RESEARCH ARTICLE
Scientific mapping of green organizational culture: Main schools of thought and topical trends
Truong Thi Hue,
Luong Dinh-Hai,
Truong Thi Hue
VNU International School, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Luong Dinh-Hai
Vietnam Jorunal of Educational Sciences, Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
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Luong Dinh-Hai, Vietnam Journal of Educational Sciences, Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, 101 Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
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Search for more papers by this authorTruong Thi Hue,
Luong Dinh-Hai,
Truong Thi Hue
VNU International School, Vietnam National University, Hanoi, Vietnam
Search for more papers by this authorCorresponding Author
Luong Dinh-Hai
Vietnam Jorunal of Educational Sciences, Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, Hanoi, Vietnam
Correspondence
Luong Dinh-Hai, Vietnam Journal of Educational Sciences, Vietnam National Institute of Educational Sciences, 101 Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi 100000, Vietnam.
Email: [email protected]
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The green transition is increasingly viewed as a path to prosperity, or even survival, for organizations. In several countries, greening is vigorously pursued across various organizational activities, including organizational culture, which has garnered significant scholarly attention. However, there appears to be no comprehensive literature review on green organizational culture (GOC) indexed by reputable databases like Scopus. This paper aims to provide a bibliometric overview of GOC. A total of 558 documents from Scopus, spanning 1996–2023, were analyzed using bibliometric methods. The study examines the research performance on GOC, including volume growth trajectory, document types, contributing countries, international collaboration, research groups, influential authors, and prominent sources in GOC research. Notably, it identifies five main schools of thought and two topical trends in GOC literature. This may be the first effort to review GOC literature using Scopus data, highlighting performance and mapping the scientific landscape of this field.
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The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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