Sustainable Sport Entrepreneurship and Innovation: A Bibliometric Analysis of This Emerging Field of Research
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Department of Teaching and Learning of Physical Education, Plastic and Music Education, Universidad Católica de Valencia, 46110 Valencia, Spain
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Department of Physical Education and Sports, Faculty of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences, Universitat de València, 46010 Valencia, Spain
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Sustainability 2020, 12(12), 5209; https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125209
Received: 17 May 2020
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Revised: 13 June 2020
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Accepted: 24 June 2020
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Published: 26 June 2020
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Entrepreneurship and Sustainability)
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.
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Keywords:
sustainable entrepreneurship; sustainable innovation; sport; bibliometric analysis; thematic analysis
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González-Serrano, M.H.; Añó Sanz, V.; González-García, R.J. Sustainable Sport Entrepreneurship and Innovation: A Bibliometric Analysis of This Emerging Field of Research. Sustainability 2020, 12, 5209. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125209
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González-Serrano MH, Añó Sanz V, González-García RJ. Sustainable Sport Entrepreneurship and Innovation: A Bibliometric Analysis of This Emerging Field of Research. Sustainability. 2020; 12(12):5209. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125209
Chicago/Turabian StyleGonzález-Serrano, María H., Vicente Añó Sanz, and Rómulo J. González-García. 2020. "Sustainable Sport Entrepreneurship and Innovation: A Bibliometric Analysis of This Emerging Field of Research" Sustainability 12, no. 12: 5209. https://doi.org/10.3390/su12125209
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