An integrative literature review of social entrepreneurship research: mapping the literature and future research directions

This article maps existing research from 5,874 scholarly publications on social entrepreneurship (SE) utilizing scientometrics. The mapping indicates a taxonomy of five clusters: (a) the nature of SE, (b) policy implications and employment in relation to SE, (c) SE in communities and health, (d) SE...

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Main Authors: Klarin, Anton, Suseno, Yuliani
Format: Journal Article
Published: SAGE 2022
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88784
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description This article maps existing research from 5,874 scholarly publications on social entrepreneurship (SE) utilizing scientometrics. The mapping indicates a taxonomy of five clusters: (a) the nature of SE, (b) policy implications and employment in relation to SE, (c) SE in communities and health, (d) SE personality traits, and (e) SE education. We complement the scientometric analysis with a systematic literature review of publications on SE in the Financial Times 50 list (FT50) and Business & Society and propose a multistage, multilevel framework that highlights the clusters of existing research on SE based on their stage and level of analysis. This review study also helps outline a set of future research directions, including studies examining (a) the process stage at the micro-level and macro-level, (b) linkages across levels and stages, (c) linkages across stages over time or longitudinal studies, (d) SE in resource-constrained environments, (e) technological advancement and its impact on SE, (f) the types of social enterprises and their outcomes, and (g) various emerging topics in SE.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-887842022-06-28T07:13:37Z An integrative literature review of social entrepreneurship research: mapping the literature and future research directions Klarin, Anton Suseno, Yuliani 1503 - Business and Management 3507 - Strategy, management and organisational behaviour This article maps existing research from 5,874 scholarly publications on social entrepreneurship (SE) utilizing scientometrics. The mapping indicates a taxonomy of five clusters: (a) the nature of SE, (b) policy implications and employment in relation to SE, (c) SE in communities and health, (d) SE personality traits, and (e) SE education. We complement the scientometric analysis with a systematic literature review of publications on SE in the Financial Times 50 list (FT50) and Business & Society and propose a multistage, multilevel framework that highlights the clusters of existing research on SE based on their stage and level of analysis. This review study also helps outline a set of future research directions, including studies examining (a) the process stage at the micro-level and macro-level, (b) linkages across levels and stages, (c) linkages across stages over time or longitudinal studies, (d) SE in resource-constrained environments, (e) technological advancement and its impact on SE, (f) the types of social enterprises and their outcomes, and (g) various emerging topics in SE. 2022 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88784 10.1177/00076503221101611 SAGE fulltext
spellingShingle 1503 - Business and Management
3507 - Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
Klarin, Anton
Suseno, Yuliani
An integrative literature review of social entrepreneurship research: mapping the literature and future research directions
title An integrative literature review of social entrepreneurship research: mapping the literature and future research directions
title_full An integrative literature review of social entrepreneurship research: mapping the literature and future research directions
title_fullStr An integrative literature review of social entrepreneurship research: mapping the literature and future research directions
title_full_unstemmed An integrative literature review of social entrepreneurship research: mapping the literature and future research directions
title_short An integrative literature review of social entrepreneurship research: mapping the literature and future research directions
title_sort integrative literature review of social entrepreneurship research: mapping the literature and future research directions
topic 1503 - Business and Management
3507 - Strategy, management and organisational behaviour
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/88784