Actor engagement: origin, evolution and trends
Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing
ISSN: 0885-8624
Article publication date: 14 September 2022
Issue publication date: 22 May 2023
Abstract
Purpose
This paper aims to present the literature review on engagement in marketing, specifically on the concept of actor engagement (AE), to identify the most influential countries, authors, journals and institutions, their structure and research lines.
Design/methodology/approach
This review was carried out from a bibliometric and network analysis of documents published in the Scopus and Web of Science databases.
Findings
A total of 223 documents were found that were scientifically mapped in this field. The network analysis identified four perspectives or research clusters: customer engagement, the conceptualization, co-creation of value and service ecosystems. Finally, the agenda for future research is presented.
Originality/value
This paper carries out a bibliometric and network analysis, so far not done, of the literature on AE in which its perspectives and future lines of research were identified.
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Acknowledgements
This article is a result of the doctoral thesis “Model of antecedents and consequences of actor engagement in higher education institutions” of the Universidad Nacional de Colombia with funding from Minciencias.
Citation
Barrera Rodríguez, A.M., Duque Oliva, E.J. and Vieira Salazar, J.A. (2023), "Actor engagement: origin, evolution and trends", Journal of Business & Industrial Marketing, Vol. 38 No. 7, pp. 1479-1497. https://doi.org/10.1108/JBIM-11-2021-0512
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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