Abstract
Responsible higher education institutions have an impact on society and economic, environmental, and social development. These effects define the axes of the socially responsible management of the universities. The concept of university social responsibility (USR) manages these relationships to produce a positive impact on society through higher education, research, and the transfer of knowledge and technology, as well as education for sustainability. For this study, worldwide research into this subject was studied for the period 1970–2019. A bibliometric analysis of 870 articles was made, obtaining results for the scientific productivity of the journals, authors, institutions, and countries contributing to this research. The main category is business, management, and accounting. The most productive journal is the Business and Society Review, while the California Management Review is the most cited. The authors with the most articles are Stavnezer, Luo, and Lanero. The most productive institution is Wuhan University. The United States is the country with the most publications and citations, and the same country, together with the United Kingdom, make the most international contributions. Evidence shows growing worldwide interest in the economic and environmental impacts of USR. Future research should focus on analysing the links between the responsible and sustainable consumption of universities and their short-term financial, economic, and sustainable impacts.
Highlights
In recent decades, the impact of global changes, both economic and political, social, environmental, and technological, has led to a shift in the role of higher education institutions (HEIs) in contemporary society [1,2]
The objective of this study is to provide an insight into the overall dynamics of research and the state of the issue regarding the economic-environmental impacts of the university social responsibility (USR) in a global context
We present and discusses the results of scientific production concerning the economic-environmental impacts of USR in a global context, as well as the distribution of publications by subject area and journal, and the scientific production of authors, institutions, and countries
Summary
The impact of global changes, both economic and political, social, environmental, and technological, has led to a shift in the role of higher education institutions (HEIs) in contemporary society [1,2]. In this context, in the process of value creation, organizations, and amongst them universities, are obliged to manage intangible assets and corporate values. The survival of universities is related to the social and environmental implications of their actions In this sense, the transfer of knowledge, associated with economic growth and social development, has a place in public and economic policy [1,2,3].
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