Sustainability of the value chain: bibliometric analysis of the literature

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https://doi.org/10.18041/1900-0642/criteriolibre.2023v21n38.9567

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sustainability, sustainable value chain, value chain

Abstract

The sustainability of the value chain has been a topic of great importance in the scientific literature, due to its impact on organizations in order to carry out their businesses in a sustainable manner. The objective of the article addressed was to carry out a bibliometric analysis of the scientific literature and summarize the contributions of the most outstanding works in the academic field. Statistical techniques were applied for the analysis of the main sources, the most cited authors on the subject, their analysis by geographical area, among others. The results show the use of methods to measure and monitor the results achieved in the area of ​​sustainability and the value chain.

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  • Dairon Rojas Hernández, Vicedecano de Investigación y Posgrado, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de Pinar del Río. Cuba

    Licenciado en Contabilidad y Finanzas, Universidad de Pinar del Río, Pinar del Río, Cuba; máster en Finanzas, Universidad de La Habana, La Habana, Cuba. Participa en el Proyecto de Investigación “Impacto Social de la Banca en Cuba”. Vicedecano de Investigación y Posgrado, Facultad de Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de Pinar del Río. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1443-6318.

  • Estela Gertrudis Espinosa Martínez, Universidad de la Habana: Habana, Cuba

    Licenciada en Matemática, Universidad de La Habana, Cuba; doctora en Ciencias Económicas, Universidad de La Habana. Participa en el Proyecto de Investigación “Impacto Social de la Banca en Cuba”. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2813-1785.

  • Arístides Pelegrín Mesa, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, Jalisco, México

    Licenciado en Economía, Universidad de Minsk, Bielorrusia; doctor en Ciencias Contables y Financieras,  Universidad de La Habana, Cuba. Participa en el Proyecto de Investigación “La sustentabilidad en las organizaciones: Un enfoque global”. Profesor de la Universidad de Guadalajara, México. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8723-9046

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Sustainability of the value chain: bibliometric analysis of the literature. (2023). Criterio Libre, 21(38), e219567. https://doi.org/10.18041/1900-0642/criteriolibre.2023v21n38.9567 (Original work published 2023)