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Past, present, and future of knowledge management for sustainability

Article  in  Journal of Cleaner Production · November 2021

DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.129592

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Past, present, and future of knowledge management for sustainability

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Abstract

Knowledge management has gained increasing importance and immense research interest
for its promise in advancing sustainability. Despite its proliferation in the literature, little is
known about the research profile of knowledge management research intertwined with
sustainability. Given this gap, this article aims to conduct an extensive review of knowledge
management for sustainability research. Using bibliometrics, which is suitable for large-scale
reviews, this article reviews 1,136 documents published in peer-reviewed journals indexed in
the Web of Science between 2001 and 2021. Noteworthily, the review sheds light on the
performance of research constituents (e.g., most prolific authors, countries, institutions, and
journals), as well as the themes and topics underpinning the intellectual structure (i.e.,
knowledge foundation, knowledge creation) in the field. Specifically, the review reveals that
knowledge management for sustainability research has relied on nine foundational clusters
(i.e., informed sustainability practice, social network, firm performance, knowledge sharing
culture, green innovation, sustainability assessment framework, global warming, knowledge
management, and innovative performance) to generate new knowledge across 10 thematic
clusters, (i.e., ecological knowledge, green innovation, the Shanghai Hongqiao district effect,
the Agroscope Research Master Plan, food security, sustainable supply chain management,
business sustainability, knowledge creation, knowledge management, and technology
management). The article concludes with a new theory that encapsulates extant understanding
of knowledge management for sustainability along with promising avenues for future
research.

Keywords: Knowledge management, sustainability, literature review, bibliometric analysis.

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