Mapping Trends in Strategic Management for Sustainable Production

Abstract

The uncertainty derived from the availability of natural resources require transformations in strategic management to adopt sustainable production practices without affecting competitive advantage. Objective:This research aims to analyze the behavior and evolution of trends in publications on strategic management for the adoption of sustainable production practices. The Materials and methods: used was Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) and a bibliometric study for 442 publications retrieved from the Scopus database. Indicators of quantity (Pareto’s Law, Lotka’s Law and Solla Price Law), quality (Impact, h-index), and structure (Co-occurrence and cluster) were analyzed. The Results identified as research trends: environmental innovation; circular economy; Green Supply Chain Management; and bio-economic cost models. Conclusion: Finally, eight clusters emerged: (1) Management and models of sustainability to face climate change; (2) Natural resources conservation; (3) Methodologies, models and strategies of sustainable production; (4) Circular economy and waste management in sustainable production; (5) Energy sources management in productive processes; (6) Education and water management; (7) Risks and uncertainty management; and (8) Public policies for sustainable production.