Systematic Review - Network for Business Sustainability

Data were coded according to bibliographic
characteristics of the source, study design, quality
criteria, innovation area of focus, innovation novelty and
processes of innovation (coding of the grey literature
focused only on innovation area of focus, innovation
novelty and processes of innovation). Each of these
themes is developed further in the section Descriptive
Analysis.
DATA SYNTHESIS
To help organize the data, we developed a conceptual
framework of contexts of Sustainability-Oriented
Innovation (SOI). To build a picture of innovation in
each context, where studies permitted, we allocated
examples of innovation activities and targets to the
appropriate context. In some studies, though, it was
unclear in which context the activity or target belonged,
and some studies covered more than one context.
We screened the relevant papers and identified
descriptions of innovation relating to two themes (area
of focus and process). By considering these themes of
innovation and the three contexts of SOI, we extracted
data from the primary studies into what essentially
became a two-by-three matrix. Data were initially
extracted verbatim from studies along with annotations
and memos and displayed in the matrix. This approach
allowed a systematic process of aggregating and
integrating innovation activities around these particular
themes and contexts. This matrix formed the basis of
the analysis described in this report.
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