Using bibliometric analysis to map innovative business models for vertical farm entrepreneurs
Purpose – This paper aims to explore the literature on vertical farming to define key elements to outline a business model for entrepreneurs. The research aims to stimulate entrepreneurship for vertical farming in a smart cities’ context, recognising urban agriculture as technology to satisfy incr...
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Emerald Publishing Limited
2022
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| Online Access: | http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/102562/ https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/BFJ-08-2021-0904/full/html |
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| Summary: | Purpose – This paper aims to explore the literature on vertical farming to define key elements to outline a
business model for entrepreneurs. The research aims to stimulate entrepreneurship for vertical farming in a
smart cities’ context, recognising urban agriculture as technology to satisfy increasing food needs.
Design/methodology/approach – The research conducts a structured literature review on 186 articles on
vertical farming extracted from the Scopus. Moreover, the bibliometric analysis revealed the descriptive
statistics on this field and the main themes through the authors’ keywords.
Findings – Different perspectives showed the multidisciplinary nature of the topic and how the intersection of
different skills is necessary to understand the subject entirely. The keywords analysis allowed for identifying
the topics covered by the authors and the business model’s elements.
Research limitations/implications – The research explores a topic in the embryonic stage to define key
strands of literature. It provides business model insights extending George and Bock’s (2011) research to
stimulate entrepreneurship in vertical farming. Limitations arise from the sources used to develop our analysis
and how the topic appears as a frontier innovation.
Originality/value –Originality is the integration of literature strands related to vertical farming, highlighting
its multidisciplinary nature to provide a holistic understanding of the themes. In smart cities’ context,
innovations allow traditional business models to be interpreted in a novel perspective and revealed the
elements for transforming vertical farming from innovative technology to an effective source of food
sustenance. Finally, the paper suggests a new methodology application for the analysis of word clusters by
integrating correspondence analysis and multidimensional scaling analysis. |
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