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This review explores the rising research field of sustainable development in combination with innovation. The basis to reach sustainable development is innovation, which plays a role on all dimensions, be it economically, socially, or environmentally. In this review, science mapping techniques were employed in order to asses 1690 journal articles extracted from the SCOPUS database concerned with innovation in sustainable development (ISD). The main objective of the review is to reveal the size, growth trajectory, and geographic distribution of the ISD literature. Furthermore, the aim is to assess the key publishing journals, authors, and documents as well as to uncover the intellectual structure and topical foci of the research domain. The review acknowledges a reasonable body of knowledge spanning nearly three decades. A result of this review is that the sustainable development literature emerged from the environmental research field and that the topical foci of the domain is closely aligned with the sustainable development goals (SDGs) set by the United Nations. This review is a first attempt to systematically analyze the literature on innovation in sustainable development (ISD) by applying science mapping techniques such as bibliometric analysis. It shall give guidance for future research and demonstrate the practical implications.

This paper explores the characteristics of publications related to the topic of business model innovation (BMI) process. In this review, a science-mapping technique was applied to assess 362 Scopus-indexed articles and conference papers concerned with the BMI process. Due to technological progress, competitive changes, or governmental and regulatory alterations, the need to develop and adapt a firm's business model has become an important task to sustain any organizations. The successful adaptation of an existing business model to a new environment closes the gap between the firm's basis of competitive advantage in the industry and its extant resources and capabilities. However, innovating the business model remains one of today's most challenging tasks. The aim of this review is to reveal the size, growth trajectory and geographic distribution of the BMI process knowledge base. Moreover, the goal is to detect key journals, authors and publications, as well as to give an overview of the intellectual structure of the literature and possibly highlight actual trends in the domain of BMI process. The review attested a modest-sized knowledge base concentrated in Western countries. Furthermore, three ‘Schools of Thoughts’ were identified and further explained. It is a first attempt of a bibliometric review for this field, and thus shall give guidance for future research and practical implications.

This conference paper explores the characteristics of publications related to the topic of digital business models (DBM). In this review science mapping techniques were applied to review 146 SCOPUS indexed articles and conference papers concerned with the implementation of DBM. Digitization and its rapid evolution are creating new products, changing customer demands and disrupting traditional markets. Hence, the focus of many companies up to date has been on the adoption of emergent technologies, such as internet of things (IoT), artificial intelligence, big-data or cloud computing. Yet in order to stay competitive and to avoid disruption by a new market entrant a firm needs to adapt and even redesign its core business model in the context of the digital age. However, successfully implementing a digital business model remains one of today's most challenging tasks. The aim of this review is to reveal the size, growth trajectory and geographic distribution of the digital business model knowledge base. Moreover, the goal is to detect key journals, authors and publications, as well as to give an overview of the intellectual structure of the literature and possibly highlight actual trends in the domain of DBM. The review attested a modest-sized knowledge base concentrated in Western countries. Furthermore, four ‘schools of thoughts’ were identified and further explained. It is a first attempt of a bibliometric review in this field, and thus shall give guidance for future research and practical implications.

The world is moving towards an aging society, which causes a rise in the population of people with disabilities. A lot of attention is given to the use of digital technologies that can facilitate activities and solve issues in the daily life of a disabled person. The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) initiative launched by the United Nations focuses on the development of a blueprint to achieve a better and more sustainable future for all. In this view, digital technologies are promising to support the development and to help achieve the SDGs. This paper outlines a systematic literature review with bibliometric analysis of scientific publications to provide a connection between digital technologies for persons with disabilities and the SDGs. The results show the clusters of digital technologies and their research collaboration networks. The review intends to provide a knowledge base and evaluation of applications for these technologies. It is the intention of this paper to facilitate the understanding of scientists and policy makers in how digital technologies can address the SDGs and which ones will be most relevant in 2030.