Design/methodology/approach

A search query on global alliance termination identified a total of 69 research papers from the Scopus database, and a bibliometric analysis was performed using the bibliometrix R-package and VOSviewer. The analysis further used the TCCM framework to review the set of papers.

Findings

This research analysis reveals that, compared to the pre-formation, formation, and process stages of alliances, limited research has been undertaken on global alliance termination. The bibliometric analysis and TCCM framework provide a complete view of the extant literature on global alliance termination from different dimensions and act as the which as the foundation for a developing the research agenda that links pre-alliance termination phase and post-alliance termination phase to that of alliance termination phase.

Research limitations/implications

The proposed research agenda is unique as it integrates multiple phases in the alliance lifecycle with global alliance termination phase and develops a distinct view for future research that emphasizes on the post-alliance termination phase.

Practical implications

The bibliometric analysis provides a precise snapshot of the state of the literature on global alliance termination. The research agenda developed provides a direction for further academic research that links alliance termination not only to pre-alliance termination phase but also to the post-alliance termination phase that is nascently explored in the literature.

Originality/value

This study is among the few to review and synthesize the literature on global alliance termination. It, therefore, functions as a catalyst to draw global scholars' attention. Further, it provides global researchers with direction by proposing a global research agenda.

中文翻译：

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全球联盟终止的动态：探索过去，分析现在并确定未来研究的前沿

目的

虽然在过去的几十年里，商业世界中全球联盟终止的数量稳步增长，但关于战略联盟 (SA) 终止的学术文献仍然有限。本研究论文旨在对联盟终止的文献进行文献计量分析，并为未来的研究议程提出一个模型，将终止阶段与联盟终止前阶段和联盟终止后阶段联系起来。

设计/方法/方法

对全球联盟终止的搜索查询从 Scopus 数据库中确定了总共 69 篇研究论文，并使用 bibliometrix R-package 和 VOSviewer 进行了文献计量分析。该分析进一步使用了 TCCM 框架来审查这组论文。

发现

本研究分析表明，与联盟的形成前、形成和过程阶段相比，对全球联盟终止的研究有限。文献计量分析和 TCCM 框架从不同维度提供了关于全球联盟终止的现有文献的完整视图，并作为制定将联盟终止前阶段和联盟终止后阶段与该阶段联系起来的研究议程的基础。联盟终止阶段。

研究限制/影响

拟议的研究议程是独一无二的，因为它将联盟生命周期中的多个阶段与全球联盟终止阶段相结合，并为未来的研究制定了独特的观点，强调了联盟终止后的阶段。

实际影响

文献计量分析提供了有关全球联盟终止的文献状态的精确快照。制定的研究议程为进一步的学术研究提供了方向，将联盟终止不仅与联盟终止前阶段，而且与文献中刚刚探索的联盟终止后阶段联系起来。

原创性/价值

本研究是为数不多的回顾和综合有关全球联盟终止的文献之一。因此，它起到了引起全球学者关注的催化剂的作用。此外，它通过提出全球研究议程为全球研究人员提供指导。