Predominant sources and contributors of influential business ethics research: evidence and implications from a threshold citation analysis

Influential or frequently cited business ethics research does not appear in a vacuum; our study reveals its predominant sources and contributors by discipline. By examining citations from articles published in three top business ethics journals ( J ournal of B usiness E thics , B usiness E thics Q uarterly and B usiness E thics: A E uropean R eview ) over the period 2004–2008, we document that the preponderance of influential business ethics...