Challenges and Trends in Sustainable Corporate Finance: A Bibliometric Systematic Review

Tat Dat Bui, Mohd Helmi Ali, Feng Ming Tsai, Mohammad Iranmanesh, Ming-Lang Tseng and Ming K Lim
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Tat Dat Bui: Department of Shipping and Transportation Management, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202301, Taiwan
Mohd Helmi Ali: Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bandar Baru Bangi 43600, Malaysia
Feng Ming Tsai: Department of Shipping and Transportation Management, National Taiwan Ocean University, Keelung 202301, Taiwan
Mohammad Iranmanesh: School of Business and Law, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA 6027, Australia
Ming-Lang Tseng: Faculty of Economics and Management, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Bandar Baru Bangi 43600, Malaysia
Ming K Lim: College of Mechanical Engineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing 400044, China

JRFM, 2020, vol. 13, issue 11, 1-26

Abstract: Sustainable corporate finance is an attractive field of study in sustainability literature; however, the literature lacks systematic bibliometric analysis that provides a comprehensive review to clarify state-of-the-art sustainable corporate finance and that discusses new opportunities and potential instructions for further studies. To address this gap, this study adopts a literature review, bibliometric analysis, network analysis and co-wording technique to systematically investigate the Scopus database. In total, 30 keywords listed at least three times are used and are divided into six clusters considering six fields of research, namely, corporate finance in corporate sustainability, sustainable competitive advantages, sustainable stakeholder engagement, circular economy, sustainable corporate finance innovation and risk management and sustainable supply chain ethics. This study contributes to examining the sustainable corporate finance bibliometric status to provide directions for future studies and practical accomplishment. The sustainable corporate finance knowledge gaps are (1) corporate finance in sustainability; (2) sustainable competitive advantages; (3) sustainable stakeholder engagement; (4) circular economy; (5) sustainable corporate finance innovation and risk management; and (6) sustainable supply chain ethics. The knowledge gaps and future directions are also discussed.

Keywords: sustainable corporate finance; bibliometric analysis; network analysis; co-wording analysis; circular economy; triple bottom line (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: C E F2 F3 G (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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