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Fig. 4 Regions with scientific production. Source Authors
agreements and codes agreed upon, economic efficiency and the maximization of
value for stakeholders (shareholders, employees, the surrounding community, among
others).
However, research in this area is still underexploited and deserves important attention. In order to enrich and bring some more contributions to this research, the countries of the main authors who produced the majority of papers were also identified.
China stands out as the main region of academic production. Australia also stands
out with 2 authors. It is also observed that research in this approach was initiated in
Germany, Ireland, Malaysia and Thailand (Fig. 4).
6 Conclusions
The GRC and Sustainability themes comprise several definitions in the scientific
literature. As it does not have a single definition, GRC is subject to several interpretations, leading to many discussions and divergences in the field. The central
focus of this study was to investigate the academic production in the field that refers
to GRC and Sustainability. A systematic review was carried out, allowing a better
understanding of the investigated field, its relational variables (thematic axes) and
their respective mapping. With this scenario, it is possible to determine directions
for new research that may advance in this field of study.
After indexing 41 articles that refer to the parameters defined in the methodology
of this study, a total of 7 articles were considered valid for analysis, divided into 3
categories that constitute the thematic axes that make up the GRC and Sustainability
study field. The main thematic axes related to the investigations are “Sustainable
Strategic Innovation”, “Social and-environmental Management Structure” and “Implementation of integrated good practices”. It is evident that the evolution of the
315
Fig. 4 Regions with scientific production. Source Authors
agreements and codes agreed upon, economic efficiency and the maximization of
value for stakeholders (shareholders, employees, the surrounding community, among
others).
However, research in this area is still underexploited and deserves important attention. In order to enrich and bring some more contributions to this research, the countries of the main authors who produced the majority of papers were also identified.
China stands out as the main region of academic production. Australia also stands
out with 2 authors. It is also observed that research in this approach was initiated in
Germany, Ireland, Malaysia and Thailand (Fig. 4).
6 Conclusions
The GRC and Sustainability themes comprise several definitions in the scientific
literature. As it does not have a single definition, GRC is subject to several interpretations, leading to many discussions and divergences in the field. The central
focus of this study was to investigate the academic production in the field that refers
to GRC and Sustainability. A systematic review was carried out, allowing a better
understanding of the investigated field, its relational variables (thematic axes) and
their respective mapping. With this scenario, it is possible to determine directions
for new research that may advance in this field of study.
After indexing 41 articles that refer to the parameters defined in the methodology
of this study, a total of 7 articles were considered valid for analysis, divided into 3
categories that constitute the thematic axes that make up the GRC and Sustainability
study field. The main thematic axes related to the investigations are “Sustainable
Strategic Innovation”, “Social and-environmental Management Structure” and “Implementation of integrated good practices”. It is evident that the evolution of the