Sustainable Development Goals in the Business Sphere: A Bibliometric Review

Javier Martínez-Falcó (), Bartolomé Marco-Lajara, Eduardo Sánchez-García and Luis A. Millan-Tudela
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Javier Martínez-Falcó: Management Department, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
Bartolomé Marco-Lajara: Management Department, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
Eduardo Sánchez-García: Management Department, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain
Luis A. Millan-Tudela: Management Department, University of Alicante, 03690 San Vicente del Raspeig, Spain

Sustainability, 2023, vol. 15, issue 6, 1-20

Abstract: Academic contributions on the impact of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on businesses have grown exponentially in recent years as a result of the importance of the business sector in improving the economy, society and the environment. Through the use of bibliometric methods and taking the Web of Science (WoS) as a reference database, the research aims to analyze the structure of scientific knowledge of the link between the SDGs and the corporate sector, analyzing 2366 documents published between 1992 and 2022. The results show, among other aspects, the accelerated growth rate of the scientific production analyzed since 2015, the use of publications in articles as the main format for disseminating research results, the relevance of the category of Environmental Sciences as the area of study in which most of the scientific production analyzed falls as well as the predominant role of the publishing houses MDPI, Elsevier and Emerald in the publication of scientific documents on the topic under analysis. The research can therefore be of use to both neophyte and experienced researchers who wish to deepen their understanding of the academic knowledge structure of the SDGs in the business world.

Keywords: sustainable development goals; business; bibliometric analysis; VosViewer; Web of Science (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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