Abstract:

We are living in an accelerated transition period, marked by complex and profound transformations in all areas of activity. The concept of innovation defines synthetically the introduction of the new. The finding and introducing the new represent the main factors that have determined the evolution of humanity throughout its existence. The importance and volume of these activities grew up with the evolution of society. In recent decades, there has been a phenomenal increase in interest in innovation to achieve sustainable economic growth of organizations and society. The purpose of this paper is to study the evolution of the research related to innovation in the context of sustainability requirements. The methodological approach used was a systematic analysis of the literature based on the bibliometric theory and the analysis of the indexed articles in the main international databases.