Firm Size and the Business Model for Sustainable Innovation

Companies innovate towards sustainability because this may allow them to improve both their socio-environmental and economic performance. Firms that lead the way evolve towards a sustainable business model. However, small and large businesses face different challenges. This research therefore analyses the role of firm size in the business model developed towards sustainable innovation. The sample was obtained from the database of companies that make up the Global Reporting Initiative. The projects presented in the reports were seen as vehicles to support sustainable innovation. The method used was quantitative content analysis. The results show that the size of the company influences on how the supply chain and the financial elements of the business model are developed.This research was funded by the European Partnership for Project and Innovation Management EUROPIM, supported by the German Academic Exchange Service and the Federal Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF), Funding-ID 57172312

Bibliometric analysis of worldwide scientific literature in Project Management Techniques and Tools over the past 50 years: 1967-2017

The Project Management (PM) is being seen as a core activity in business, science, education or any field in which the realization of a set of interrelated tasks has to be achieve over a fixed period and within certain cost and other limitations. PM aims to apply knowledge, skills and techniques and tools to deploy and implement projects effectively and efficiently. PM is a strategic competency for organizations; the professionals involved in this area of knowledge are seeking to develop a culture of result orientation, of effective decision-making and of collaboration through the use of PM Techniques and Tools. In this respect, bibliometric reviews and analysis are developed to evaluate the performance and evolution of the authors and publications that are directly related to the Techniques and Tools of PM. It can also enable the recognition of new and trustworthy Techniques and Tools relevant to the Project Manager

Antifragile Philosophy in R&D Projects: Applying Q Methodology and the Possibility of Open Innovation

Antifragile philosophy can be the key to improving the management of organizations that base their activity on research and development (R&D) projects. These are types of projects with the greatest uncertainty in all aspects, and the application of antifragile philosophy can result in streamlining their management and development. In this article, the Q methodology is used to investigate whether organizations in R&D environments have antifragile characteristics. To this end, 15 innovation experts from research institutes located in Northern Spain were interviewed about their position regarding project management behaviors that are related to antifragile philosophy. As a result, it was verified that the characteristics of an ideal system of a research institute with antifragile philosophy are multidisciplinary and autonomous teams with a capacity for rapid response and adaptation to the environment

Las competencias profesionales en las revistas científicas de Dirección de Proyectos

Project Management has become a core activity for organizations and profes-sionals, independently of their area of expertise. Bearing in mind that the objec-tive of Project Management is the application of knowledge, skills and techniques to implement, manage and develop projects effectively and efficiently. It is nec-essary for organizations and professionals to develop a results-oriented culture, effective decision-making and collaboration through the development of profes-sional skills associated with its. To this purpose, there are different competency development models, including the ICB 4.0 model of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). In this way, this research proposes a biblio-metric analysis of the main scientific journals within Project Management field, in order to know the main research lines and see how these are related to the ICB 4.0 model. To do that, a bibliometric techniques and tools have been used to analyze and visualize the intellectual structure of the scientific journals of project man-agement

Research overview of hydrogen production from biomass: A bibliometric analysis of the research published during the 1979-2019 period

The purpose of this paper is to develop a conceptual analysis of hydrogen production from biomass research in literature by quantifying the main bibliometric performance indicators, identifying the main authors, countries, journals and research areas and evaluating the intellectual structure and evolution of the field using SciMAT as a bibliometric analysis software. In this way, the methodology implemented in this research encompasses both the bibliometric performance analysis and science mapping approaches of biomass-based hydrogen production research themes. The bibliometric performance analysis is centered on the citation-based impact of the scientific output, while science mapping illustrates the evolution of the research themes that build the field through the use of bibliometric network analysis techniques. The publications related to biomass-based hydrogen production research available at Scopus have been compiled between 1979 and 2019 (876 publications). Finally, the paper provides objective evidence of the evolution of the hydrogen production from biomass field, which confirms the interest that researchers have in this theme to develop new capabilities. Finally, it offers a framework to support researchers evaluating the field and, finally, to assist them in the development and direction of their future analysis identifying trends in terms of research

Measurement of Corporate Social Responsibility: A Review of Corporate Sustainability Indexes, Rankings and Ratings

Companies are currently changing their traditional role in society and transforming it into a proactive role in which their operations generate social and environmental positive impacts. Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) has evolved from simple philanthropy to a more theoretical concept with a new corporate philosophy that takes all the interests of all stakeholders into consideration. The financial market is pushing the development of Socially Responsible Investment (SRI), which has led to the rise of Corporate Sustainability Systems (CSS). These CSSs are tools that rate corporate performance on sustainability. However, they constitute a chaotic universe, with instruments of different nature. This paper identifies and groups the common characteristics of the CSSs into three different typologies: Indexes, Rankings and Ratings. Despite this classification, and although the fundamental pillar of CSR is the “Stakeholder Theory”, CSSs are still not ideal tools to be used by all stakeholders. From the magma of CSSs, this article identifies and describes, through a comparative analysis, those which best comply with the “Stakeholder Theory”. This paper facilitates the work of researchers and stakeholders by exposing the differential characteristics of the most important CSSs.This research was founded by IHOBE, Environmental Management Public Agency of the Basque Government, and was carried out in collaboration with the Department of Graphic Design and Engineering Projects of the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU)

El profesional de la información (EPI): bibliometric and thematic analysis (2006- 2017)

The current research conducts a bibliometric performance and intellectual structure analysis of El Profesional de la Información (EPI) from 2006 to 2017. On the one hand, the EPI's performance is analyzed according to the data retrieved from the Web of Science Core Collection, putting the focus on the productivity of the authors, number of references, organizations, countries and main publications. On the other hand, the intellectual structure of the journal is analyzed with SciMAT, an open source (GPLv3) bibliometric software tool developed to perform a science mapping analysis under a longitudinal framework, identifying the main thematic areas that have been the object of research, their composition, relationship and evolution during the period analyzed. Se presenta un análisis bibliométrico y temático de la revista El Profesional de la Información (EPI), entre 2006 y 2017. Por una parte, se identifica y analiza la producción de la revista según Web of Science Core Collection atendiendo a la productividad de los autores, número de referencias, organizaciones, países y principales publicaciones. Por otra, se analiza la producción de la revista utilizando SciMAT, software bibliométrico de código abierto (bajo licencia GPLv3) para la creación de mapas científicos en un marco longitudinal, identificando las áreas temáticas que han sido objeto de investigación durante el período de análisis, su composición, relación y evolución

60 years of Business Intelligence: a Bibliometric Review from 1958 to 2017

Business Intelligence (BI) is being seen as a core activity in business, science, education or any field in which the use of intelligent software are vital to achieve their goals. The BI concept is also multidimensional, and it can be defined as a technology-driven process for analyzing data and presenting actionable information to support the organizational decisions. In this respect, the professionals involved in this area of knowledge are seeking to develop a culture of result orientation, focused on an effective decision-making and collaboration. Thus, the main aim of this contribution is to develop a bibliometric analysis to evaluate the performance and conceptual evolution of the authors and publications that are directly related to Business Intelligence

Visualizing and mapping the project management research areas within the International Journal of Project Management: A bibliometric analysis from 1983 to 2018

The Project Management (PM) discipline has remained unchanged over decades, but the practice of this discipline has changed greatly in the last years. Bearing in mind that the PM as become a core activity for organizations and professionals, independently of their area of expertise, it is necessary to develop professional competencies for new project managers. In this way, there are different competency development models, including the ICB 4.0 model of the International Project Management Association (IPMA). Taking this into account, the current research conducts an intellectual and bibliometric analysis of the International Journal of Project Management (IJPM) from 1983 to 2018, in order to know the main research themes and see how these are related to the project management competencies. Finally, it provides a framework to support project managers in the development and direction of future researches identifying emerging, transversal, core and declining themes

Bibliometric network to identify the intellectual structure and evolution of the big data research field

Big Data has evolved from being an emerging topic to a growing research area in business, science and education fields. The Big Data concept has a multidimen-sional approach, and it can be defined as a term describing the storage and analy-sis of large and complex data sets using a series of advanced techniques. In this respect, the researches and professionals involved in this area of knowledge are seeking to develop a culture based on data science, analytics and intelligence. To this end, it is clear that there is a need to identify and examine the intellectual structure, current research lines and main trends. In this way, this paper reviews the literature on Big Data evaluating 23,378 articles from 2012 to 2017 and offers a holistic approach of the research area by using SciMAT as a bibliometric and network analysis software. Furthermore, it evaluates the top contributing authors, countries and research themes that are directly related to Big Data. Finally, a sci-ence map is developed to understand the evolution of the intellectual structure and the main research themes related to Big Data