Sustainable behaviours of SMEs and financial performance: a bibliometric and systematic literature review

This paper investigates the relationship between sustainability and financial performances in SMEs. The bibliometric and systematic literature review results reveal the existence of three themes of research: strategic aspects of sustainability in SMEs (cluster 1); CSR in the context of SMEs (cluster 2); and, green management and environmental issues for SMEs (cluster 3). Main insights from the analysis of the papers are discussed and future research directions for the field are provided.