Green Jobs: Bibliometric Review

Abstract

Among the visible effects as Sustainable Development (SD) transitions from theory into practice, there are Green Jobs (GJs). There are multiple variants in naming this phenomenon in the labor market. Among them are green collars, green employment, and sustainable employment, all indicating a profound inconsistency in the GJ definition. This article aims to identify keyword-specified areas around which the topic of GJs revolves in the scientific literature indexed in the Scopus database. The usage of two methods has achieved this goal. First is the Structured Literature Review (SLR) variation with queries, and it is used to explore the scientific database to determine GJ’s definition consistency by the queries syntax. The second method is the search results analysis performed in the Scopus database online to identify the most cited publications and most contributing authors. Then the bibliometric analysis was performed to create bibliometric maps of the most critical keywords in VOSviewer software. The combination of those two approaches allowed this research to indicate the most influential research directions on GJs. The results are presented in graphical forms, and tables with main co-occurring keyword clusters were identified. GJs are a key part of green economy development, where green self-employment and green entrepreneurship play a pivotal role. The presented results can inspire other researchers who are looking for a research gap or describing the state of the art. Politicians and decision-makers can be influenced by the presented contextualization of green job’s meaning in the labor market.

A Decade of Green Economic Literature: An Analysis-Based Bibliometric

“…Drawing upon a comprehensive review of prior research (Bhatnagar and Sharma, 2022;Ge and Zhi, 2016;Kozar and Sulich, 2023;Mohanty et al, 2023;Qin et al, 2022;Tan et al, 2021;Wu et al, 2023;Zhang et al, 2018), this study establishes bibliometric analysis as an indispensable tool for evaluating research impact and productivity. Guided by the recommendations of leading experts such as Haq and Bahit (2021), Tepe et al (2021), andHendriks et al (2019), the WoS Core Collection, specifically the Science Citation Index Expanded and the Social Sciences Citation Index, was employed for this study.…”

“…Understanding the determinants of green energy adoption (Qin et al, 2022), the evolution of green finance (Bhatnagar and Sharma, 2022), and the trends in green jobs (Alshebami et al, 2023;Kozar and Sulich, 2023) is crucial for anticipating future trends in sustainable economic recovery and growth (Alqudah et al, 2019). Tan et al (2021) provide insights into future research directions by conducting a global bibliometric study on research related to green energy and environmental technologies.…”

“…Bhatnagar and Sharma (2022) delve into the trajectory of financial mechanisms supporting environmental initiatives by tracing the evolution of green finance and its enablers. Kozar and Sulich (2023) offer insights into the future landscape of employment opportunities in environmentally conscious sectors through their bibliometric review on green jobs.…”

“…The discourse on green economics has gained significant traction worldwide. Studies by Tan et al (2021) and Kozar and Sulich (2023) employ bibliometric analyses to map the global evolution of research on green energy, environmental technologies, and green jobs. Their findings reveal a growing international interest in these areas, indicative of a collective effort to address environmental challenges through sustainable economic practices.…”

Opakowania w procesie zazielenienia łańcucha dostaw

“…Z kolei rodzaj wdrażanych rozwiązań wpływa na obserwowalne efekty zachodzące zarówno wewnątrz, jak i na zewnątrz organizacji (w bliższym oraz dalszym otoczeniu społeczno-gospodarczym danej organizacji). W literaturze przedmiotu w kontekście problematyki zazielenienia podmiotów gospodarczych podnosi się chociażby problematykę tworzenia strategii zrównoważonego rozwoju organizacji (Jenkins, 2020), zielonych miejsc pracy (Kozar, 2019;Kozar, Sulich, 2023a), śledzenia produktu przez cały jego cykl życia (Gazukina i in., 2020), śladu węglowego (Cohen, Vandenbergh, 2012), czy też zielonego zarządzania zasobami ludzkimi (Teixeira i in., 2016;Roscoe i in., 2019). Jednakże w opinii autorów niniejszego rozdziału wciąż zbyt małą wagę przywiązuje się do kwestii zazieleniania łańcucha dostaw.…”