Knowledge Landscape of Community-Based Enterprise Sustainability: Lessons from Literature Synthesis and Contextual Insights from Developing Countries
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The research aimed to (1) analyze the knowledge structure and research trends in community enterprise sustainability using bibliometric analysis, (2) synthesize key themes and factors associated with community enterprise sustainability in developing-country contexts, and (3) develop an integrated conceptual framework for community enterprise sustainability. A systematic literature review was combined with bibliometric and content analyses of 50 selected articles published between 2022 and 2026. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, keyword co-occurrence analysis, co-citation analysis, and content synthesis. The findings identified five major knowledge clusters: (1) sustainability and market access, (2) management and value creation, (3) resilience, innovation, and performance, (4) community development and digital marketing, and (5) policy support and development. The findings further indicate that the knowledge base has increasingly emphasized organizational adaptability, innovation, market linkages, and institutional support. Integrating the keyword co-occurrence results with content analysis yielded three key dimensions associated with sustainability: (1) organizational management, adaptive, and innovation capabilities, (2) community development and community capacity building, and (3) market linkages and institutional support. These dimensions informed an integrated conceptual framework demonstrating that community enterprise sustainability emerges from the interconnections among community capacity, organizational capabilities, market linkages, and institutional contexts. The framework provides a foundation for future empirical research and policy development aimed at promoting sustainable community enterprises in developing-country contexts.
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