Biomethane is gaining traction as a possible renewable alternative to fossil gas. Due to its interconnection with food and waste systems and the decentralised nature of its production it is a complex energy source that should be considered within the broader energy-environment-society nexus it...

Dieser Beitrag schafft einen Überblick über den Stand der Forschung zur Rolle etablierter Unternehmen (Incumbents) emissionsintensiver Wirtschaftsbereiche (Energieversorgung, Transport, Lebensmittelversorgung und verarbeitende Industrie) in nachhaltigen Transformationsprozessen. Anhand eines...

Digital transformation, defined as the adoption and application of emerging digital technologies, is becoming a growing trend. However, the academic literature still lacks a comprehensive understanding of the impacts of these technologies in human resource management (HRM) at organisational and...

Despite the growing importance of corporate venture capital (CVC) as a strategic investment tool, research on investor and venture selection criteria remains fragmented. Studies lack a comprehensive framework that encompasses CVC and venture views. Understanding these criteria is crucial, as...

Background: In this new era, marked by increasing environmental concerns, geopolitical crises, and global disruptions, traditional efficiency-focused supply chains have shown significant vulnerabilities. As a result, the shift toward new strategies to maintain sustainability has become more...

There are repeatedly raised concerns that marketing and consumer research often neglects to implement realistic studies that foster generalizability to real-world contexts, thereby limiting their findings’ practical relevance. Representative of this issue, confidence in context effects’...

In this article, literature on family offices (FOs) is systematically reviewed to examine how academic research in this field has advanced and to assess the relevance of FOs within family businesses. The main function of an FO is to preserve a family's wealth in the long-term, as well as to...

Improving school quality in low and middle income countries (LMICs) is a global priority. One way to improve quality may be to improve the management skills of school leaders. In this systematic review, we analyze the impact of interventions targeting school leaders' management practices on...

Economic and financial literacy are crucial for both adults and adolescents due to their demonstrated impact on financial behavior, wealth accumulation, and retirement planning. However, studies indicate that financial literacy remains alarmingly low, especially among women. This disparity...

International activities by all NGOs have become ubiquitous. Therefore, international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) are significantly and gradually increasing their international influence shaping a new paradigm for global affairs ranging from human aid to digital governance. In this...

The hospitality and tourism (H&T) sector, marked by intense employee-customer interactions, dynamic labor shifts, and high physical and emotional labor demands, faces chronic talent acquisition and retention. Therefore, tailored employer branding (EB) strategies that address the unique...

Visualizations are ubiquitous in today's manufacturing operations, whether in the form of time series, scatter plots, flow charts, or dashboards. Managers, engineers, and shop-floor workers use visualizations to understand and act on production data for monitoring, problem solving, decision...

A growing body of literature explores whether and why female and male entrepreneurs differ in their access to equity financing. This trend has led to an increasing fragmentation of the research field, as many studies analyze various mechanisms and focus on a certain form of equity financing. To...

This study aims to identify and explain different collaborative approaches, delineate external actors' roles, and examine the interplay between knowledge exploration and exploitation processes for digital transformation. We conducted a search of academic papers using research terms such as...

The literature on the research-practice gap in agriculture has evolved significantly in recent decades. Although there is a well-established body of work on how farmers adopt agricultural research outcomes and the factors that influence their adoption, research on how researchers perceive the...

Competitiveness and long-term sustainability are closely tied to the innovation capability of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). However, a systematic understanding of the key determinants of this capability remains limited and fragmented. While prior studies have examined individual...

The collaborative economy is experiencing a remarkable surge, offering vast potential for growth. Consequently, this burgeoning movement has become a focal point of interest in the realm of entrepreneurship. However, numerous unexplored or inadequately addressed research gaps persist, leaving us...

Household debt plays a crucial role in influencing the performance of the economy and its vulnerability to shocks. This study synthesises studies on this topic. We used the systematic literature review technique to analyse 97 studies from the EBSCO, Google Scholars, Sabinet African Journals,...

The rapid advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) has not only integrated chatbots like ChatGPT into everyday life but also transformed customer relations in various industries. Despite their growing adoption, research on consumer responses and preferences toward AI chatbots remains limited....

Digitalization and global disruptions have fundamentally changed how we approach work. Global virtual work has become increasingly widespread in recent years, often replacing or complementing traditional expatriation and international business travel. To advance our understanding of this...

We apply the Systematic Literature Review (SLR) approach to surveying empirical studies on urban land value. We show that research attention is directed by market size and data availability towards developed economies and residential land. Two distinct patterns of literature evolution emerge,...

Despite the recognized importance of agricultural extension approaches and farmers' innovation in addressing challenges within the agrifood sector, the existing literature on how these extension approaches influence farmers' innovativeness remains fragmented. This fragmentation provides limited...

Despite the increasing research interest in tourism, there are often misunderstandings and assumptions about tourism that are at odds with historical facts; one example being misleading impressions held about the role and function of Hospitallers of the Middle Ages. This study aims to clarify...

Fraud in accounting and finance poses a persistent threat to organizational integrity and economic stability, necessitating robust theoretical frameworks for effective detection and prevention. While traditional accounting literature predominantly addresses fraud through objective and...

Food accessibility, covering physical, economic, and social dimensions, is a core pillar of food security and depends strongly on food supply chains (FSCs). Previous reviews usually examined FSCs without discussing accessibility, or discussed accessibility outside the FSC context. We close that...

This conceptual article introduces a new perspective on innovation systems by emphasizing their dynamic, co-evolutionary nature. In today's rapidly changing world, innovation should be understood as a heterogeneous, multidimensional, continuously evolving phenomenon embedded within complex...

Disruptive innovation plays a decisive role in business success, yet its practical implementation remains underexplored. Despite extensive theoretical work, a persistent gap exists between understanding the concept and applying it effectively within organizations. This systematic literature...

This study presents an all-inclusive analysis of the literature on the augmentation of financial inclusion through fintech. Ninety-six papers were selected from the 2951 articles in the Web of Science, Scopus, and EBSCO databases. This study uses bibliometric and content analysis techniques to...