Growing interest in entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) over the last 15 years has led to an increase in publications in academic journals. This new concept has become a central topic in entrepreneurship research; however, it remains atheoretical, static and broad. While several bibliometric and systematic literature reviews have developed a research agenda for EEs, a holistic framework that integrates sustainability factors with theories, methods and approaches is still needed. This study provides such a framework through a bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review of high-quality contributions in this field. The results of a citation and network analysis using the co-occurrence, co-authorship, bibliographic coupling, and co-citation techniques, highlight the state of the art of research and distinguish three thematic clusters in the EE literature. A holistic framework is then developed by integrating sustainability factors into the EE literature, and several emerging directions for future research are highlighted.

Building sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems: A holistic approach / Theodoraki, C.; Dana, L. -P.; Caputo, A.. - In: JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH. - ISSN 0148-2963. - 2022, Vol. 140:(2022), pp. 346-360. [10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.11.005]

Building sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems: A holistic approach

Caputo A.
2022-01-01

Abstract

Growing interest in entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) over the last 15 years has led to an increase in publications in academic journals. This new concept has become a central topic in entrepreneurship research; however, it remains atheoretical, static and broad. While several bibliometric and systematic literature reviews have developed a research agenda for EEs, a holistic framework that integrates sustainability factors with theories, methods and approaches is still needed. This study provides such a framework through a bibliometric analysis and systematic literature review of high-quality contributions in this field. The results of a citation and network analysis using the co-occurrence, co-authorship, bibliographic coupling, and co-citation techniques, highlight the state of the art of research and distinguish three thematic clusters in the EE literature. A holistic framework is then developed by integrating sustainability factors into the EE literature, and several emerging directions for future research are highlighted.
2022
Theodoraki, C.; Dana, L. -P.; Caputo, A.
Building sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystems: A holistic approach / Theodoraki, C.; Dana, L. -P.; Caputo, A.. - In: JOURNAL OF BUSINESS RESEARCH. - ISSN 0148-2963. - 2022, Vol. 140:(2022), pp. 346-360. [10.1016/j.jbusres.2021.11.005]
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