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The purpose of this paper is to examine the overall state and trends of the SDGs concerning business model backgrounds. Since the adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the United Nations in 2015, encompassing the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), there has been a substantial increase in publications highlighting the contributions of the SDGs. Recent research underscores the pivotal role of business models and management frameworks in advancing the SDGs. However, key information, such as theoretical approaches, the most influential authors, journals, articles, and keywords, has yet to be fully determined. To address this gap, a comprehensive analysis was conducted on 167 high-impact articles in the relevant field.

This study uses a mixed-method approach, combining quantitative bibliometric analysis (performance analysis and science mapping) with qualitative content analysis.

Bibliographic coupling analysis has illuminated the intellectual structure of the literature connecting SDGs and business models, revealing six primary clusters: frameworks, management systems and reporting tools; sustainable business models (SBMs); circular business models; stakeholder and community involvement, industrial ecology and consumption; inclusive and responsible innovation; and sharing and collaborative economy business models. For Ibero-America, these findings highlight both opportunities and challenges. While there is notable progress in advancing SBMs, the analysis also points to a lack of interlinkages between countries, suggesting potential barriers to knowledge exchange and collaborative innovation within the region.

For Iberoamerica, these findings highlight both opportunities and challenges. While there is notable progress in advancing SBMs, the analysis also points to a lack of interlinkages between countries, suggesting potential barriers to knowledge exchange and collaborative innovation within the region.

The practical implications of this research are manifold. The identification of prolific authors such as Di Vaio, Palladino and Hassan, and leading journals such as Sustainability andJournal of Cleaner Production, underscores the importance of these sources for practitioners seeking to understand the intersection of SDGs and business models. The prominence of Spain and Italy, along with key institutions such as the University of Naples Parthenope and the Polytechnic University of Madrid, highlights regions and organizations that are at the forefront of this research. Practitioners can look to these sources for insights into effective strategies and frameworks for integrating SDGs into business practices. The prominence of certain clusters, such as SBMs and circular economy, suggests areas where businesses can focus their efforts to align with sustainable practices and leverage innovations in the field.

This study offers valuable insights into the evolving relationship between business models and the achievement of SDGs and proposes a novel research agenda for exploring this dynamic in Iberoamerica.

Desde la adopción de la Agenda 2030 para el Desarrollo Sostenible por las Naciones Unidas en 2015, que incluye los 17 Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), ha habido un aumento significativo en las publicaciones que destacan las contribuciones de los ODS. La investigación reciente subraya el papel fundamental de los modelos de negocio y de gestión en el avance de los ODS. Sin embargo, el estado de situación y las tendencias sobre los ODS en relación con los modelos de negocio siguen siendo inciertos, y aún no se ha determinado información crucial como los autores, revistas, artículos, palabras clave y enfoques teóricos más influyentes. Para abordar esta brecha, se realizó un análisis exhaustivo de 167 artículos de alto impacto en el campo relevante.

Este estudio emplea un enfoque de métodos mixtos, combinando análisis bibliométrico cuantitativo (análisis de rendimiento y mapeo científico) con análisis cualitativo de contenido.

El análisis de acoplamiento bibliográfico permitió descubrir la estructura intelectual de la literatura que conecta los ODS y los modelos de negocio, revelando seis grupos principales: (1) Esquemas y modelos de gestión, y herramientas de informes; (2) Modelos de negocio sostenibles; (3) Modelos de negocio circulares, (4) Participación de los grupos de interés y de la comunidad, ecología industrial y consumo, (5) Innovación inclusiva y responsable, (6) Modelos de negocio de economía colaborativa.

Para Iberoamérica, estos hallazgos destacan tanto oportunidades como desafíos. Aunque hay un progreso notable en el avance de los modelos de negocio sostenibles, el análisis también señala la falta de interconexiones entre los países, sugiriendo barreras potenciales para el intercambio de conocimientos y la innovación colaborativa en la región.

Este estudio ofrece valiosas perspectivas sobre la relación evolutiva entre los modelos de negocio y el logro de los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible (ODS), y propone una nueva agenda de investigación para explorar esta dinámica en Iberoamérica.

Desde a adoção da Agenda 2030 para o Desenvolvimento Sustentável pelas Nações Unidas em 2015, que engloba os 17 Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável (ODS), houve um aumento substancial nas publicações destacando as contribuições dos ODS. Pesquisas recentes enfatizam o papel fundamental dos modelos de negócios e dos marcos de gestão no avanço dos ODS. No entanto, o estado geral e as tendências dos ODS em relação aos modelos de negócios ainda são incertos, e informações cruciais, como os autores mais influentes, revistas, artigos, palavras-chave e abordagens teóricas, ainda precisam ser determinadas. Para preencher essa lacuna, foi realizada uma análise abrangente de 167 artigos de alto impacto na área relevante.

Este estudo utiliza uma abordagem de métodos mistos, combinando análise bibliométrica quantitativa (análise de desempenho e mapeamento científico) com análise qualitativa de conteúdo.

A análise de acoplamento bibliográfico iluminou a estrutura intelectual da literatura que conecta os ODS aos modelos de negócios, revelando seis clusters principais: (1) Marcos, sistemas de gestão e ferramentas de relatórios; (2) Modelos de negócios sustentáveis; (3) Modelos de negócios circulares; (4) Envolvimento das partes interessadas e da comunidade, ecologia industrial e consumo; (5) Inovação inclusiva e responsável; (6) Modelos de negócios de economia colaborativa e compartilhada

Para a Ibero-América, esses achados destacam tanto oportunidades quanto desafios. Embora haja um progresso notável no avanço dos modelos de negócios sustentáveis, a análise também aponta para a falta de interconexões entre os países, sugerindo barreiras potenciais para o intercâmbio de conhecimento e inovação colaborativa na região.

Este estudo oferece insights valiosos sobre a relação evolutiva entre os modelos de negócios e a conquista dos ODS, propondo uma nova agenda de pesquisa para explorar essa dinâmica na Ibero-América.

The purpose of this study is to offer a business process management (BPM) framework with information and insights on designing, implementing, using and assessing business processes for continuous improvement towards operational excellence.

An action research is carried out over two and a half years on the BPM evolution of a Brazilian entertainment organisation.

Research provides a novel procedural framework towards improving the understanding of how a complete lifecycle approach for BPM can be implemented for continuous improvement, embracing the critical success factors for each lifecycle phase to achieve operational excellence. Information technology and project management are critical success factors resulting in project barriers. Strategic alignment, top management support, collaborative environment, methods and methodology, and focus on users and culture are acknowledged as main enablers. Findings reinforce the importance of an organisation analysis phase to begin the BPM development and highlight the assessment and improvement phase to respond to organisational environment dynamism.

Practitioners can benefit from the lessons learnt and the proposed framework, which serves as a rigorous methodology to achieve operational excellence in their real-world settings.

This paper goes beyond the well-known design and analysis phases of BPM development, generally studied with an individual focus, offering a complete lifecycle approach for continuous improvement, analysing each phase, from the drawing board to its use and evaluation. It counts on an original longitudinal study rather than a single-time assessment study.

Facing the burden of chronic diseases has become a priority for health-care systems’ economic and social sustainability. To this end, this paper aims to focus on adopting Health Lean Management (HLM), a widely used managerial approach, to improve the performance and quality of care provided in chronic care pathways. HLM addresses not only efficiency and timeliness issues but also care effectiveness and integration. Indeed, the lack of continuity and co-ordination of care constitutes a major challenge for chronic pathways. This research provides an innovative contribution, by extending the implementation of HLM to chronic pathways developed across hospital and territorial care. Indeed, HLM scope typically regards hospital units and departments; hence, analysing the interaction between different levels of care represents a novelty from an academic and practical perspective.

With the aim of understanding how to extend the adoption of HLM towards the territory, an action research project has been developed. In particular, an improvement project focused on breast cancer care pathways has been launched in a Spanish hospital. The research investigates which HLM activities, tools and practices need to be accomplished in this kind of project, grasping insights into emerging wastes. To this end, the HLM project followed the Define, Measure, Analyse, Improve and Control (DMAIC) cycle, supporting the project team in effectively conducting a preliminary context analysis, qualitative and quantitative data collection, the current state analysis and the countermeasure proposals.

The analysis conducted on the breast cancer care pathway highlighted major criticalities in managing the diagnosis of new patients. In particular, waiting times to obtain diagnostic imaging and breast specialist consultations highly impacted the care pathway effectiveness and efficiency. Specific wastes that caused these delays have been investigated, leading to the definition of specific countermeasures that could minimise the inefficiencies: an 85% reduction of the staging process lead time was estimated.

The achieved results contribute to enhancing the quality of care delivered to breast cancer patients. This paper enriches the theoretical knowledge about HLM, extending its typical field of application; provides practical support to health-care providers, managers and leaders with a case demonstrating how to develop HLM projects adopting the DMAIC cycle; and finally, it has valuable social implications, addressing the global threat of chronic disease.

With a growing preference for active, authentic, and cultural experiences over traditional ones, creative tourism has garnered significant academic interest. This study offers a comprehensive review of creative tourism research, delineating its evolution, prominent contributors, pivotal areas, and prospective trajectories through a bibliometric analysis.

Employing a bibliometric analysis using the biblioshiny and VOSviewer software, this study systematically reviews 198 articles on creative tourism identified and retrieved from the Scopus database.

A notable increase in creative tourism research is witnessed in recent times, with Portugal and the Netherlands leading in publications and citations, respectively. This review also pinpoints key authors, countries, institutions, and journals shaping the field, and presents emerging themes such as authenticity and creative experience, culture and heritage, urban and rural contexts, and co-creation in creative tourism.

Identifying core research contributors (authors, countries, institutions, journals) and contributions (themes, topics) assists academics in seeking collaborations and shaping future research. Practitioners are advised to adapt these trends (authenticity, co-creation, sustainability) into their strategic planning to meet market demands.

This study offers a seminal review of creative tourism through a bibliometric analysis, a technique that leverages the power of technology (data, software) to engage in retrospection and projection—the hallmark of benchmarking studies across fields, including tourism. Noteworthily, this study provides a detailed summary of the field’s trajectory and significant trends, positioning itself as an essential reference for academic scholars, industry professionals, and policymakers with a keen interest in creative tourism.

Since buying slow fashion can be both a rational choice and socially reactive behavior, this study adopts the prototype willingness model to predict Flemish young adults’ slow fashion consumption.

An online survey was administered to consumers aged 18–25 years old (N = 264). Confirmatory factor analysis and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the data.

Attitude and descriptive norm predicted intention to buy slow fashion, which in turn predicted current self-reported slow fashion consumption. Injunctive norm, prototype favorability and prototype similarity predicted socially reactive willingness to buy slow fashion.

The sample is predominantly female and higher educated. The results were partially in line with the PWM, indicating that the model is suitable for predicting young adults’ self-reported slow fashion consumption.

Slow fashion brands might benefit from increasing the visibility of slow fashion consumption and the occurrence of socially reactive shopping situations as well as improving the prototypical image of slow fashion consumers and the perception of what others approve.

Prior research generally uses rational behavioral models to predict slow fashion consumption. This study is the first to apply the PWM to slow fashion consumption, accounting for rational (i.e. reasoned) and non-rational (i.e. socially reactive) decision-making. Furthermore, this study argues the relevance of “prototypes” in sustainable decision-making.