Measuring environmental performance in business to business relationships: A bibliometric review
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-10-2022
Abstract
Purpose This study presents a bibliometric review of environmental performance in business to business relationships research. Design/methodology/approach We applied suitable keywords to retrieve relevant peer-reviewed articles from the Web of Science database between 1992 and 2019. The study uses bibliographic coupling as a tool to screen 358 relevant articles' titles, abstracts, keywords, frameworks and headings for analysis. For visualization analysis, the study applied the visualizing scientific landscapes viewer. Findings Our review systematically reports about the evolution of environmental performance in business-to-business literature relationships. Bibliometric procedures reveal prominent authors and publication outlets (journals) as well as noteworthy thematic and theoretical contributions to the literature. Practical implications This study provides a comprehensive overview of environmental performance in business relationships and theoretical directions for further research. Originality/value The paper contributes to business literature by outlining emerging research themes and theoretical clusters on environmental performance for future research.
Keywords
Environmental performance, Business to business relationships, Bibliometric review, Co-occurrence analysis, Text mining
Divisions
bisnesaccount
Funders
None
Publication Title
Marketing Intelligence & Planning
Volume
40
Issue
2
Publisher
EMERALD GROUP PUBLISHING LTD
Publisher Location
HOWARD HOUSE, WAGON LANE, BINGLEY BD16 1WA, W YORKSHIRE, ENGLAND