Coaching in organization - bibliometric analysis (co-word and cluster analysis)

Purpose: The article aims to identify the current state of knowledge about coaching in organizations by conducting a bibliometric analysis of publications in this area. Design/methodology/approach: In the article, a partial bibliometric analysis of the research area of coaching in organizations was carried out using co-word analysis and cluster analysis techniques to identify the current state of knowledge. The data was analyzed using the Scopus bibliometric database and the VOSviewer program. Findings: The analyses indicated that the fundamental research topics discussed are leadership, mentoring, executive coaching, management development, and leadership development. It was identified that the initial interests of coaching researchers focused on organizational changes. The latest research topics are micro-coaching and the use of AI in coaching. Research limitations/implications: Further research should complement and extend the bibliometric analysis with other relational techniques, i.e., co-citation analysis, co-authorship analysis, bibliographic coupling, and direct citation analysis. A critical literature review should be conducted after a full bibliometric review of the publication on coaching in organizations. In subsequent studies, the analysis can also be extended to include publications in the field of social sciences. Originality/value: In the day of searching the SCOPUS database, no bibliometric review from this area was noticed. The analysis provides an opportunity to deepen further research and partially highlight research gaps in this area. This is particularly important among national authors due to the small number of publications from this area affiliated with Polish institutions.