In Search of a Greater Pluralism of Theories and Methods in Governance Research

摘要

A few years ago, Durisin and Puzone (2009) undertook a major effort to map the intellectual structure of governance research with the ultimate aim of understanding the level of maturity of corporate governance as a discipline. Their bibliometric analysis of more than 1,000 publications shows that corporate governance research is characterized by both the use of agency theory as the dominant theoretical lens, and empirical samples from one country, typically the US and to a less extent the UK. In such a context, the authors claim that CGIR has the distinction of significantly contributing to the maturation of corporate governance as a discipline by providing an intellectual space where authors from different disciplines and geographic areas can dialog and build on others' research. At the same time, Durisin and Puzone encouraged CGIR to take further initiatives to move the debate beyond its current theoretical and geographical limits.