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Received: 2025-05-15  |  Accepted: 2025-07-25  |  Published: 2025-09-30

Title

Value creation in business: current trends and future perspectives of economic research


Abstract

This study analyses the current state of value research to identify key themes and their evolution. The method uses VoS Viewer and bibliographic maps from the Web of Science and Scopus databases. Based on the keyword analysis, two models are developed to predict developments up to 2030. The main findings suggest that the first model is suitable for short-term predictions, while the second model is better suited for the long-term outlook. A limitation is the focus on only two academic databases, which may affect the overall representativeness of the results. The study suggests possibilities for extension, including keyword analysis by region and more detailed examination of individual publications using modern technologies such as machine learning or artificial intelligence. The concept of value is examined in its multiple dimensions, including economic, social, and individual perspectives, highlighting its interdisciplinary nature. The analysis shows how the understanding of value has evolved in response to societal and technological change.


Keywords

value, VoS Viewer, total increase, Web of Science, Scopus, innovation


JEL classifications

C38 , C53 , D46


URI

http://jssidoi.org/jesi/article/1349


DOI


Pages

358-372


Funding

This paper has been prepared as a part of specific research at the Department of Management for 2025 entitled: “Parameterization of Corporate Business Strategy Using Mathematical Modelling”. PID: 01SVV2325

This is an open access issue and all published articles are licensed under a
Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License

Authors

Cejpek, Tomáš
Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, České Budějovice, Czech Republic https://www.vstecb.cz
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Mrázová, Petra
Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, České Budějovice, Czech Republic https://www.vstecb.cz
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Chytilová, Ekaterina
Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, České Budějovice, Czech Republic https://www.vstecb.cz
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Ruschak, Michal
Institute of Technology and Business in České Budějovice, České Budějovice, Czech Republic https://www.vstecb.cz
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Journal title

Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues

Volume

13


Number

1


Issue date

September 2025


Issue DOI


ISSN

ISSN 2345-0282 (online)


Publisher

VšĮ Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Center, Vilnius, Lithuania

Cited

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