Prof. Dr. Erik G. Hansen (co-author: Dr. Johanna Klewitz) received for his paper “Sustainability-oriented innovation of SMEs: A systematic review”, öffnet eine externe URL in einem neuen Fenster the Emerald Citations of Excellence Award. The paper was published in February 2014 in the Journal of Cleaner Production and the jury emphasized the novelty, importance, and interdisciplinary nature of the paper. Every year, the Emerald Group Publishing honours highly quoted scientific paper in the areas of Business Management, Finance or Accounting, Economics and Marketing that have an important influence on the respective research field.