Sustainable Entrepreneurship as an Antecedent of Green Innovation in Emerging Economies: A Bibliometric and Integrative Review (2010–2025)
This study maps the intellectual structure and thematic evolution of sustainable entrepreneurship and green innovation research. Applying a bibliometric and integrative review to 270 Scopus-indexed articles (2010–2026), findings reveal rapid interdisciplinary expansion (22.28% annual growth). Thematic mapping identifies climate change and entrepreneurship increasingly integrating artificial intelligence as motor themes, while sustainable development provides the foundational framework. Green innovation emerges as a fast-growing frontier alongside the circular economy as a specialized niche. Co-citation analyses expose a dual intellectual foundation anchored in corporate sustainability theory and robust PLS-SEM methodology. Acknowledging limitations regarding Scopus exclusivity and citation-window effects, this review urges future research to enforce strict construct separation between entrepreneurship and innovation outcomes. By advocating for longitudinal designs to clarify causal ordering, this synthesis offers a consolidated roadmap for advancing theoretical development.
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Sustainable Entrepreneurship; Green Entrepreneurship; Green Innovation; Sustainable Development; Circular Economy; Bibliometric Analysis
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(1) Rao Usama Bin Nasir
Brunel Business School, Brunel University London, United Kingdom (UK).
(2) Ammara Akram
Lecturer, Department of Commerce, Bahauddin Zakaria University Multan, Punjab, Pakistan.
(3) Nasir Abbas
Lecturer, College of Commerce, Government College University, Faisalabad, Punjab, Pakistan.
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APA : Nasir, R. U. B., Akram, A., & Abbas, N. (2026). Sustainable Entrepreneurship as an Antecedent of Green Innovation in Emerging Economies: A Bibliometric and Integrative Review (2010–2025). <i>Global Management Sciences Review, XI(I)</i>, 70-101. <a href='https://doi.org/10.31703/gmsr.2026(XI-I).05'>https://doi.org/10.31703/gmsr.2026(XI-I).05</a>
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CHICAGO : Nasir, Rao Usama Bin, Ammara Akram, and Nasir Abbas. 2026. "Sustainable Entrepreneurship as an Antecedent of Green Innovation in Emerging Economies: A Bibliometric and Integrative Review (2010–2025)." <i>Global Management Sciences Review</i>, XI (I): 70-101 doi: 10.31703/gmsr.2026(XI-I).05
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HARVARD : NASIR, R. U. B., AKRAM, A. & ABBAS, N. 2026. Sustainable Entrepreneurship as an Antecedent of Green Innovation in Emerging Economies: A Bibliometric and Integrative Review (2010–2025). <i>Global Management Sciences Review</i>, XI, 70-101.
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MHRA : Nasir, Rao Usama Bin, Ammara Akram, and Nasir Abbas. 2026. "Sustainable Entrepreneurship as an Antecedent of Green Innovation in Emerging Economies: A Bibliometric and Integrative Review (2010–2025)." Global Management Sciences Review, XI: 70-101
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MLA : Nasir, Rao Usama Bin, Ammara Akram, and Nasir Abbas. "Sustainable Entrepreneurship as an Antecedent of Green Innovation in Emerging Economies: A Bibliometric and Integrative Review (2010–2025)." <i>Global Management Sciences Review</i>, XI.I (2026): 70-101 Print.
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OXFORD : Nasir, Rao Usama Bin, Akram, Ammara, and Abbas, Nasir (2026), "Sustainable Entrepreneurship as an Antecedent of Green Innovation in Emerging Economies: A Bibliometric and Integrative Review (2010–2025)", <i>Global Management Sciences Review</i>, XI (I), 70-101
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TURABIAN : Nasir, Rao Usama Bin, Ammara Akram, and Nasir Abbas. "Sustainable Entrepreneurship as an Antecedent of Green Innovation in Emerging Economies: A Bibliometric and Integrative Review (2010–2025)." <i>Global Management Sciences Review</i> XI, no. I (2026): 70-101. <a href='https://doi.org/10.31703/gmsr.2026(XI-I).05'>https://doi.org/10.31703/gmsr.2026(XI-I).05</a>
