| Title |
Prevailing theoretical approaches predicting sustainable business models: a systematic review |
| ID_Doc |
22901 |
| Authors |
Ferreira, JJ; Fernandes, CI; Veiga, PM; Hughes, M |
| Title |
Prevailing theoretical approaches predicting sustainable business models: a systematic review |
| Year |
2022 |
| Published |
International Journal Of Productivity And Performance Management, 71.0, 3 |
| DOI |
10.1108/IJPPM-12-2020-0653 |
| Abstract |
PurposeThis study aims to map scientific publications, intellectual structure and research trends in the sustainable business model (SBM) field. Specifically, it attempts to (1) identify the fundamental contributions of research in this area of knowledge; and (2) determine the research lines that constitute the most prominent intellectual structure. We leverage these insights to formulate and propose a future research agenda for SBM.Design/methodology/approachThe authors made recourse to the bibliometric, co-citation and cluster analysis techniques. To evaluate potential patterns among articles, we analysed how articles are jointly cited. We further applied hierarchical cluster analysis to the articles and used co-citation analysis to group the interrelated articles into distinct sets.FindingsThe results enable the identification and classification of the prevailing theoretical foci in the domain of SBM: (1) SBM implementation; (2) SBM challenges; (3) institutional SBM; (4) circular SBM; and (5) emerging SBM.Originality/valueThis study identifies, explores, analyses and summarises the main theoretical approaches and themes surrounding SBM research to date, contributing to deepening the literature by identifying the priority areas concerning sustainable business models and encouraging future research of an internationally excellent standard. |
| Author Keywords |
Sustainable business models; Sustainability; Circular economy; Systematic literature review; Bibliometrics |
| Index Keywords |
Index Keywords |
| Document Type |
Other |
| Open Access |
Open Access |
| Source |
Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI) |
| EID |
WOS:000636749200001 |
| WoS Category |
Management |
| Research Area |
Business & Economics |
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