  Public organizations need innovative approaches for managing common goods and
to explain the dynamics linking the (re)generation of common goods and
organizational performance. Although system dynamics is recognised as a useful
approach for managing common goods, public organizations rarely adopt the
system dynamics for this goal. The paper aims to review the literature on the
system dynamics and its recent application, known as dynamic performance
management, to highlight the state of the art and future opportunities on the
management of common goods. The authors analyzed 144 documents using a
systematic literature review. The results obtained outline a fair number of
documents, countries and journals involving the study of system dynamics, but
do not cover sufficient research on the linking between the (re)generation of
common goods and organizational performance. This paper outlines academic and
practical contributions. Firstly, it contributes to the theory of common goods.
It provides insight for linking the management of common goods and
organizational performance through the use of dynamic performance management
approach. Furthermore, it shows scholars the main research opportunities.
Secondly, it indicates to practitioners the documents providing useful ideas on
the adoption of system dynamics for managing common goods.
