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Green Innovation in Business: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of Trends, Contributors, and Future Directions

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  • Jianhua Zhang

    (School of Management, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China)

  • Syed Ali Taqi

    (School of Management, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
    Department of Statistics, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore 54000, Pakistan)

  • Aqsa Akbar

    (Department of Management Science, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore 54000, Pakistan)

  • Jumanah Ahmed Darwish

    (Department of Mathematics and Statistics, College of Science, University of Jeddah, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia)

  • Salman Abbas

    (School of Management, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China
    Department of Statistics, COMSATS University Islamabad, Lahore Campus, Lahore 54000, Pakistan)

  • Sajjad Alam

    (School of Management, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China)

  • Yarui Gao

    (School of Management, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou 450001, China)

  • Muhammad Qaiser Shahbaz

    (Department of Statistics, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia)

  • Nadeem Shafique Butt

    (Department of Family and Community Medicine, King Abdulaziz University, Jeddah 21589, Saudi Arabia)

Abstract

Evolving from an ethical consideration to a strategic imperative, green innovation (GI) compels businesses to continually enhance their processes to achieve sustainable growth. Based on bibliometric analysis of 594 Web of Science (WOS)-sourced articles from 2000 to 2023 using VOSviewer-1.6.20 and Bibliometrix-4.3.0, this study sheds light on the existing trends of green innovation, its contributors, and potential future directions in today’s business landscape. Our findings unveil significant insights from GI literature; an upward growth trajectory in publications; limited collaboration among researchers and institutions (notable collaborative networks among countries include China, Spain, and the United Kingdom); and trending GI terms and themes include green intellectual capital, GI efficiency, green product innovation, green absorptive capacity, green knowledge acquisition, big data, etc. These insights serve as a comprehensive guide for practitioners and scholars navigating the study of GI within the business and management sphere.

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  • Jianhua Zhang & Syed Ali Taqi & Aqsa Akbar & Jumanah Ahmed Darwish & Salman Abbas & Sajjad Alam & Yarui Gao & Muhammad Qaiser Shahbaz & Nadeem Shafique Butt, 2024. "Green Innovation in Business: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis of Trends, Contributors, and Future Directions," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 16(24), pages 1-18, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:16:y:2024:i:24:p:10956-:d:1543331
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