Energy efficiency decision-making in non-energy intensive industries: content and social network analysis

Paper aims The present study to identify the limitations of artifacts used in decision-making process adoption energy efficiency measures productive systems, using non-intensive companies as a delimitation. Originality Identifies authors and connections, relationships between them how these interactions contribute advancement knowledge on subject. Regarding efficiency, studies show that real investment initiatives industrial sector is below full potential have severe when complex dynamic context. Research method In this paper systematic literature review was conducted from Literature-Grounded Theory. Additionally, social network analysis used. Main findings It concludes approaches are limited technical financial factors does not consider systemic understanding different internal external variables organization. Implications for theory practice contribution it identifies help systems. Specifically, focus companies. Scientific articles published main databases management were selected.