Public Administration and Values Oriented to Sustainability: A Systematic Approach to the Literature

Isabel Marques, João Leitão, Alba Carvalho and Dina Pereira
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Isabel Marques: Department of Management and Economics, University of Beira Interior (UBI), 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal
Alba Carvalho: Department of Management and Economics, University of Beira Interior (UBI), 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal
Dina Pereira: Research Center in Business Sciences (NECE), University of Beira Interior, 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-27

Abstract: Values guide actions and judgements, form the basis of attitudinal and behavioral processes, and have an impact on leaders’ decision-making, contributing to more sustainable performance. Through a bibliometric study and content analysis, 2038 articles were selected from Scopus, from the period 1994–2021, presenting global research tendencies on the subject of values, public administration, and sustainability. The results indicate that Sustainability is the most productive journal, the main research category is in social sciences, the most productive institution is the University of Queensland, the location with the most publications and research collaborations is the USA, and the authors with the greatest number of articles are Chung, from Chung-Ang University; García-Sánchez, from the University of Salamanca; and Pérez, from the University of Cantabria. Analysis of keywords shows that the most relevant are “sustainability”, “CSR”, “sustainable development”, “innovation”, and “leadership”. Time analysis of keywords reveals a tendency for lines of research in the social and work area. The results also provide data about the framing of studies in sustainability pillars and the types of values referred to and indicate the main areas of public administration studied. Finally, a future research agenda is proposed.

Keywords: public administration; public sector; values; sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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