Systematic Review - Network for Business Sustainability
Systematic Review - Network for Business Sustainability Systematic Review - Network for Business Sustainability
Increasing research interest As Figures 5 and 6 show, the field is attracting greater levels of research interest. Figure 5 PUBLICATIONS PER YEAR, 1992 TO 2012 Figure 6 CUMULATIVE PUBLICATIONS, 1992 TO 2012 Innovating for Sustainability 78
DESIGN OF STUDIES Sectoral distribution Figure 7 illustrates the sectoral focus of scientific papers included in the review. Of the 100 scientific papers, 33 represent mixed-sample studies. The mixed-industrial category consists of a range of industry types, whereas the mixed-various category includes studies that consider a diversity of sectors such as manufacturing, services and charities. The service and consumer goods sectors are underrepresented, and manufacturing and process industries are overrepresented, which reflects a focus in the literature on environmental considerations. Until recently, the literature on SOI has focused on technical processes, with work largely done by scholars in science and engineering. As recently as 2010, Figure 7 DISTRIBUTION OF PAPERS BY SECTOR (NUMBER OF PAPERS) Bos-Brouwers (2010b) showed that many sustainable innovations are incremental and focused on improving technological processes (i.e. eco-efficiency) and lowering production costs. On the basis of this distribution, it is difficult to draw conclusions relating to SOI in different sectors. Country distribution Figure 8 illustrates the geographical distribution of the scientific studies. This distribution shows global interest in the topic, though the greater proportion of singlecountry studies focus on the developed economies. Just less than one-third of the studies reviewed adopted a multi-country focus, ranging from cross-country case studies (e.g. Clark et al., 2009) to surveys across Europe (e.g. Wagner, 2008). Figure 8 COUNTRY FOCUS OF SCIENTIFIC STUDIES (NUMBER OF PAPERS) Innovating for Sustainability 79
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Increasing research interest<br />
As Figures 5 and 6 show, the field is attracting greater<br />
levels of research interest.<br />
Figure 5<br />
PUBLICATIONS PER YEAR, 1992 TO 2012<br />
Figure 6<br />
CUMULATIVE PUBLICATIONS, 1992 TO 2012<br />
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