Relevance, evolution and trends of business survival. A review of the literature in finance

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https://doi.org/10.22267/rtend.222302.223

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acquisitions, finance, merger of companies, investment, financial market

Abstract

The objective of this article is to present a literature review that shows the relevance, evolution, and trends on scientific production related to business survival identified in the Web of Science and Scopus databases between 1973 and 2020. For the records obtained, a a network analysis based on graph theory, applying tools such as R, bibliometrix and Gephi that allow identifying the importance of the topic and building the theoretical evolution of its approach using the algorithms of the Tree of Science (TOS) tool, with which seminal, structural documents and trends are identified, through clustering analysis. The results show four subareas of survival analysis: from entrepreneurship, strategies and the influence of innovation, the variables that influence it and the type of exit on the stock market.

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Paula Zuluaga Arango, Universidad Autónoma de Manizales

Master in Administration National University of Colombia. Professor, Faculty of Social and Business Studies, Autonomous University of Manizales. ORCiD: 0000-0002-4248-562X. E-mail: pzuluaga@autonoma.edu.co, Manizales - Colombia.

Diego Useche Rincón, Bordeaux School of Economics

PhD in Economics, University of Bordeaux. Associate Professor Bordeaux School of Economics. ORCID: 0000-0002-0759-234X. E-mail: diego.useche@u-bordeaux.fr, Bordeaux - France.

Sandra Patricia Rojas Berrio, Universidad Nacional de Colombia

PhD in Administrative Sciences, National Polytechnic Institute of Mexico. Associate Professor, Faculty of Economic Sciences, National University of Colombia. ORCID: 0000-0002-1148-3779. E-mail: sprojasb@unal.edu.co, Bogotá - Colombia.

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2023-01-01

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Zuluaga Arango, P., Useche Rincón, D., & Rojas Berrio, S. P. (2023). Relevance, evolution and trends of business survival. A review of the literature in finance. Tendencias, 24(1), 252–278. https://doi.org/10.22267/rtend.222302.223