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being carried out in a database, with the purpose of searching for concepts and
establishing a theoretical structure that supports the analysis.
2 Methodology
This section aimed to present the methodology used for the development of this
investigation. The adopted methodology deals with an exploratory research, Gil
(2009, p. 41) conceptualizes it as one that “has as main objective the improvement of
ideas and the discovery of intuitions”. Given the readings and the survey of specific
concepts and data base. The procedure was that of bibliographic research, Gil (2009,
p. 44) defines it as that which is “developed based on material already prepared,
consisting primarily of books and scientific articles”—the research was developed
based on the articles available at data base of the Coordination for the Improvement of
Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and analytical reading books. Bibliographic
and documentary research used existing data. However, the difference between them
consists in the fact that the first uses data that has already received analytical treatment, that is, it is based on material (scientific articles and books) already published
(Gil 2010). The methodology adopted was that of a qualitative approach, with a
theoretical essay being executed through a data base, with the purpose of searching
for concepts and establishing a theoretical structure that supports the analysis. As for
the qualitative approach, Gil (2009) defines it as being everything that is quantifiable,
and that can translate opinions and scientific information.
Its sample and collection, primarily, used the CAPES data base, however, after
filtering, the population totaled 54 articles. While the content analysis referred to
qualitative research, whose sources used were primary, secondary and tertiary, as
described in stages 1, 2 and 3. Based on the keywords, considered central themes of
the article, stages and procedures were laid out detailed below:
Stage 1: the research was determined by major themes arranged through the five
keywords: (I) Triple Bottom Line; (II) Product Life Cycle; (III) Sustainability; (IV)
Environmental Dimension; (V) Social Dimension.
Stage 2: Final search in the data bases. This stage led to the final search in the
data bases, using the keywords and the data bases defined—the data base used as a
reference was that of CAPES journals, as previously mentioned.
Some filtering procedures were applied in the data base for the final research
and extension of the subject, with regard to the phases of the Product Life Cycle:
“Product Life Cycle” OR “Obtaining Raw Material” OR “Development” OR “Productive Process” OR “Introduction” OR “Distribution” OR “Growth” OR “Use” OR
“Maturity” OR “Final Provision” OR “Decline” AND “Triple Bottom Line”—“OR”
(or) and “AND” (e) are used in order to associate the keywords, resulting in a greater
number of words searched. This resulted in bibliometric studies recently published,
originally in the English language, between January 2015 and January 2020, totaling
40 articles.
F. Lourenço and O. C. Júnior
being carried out in a database, with the purpose of searching for concepts and
establishing a theoretical structure that supports the analysis.
2 Methodology
This section aimed to present the methodology used for the development of this
investigation. The adopted methodology deals with an exploratory research, Gil
(2009, p. 41) conceptualizes it as one that “has as main objective the improvement of
ideas and the discovery of intuitions”. Given the readings and the survey of specific
concepts and data base. The procedure was that of bibliographic research, Gil (2009,
p. 44) defines it as that which is “developed based on material already prepared,
consisting primarily of books and scientific articles”—the research was developed
based on the articles available at data base of the Coordination for the Improvement of
Higher Education Personnel (CAPES) and analytical reading books. Bibliographic
and documentary research used existing data. However, the difference between them
consists in the fact that the first uses data that has already received analytical treatment, that is, it is based on material (scientific articles and books) already published
(Gil 2010). The methodology adopted was that of a qualitative approach, with a
theoretical essay being executed through a data base, with the purpose of searching
for concepts and establishing a theoretical structure that supports the analysis. As for
the qualitative approach, Gil (2009) defines it as being everything that is quantifiable,
and that can translate opinions and scientific information.
Its sample and collection, primarily, used the CAPES data base, however, after
filtering, the population totaled 54 articles. While the content analysis referred to
qualitative research, whose sources used were primary, secondary and tertiary, as
described in stages 1, 2 and 3. Based on the keywords, considered central themes of
the article, stages and procedures were laid out detailed below:
Stage 1: the research was determined by major themes arranged through the five
keywords: (I) Triple Bottom Line; (II) Product Life Cycle; (III) Sustainability; (IV)
Environmental Dimension; (V) Social Dimension.
Stage 2: Final search in the data bases. This stage led to the final search in the
data bases, using the keywords and the data bases defined—the data base used as a
reference was that of CAPES journals, as previously mentioned.
Some filtering procedures were applied in the data base for the final research
and extension of the subject, with regard to the phases of the Product Life Cycle:
“Product Life Cycle” OR “Obtaining Raw Material” OR “Development” OR “Productive Process” OR “Introduction” OR “Distribution” OR “Growth” OR “Use” OR
“Maturity” OR “Final Provision” OR “Decline” AND “Triple Bottom Line”—“OR”
(or) and “AND” (e) are used in order to associate the keywords, resulting in a greater
number of words searched. This resulted in bibliometric studies recently published,
originally in the English language, between January 2015 and January 2020, totaling
40 articles.