Title :

Supporting entrepreneurs: A systematic review of literature and an agenda for research

Author(s) :

Ratinho, Tiago [Auteur]
Lille économie management - UMR 9221 [LEM]
Amezcua, Alejandro [Auteur]
Honig, Benson [Auteur]
Zeng, Zhaocheng [Auteur]
Kansai Gaidai University

Journal title :

Technological Forecasting and Social Change

Pages :

119956

Publisher :

Elsevier

Publication date :

2020-05

ISSN :

0040-1625

English keyword(s) :

Entrepreneurship Support
Technology entrepreneurship
Systematic Literature Review
Entrepreneurship

HAL domain(s) :

Sciences de l'Homme et Société/Gestion et management

English abstract : [en]

Entrepreneurship has become a cornerstone of economic development. The public awareness of this phenomenon spurred great interest from the academic community and policy makers alongside the creation of a vast range of ...
Show more >Entrepreneurship has become a cornerstone of economic development. The public awareness of this phenomenon spurred great interest from the academic community and policy makers alongside the creation of a vast range of entrepreneurship support initiatives. We conduct a systematic review of 122 academic articles published during a thirty year period between 1985–2015 that help to identify a series of theoretical, empirical, and practical gaps that form the basis of a research agenda. For instance, there is a shortage of conceptual articles and few empirical studies generating theoretical contributions; samples are small and idiosyncratic; context is rarely considered; and that mechanisms of ES are largely unknown. We propose that ES should develop along four main themes that ameliorate these exposed gaps: acknowledge and understand the heterogeneity of entrepreneurs and new ventures; apply existing theories to ES; improve methods and research design; and integrate ES into the ecosystem of support.Show less >

Language :

Anglais

Popular science :

Non

Collections :

• Lille Économie Management (LEM) - UMR 9221

Source :

Harvested from HAL