A Systematic Literature Review and Bibliometric Analysis of Scopus-Indexed Journals on SBI Meger and its Impact on Organisational Health

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are corporate strategy adopted by the banking industries all over the world. Its origin can be dates back to more than 100 years. It remains a competitive strategy adopted by the industries to meet the cut throat competition they are facing. The merger of SBI with its 5 associates and BMH are considered as a mega merger in Indian banking industries. Researches in this area 9are eagerly observing the bibliometric analysis of this strategic move. Despite the extensive body of research in recent decades related with Mergers in banking sector, significant gaps can be observed between the understanding the concept Mergers and Acquisition in the literature and the importance of M&A activities in practice. This paper takes a comprehensive view of M&A research to map interrelationships among key documents, authors, institutions, and countries; trace the evolution of M&A of SBI and its impact on operation efficiency and financial performance related research over time; and suggest avenues for future research to expand the boundaries of M&A. For this purpose, a sample of 299 documents in various Scopus indexed journals was examined bibliometrically, for the years 2014-2024.