Sustainable Sport Entrepreneurship and Innovation: A Bibliometric Analysis of This Emerging Field of Research

In the sports sector, entrepreneurship, innovation, and social corporative responsible are generating growing interest during the last years. Due to that situation, sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation in sport have emerged in this sector, receiving individual attention from academics and pra...

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Published in:Sustainability 2020-06, Vol.12 (12), p.5209
Main Authors: González-Serrano, María Huertas, Añó Sanz, Vicente, González-García, Rómulo Jacobo
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic disciplines
Bibliometrics
Business models
Competitive advantage
Consumers
Entrepreneurs
Entrepreneurship
Innovations
Performance management
R&D
Research & development
Social entrepreneurship
Social responsibility
Society
Sports
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Tourism
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Summary:In the sports sector, entrepreneurship, innovation, and social corporative responsible are generating growing interest during the last years. Due to that situation, sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation in sport have emerged in this sector, receiving individual attention from academics and practitioners. However, little is known about the evolution of this new field of research. Thus, the main aim of this paper is to analyze the documents published in the Web of Science about sport sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation. The bibliometric analysis allows us to discover the current state of a research field, identify the principal authors, articles, and topics, and propose future research lines to develop it further. The articles published between 2000 and 2019 were analyzed quantitatively, and by word and author co-occurrence. Later, through the bibliographic coupling, the articles were grouped in different clusters. Seven central thematics were found, being the sports mega-events and the sustainability the most development sub-area or research, followed by the sport innovation for fostering inclusion. Moreover, for the development of this field of research, studies focused on “tourism” and “entrepreneurship” with “environment”, “sport”, “sustainability and knowledge” and “innovation” focus, are necessary. Thus, sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation in sport are an undeveloped but promising field for the future of the sports industry.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su12125209