Prevailing theoretical approaches predicting sustainable business models: a systematic review

• Type: Another Publication in an International Scientific Journal
• Date: 2021

Authors

Ferreira, JJ (Author) Other; Fernandes, CI (Author) Other; Veiga, PM (Author) Other; Hughes, M (Author) Other

Journal

Title: International Journal of Productivity and Performance Management

Vol. 71

Pages: 790-813

ISSN: 1741-0401

Publisher: Emerald

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge - 38 Citations

Scopus - 40 Citations

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-00T-SWY

DOI: 10.1108/ijppm-12-2020-0653

Abstract (EN): 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.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 25