Kriz Yönetimi Konulu Lisansüstü Tezlerin Bibliyometrik Analizi

Crisis management encompasses the strategies and processes of institutions, organizations, and governments to deal with unexpected situations. In this study, academic research on crisis management processes was examined with a bibliometric analysis. In the study, the National Thesis Center Archive of the Council of Higher Education was used. In this context, 168 theses written on the subject of "Crisis Management" were examined. It has been determined that these theses increased with the Covid-19 epidemic and mostly belong to foundation universities. In the analysis, it was determined that qualitative methods were used in most of the theses and data analysis and statistical methods were common. It has been observed that academic interest in crisis management has increased and scientific studies have increased in diversity. It was concluded that most of these studies are at master's level and may shed light on the development of future crisis management strategies. The findings show that the importance of crisis management has increased, and it has received serious attention at the academic level. Future research is expected to provide practical recommendations to increase the effectiveness of crisis management strategies and accelerate post-crisis recovery. Bibliometric analysis plays an important role in identifying trends and shortcomings of academic studies in the field of crisis management. Unexpected events such as Covid-19 have caused crisis management research to gain even more importance.