REALISMO CRÍTICO E ESTUDOS ORGANIZACIONAIS: UMA ANÁLISE BIBLIOMÉTRICA.

The objective of this article is to analyze how the field of studies on management and organizations is constructed from the philosophical and sociological approach of critical realism. For this, we developed a bibliometric analysis. We present central elements (authorship, journals, study themes, most cited articles and main references) of management studies and organizations built on critical realism, map scientific controversies and develop a research agenda. We conclude that critical realism enhances the understanding and explanation of controversial themes of management studies and organizations such as social reality, entities, causal effects, agency structure and ontology. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]