Thirty years of entrepreneurship research published in top journals: analysis of citations, co-citations and themes

Artikel

Entrepreneurship research has increased markedly over the past three decades. In this paper we conduct a large scale survey of the literature beyond a subjective perspective on what entrepreneurship research has comprised. We investigate what have been the intellectual structure and the knowledge base underlying published entrepreneurship research. Moreover, we also conduct a longitudinal analysis of the main research themes that have caught scholars' efforts. Using bibliometric techniques on a sample of 1,777 articles published in 17 top ranked journals, between 1981 and 2010, we conduct analyses of citations, co-citations and co-occurrences to examine the most central works, themes and how they intertwine. Results provide evidence of the increasing interest in entrepreneurship as a field of study, but also of its interdisciplinary nature, with infusions of concepts and theories from a wide array of management disciplines. This paper provides a brief but extensive rear view of the field useful for both doctoral students and newcomers to the discipline develop their own research agendas.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal: Journal of Global Entrepreneurship Research ; ISSN: 2251-7316 ; Volume: 5 ; Year: 2015 ; Issue: 17 ; Pages: 1-22 ; Heidelberg: Springer

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Management
• Thema: Bibliometric study ; Entrepreneurship field ; Literature review ; Research trends

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Ferreira, Manuel Portugal ; Reis, Nuno R. ; Miranda, Rui
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Springer
• (wo): Heidelberg
• (wann): 2015

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.1186/s40497-015-0035-6
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/161776
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ