Knowledge mapping of entrepreneurship research during COVID-19 and forecasting research directions for the post-pandemic era

Abstract

PurposeThe COVID-19 crisis has adversely affected entrepreneurs, innovators and their ventures and, arguably, entrepreneurship research. This study aims to map the knowledge of entrepreneurship research during the COVID-19 pandemic to provide evidence of literature evolution in the field with the purpose of supporting future decision-making for policymakers, academics and practitioners in the post-COVID-19 era.Design/methodology/approachThe study examines various bibliometric and scientometric indicators of entrepreneurship research in the Web of Science database using bibliometric techniques and visualization tools. Using the information gained, the scientometrics of entrepreneurship research during the COVID-19 time slice (2020–02-12 to 2022–10-15) are synthesized and comprehensively presented, and future research avenues for the post-COVID-19 era are suggested.FindingsThe results of rigorous quantitative analyses show that entrepreneurship research activities were not disrupted by COVID-19, although entrepreneurial activities themselves were impacted worldwide. In addition to providing key insights into the research field, including the most relevant keywords, keyword co-occurrences, publication sources, countries' contribution and collaboration, and source co-citations, the conceptual structural analysis separates the current trends (hotspots) into ten themes. Based on the evolution of author keywords and research themes, the study identified numerous future research directions, including 1) entrepreneurship in emerging countries, 2) firm performance in different categories of enterprises, 3) immigrants and transnational entrepreneurs, 4) technology in entrepreneurship education and 5) the impact of COVID-19 on the entrepreneurial ecosystem and entrepreneurship.Research limitations/implicationsBy building firm foundations for advancing the field in innovative and systematic ways, this timely study contributes to entrepreneurship literature and facilitates the understanding of the features and structures of entrepreneurship research towards the end of the pandemic. The research also has important implications for research management and entrepreneurship policymaking. The study's main limitation is that the results can only represent the time slice between 2020-02-12 and 2022-10-15.Practical implicationsPolicymakers and managers of research and development can utilize this research to prepare a crisis-related minimization handbook in advance.Originality/valueThis first data mapping and thematic analysis research for entrepreneurship during the period of COVID-19 provides the latest knowledge in the field at the beginning of the end of the pandemic. It empowers scholars by 1) providing a one-stop literature overview for this global crisis time slice, 2) identifying research focuses and gaps, 3) developing new research avenues for investigation and 4) contributing conceptual structure for specific entrepreneurship research projects.

Sosyal Mübadele Kuramı Üzerine Yayımlanan Çalışmaların R ve VOSviewer Kullanılarak Bibliyometrik Analizi

“…Analize dahil edilecek çalışmalar tespit edildikten sonra, veri seti dışa aktarılmış ve çalışmanın analizi R yazılımının açık kaynaklı bir programı olan "bibliometrix" in web tabanlı grafik arayüzü "biblioshiny" (Aria ve Cuccurullo, 2017) ve VOSviewer (van Eck ve Waltman, 2010) ile yürütülmüştür. Her ikisi de bibliyometrik analiz için kapsamlı, kullanıcı dostu ve güçlü yazılımlardır ve araştırmacıların bilimsel yayınlar ile iş birliği desenleri hakkında derin bilgiler edinmelerine ve kanıta dayalı karar vermelerine yardımcı olmaktadırlar (Duan, 2023). Son adımda ise, Sosyal Mübadele Kuramı'nın işletme ve yönetim alanındaki en etkili yazarları, dergileri, üniversiteleri ve ülkeleri performans analizi; alıntı ve ortak alıntı analizi, bibliyografik eşleştirme, ortak kelime ve ortak yazarlık analiziyle de alanın haritalanması gerçekleştirilmiştir.…”

Analyses of Scientific Collaboration Networks among Authors, Institutions, and Countries in FinTech Studies: A Bibliometric Review

“…In academic research, systematic literature reviews are essential to gathering existing knowledge and assessing the state of the field [5]. Bibliometric reviews, hybrid reviews, conceptual reviews, and meta-analytical reviews are among the types of systematic literature reviews classified [1]. Despite this, business and management researchers regularly rely on cursory and narrative reviews without systematically evaluating the literature.…”

“…As Paul et al (2021) [20] reported that a successful literature review facilitates the development of theories, identify areas of research aplenty, and identify research needs. To summarize the latest literature reviews for FinTech mentioned above, it is noticed that these reviews create firm foundations for advancing the field knowledge by (1) providing the state-of-the-art of the latest literature, (2) knowledge mapping of the field in conceptual structures and intellectual structures, (3) establishing research and analytical frameworks, (4) forecasting future research directions, and (5) conducting thematic analyses and discovering the field's evolution. Rather than focusing on a particular subject/area or technology, this research adopted the bibliometric analysis approach to advance knowledge and establish new knowledge in the generic FinTech field.…”

“…Their co-authored articles were published between 2021 and 2022. H. Banna had the highest total link strength (5), followed by K. M. Hassan (4), R. M. Alam (3), and M. Selim (1). From the perspective of the number of publications, H. Banna and K. M. Hassan each published four papers, and R. M. Alam and M. Selim each published two.…”

“…FinTech, a portmanteau of the words "finance" and "technology", refers to all those activities related to financial innovation that apply technology to enhance or automate financial services [1]. The term "FinTech" originated in the 1990s when Citigroup launched a project called the "Financial Services Technology Consortium", which later became the foundation of the FinTech research field.…”