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Sustainable vs circular business models in agribusiness: a comparative bibliometric analysis

Modelos de negócios sustentáveis ​​vs circulares no agronegócio: uma análise bibliométrica comparativa

Barbara Lamolinara; Mário Sérgio Teixeira; Cristina Galamba Marreiros; Vítor Hugo dos Santos Ferreira

http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/1806-9479.2023.275416 resr, vol.61, nEspecial, e275416, 2023
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Abstract

Agribusiness is using several strategies to achieve sustainable development. The sustainable business models and the circular business models tools are adopted to turn agro-industrial waste into new sustainable products and business opportunities. Even if they are two different tools, the boundary between them is not strictly defined but quite flexible, making it difficult for researchers and stakeholders to discriminate among them. Helping to simplify the understanding of their boundaries, authors purpose to carry out a bibliometric comparative analysis between the sustainable business models and the circular business models in agribusiness. The study aims to underline their different and similar trends in literature. For the analysis, Bibliometrix R-Tool was used and the metadata of two databases (WoS and Scopus) were retrieved and merged. Biblioshiny was used to provide graphical outputs. Data from the two groups were compared in different analysis, such as keywords used, country’s research performance, annual scientific production, among others. It resulted that, although circular business models are more recent in comparison with sustainable business models, both present an increasing publication interest in literature and a similar geographical distribution interest about the issues. However, some interesting differences have been identified, such as the most frequent keywords plus and citation used, among others. These findings can help identify overall trends in circular and sustainable business models in agribusiness, and point out contrasting and common aspects, providing an overview about these research topics in academic literature over time. Additionally, this investigation provides clear outlines and helpful information to researchers, scholars, government managers, industry managers, and consultants.

Keywords

circular business models, sustainable business models, agribusiness, bibliometric analysis, sustainability

Resumo

Resumo: A agroindústria está a utilizar várias estratégias para alcançar o desenvolvimento sustentável. Os modelos de negócios sustentáveis e os modelos de negócios circulares são ferramentas adotadas para transformar resíduos agroindustriais em novos produtos sustentáveis ​​e oportunidades de negócios. Mesmo que sejam duas ferramentas diferentes, a fronteira entre elas não é estritamente definida, mas bastante flexível, o que dificulta aos investigadores e partes interessadas a discriminação entre elas. Com o objetivo de simplificar a compreensão de suas fronteiras, os autores propõem realizar uma análise bibliométrica comparativa entre os modelos de negócios sustentáveis e os modelos de negócios circulares na agroindústria. O estudo visa destacar as tendências diferentes e semelhantes na literatura. Para a análise, foram utilizados documentos de duas bases de dados (WoS e Scopus), combinados e analisados mediante Bibliometrix R-Tool. O Biblioshiny foi usado para fornecer resultados gráficos. Os dados dos dois grupos foram comparados em diferentes análises, como palavras-chave utilizadas, desempenho de pesquisa por país, produção científica anual, entre outras. Verificou-se que, embora os modelos de negócios circulares sejam mais recentes em comparação com os modelos de negócios sustentáveis, ambos apresentam um interesse crescente de publicação na literatura e uma distribuição geográfica semelhante sobre as questões de investigação. No entanto, algumas diferenças interessantes foram identificadas, como as palavras-chave mais frequentes e as citações utilizadas, entre outras. Essas descobertas podem ajudar a identificar tendências gerais em modelos de negócios circulares e sustentáveis na agroindústria, e destacar aspetos contrastantes e comuns, proporcionando uma visão geral sobre esses tópicos de pesquisa na literatura académica ao longo do tempo. Além disso, esta investigação fornece linhas orientadoras claras e informações úteis para investigadores, académicos, gestores governamentais, gestores industriais e consultores.

Palavras-chave

modelos de negócios circulares, modelos de negócios sustentáveis, agroindústria, análise bibliométrica, sustentabilidade

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