Systematic Bibliometric Analysis of Entrepreneurial Intention and Behavior Research

Jiahao Zhuang and Hongyi Sun ()
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Jiahao Zhuang: Department of Systems Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China
Hongyi Sun: Department of Systems Engineering, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong 999077, China

Administrative Sciences, 2025, vol. 15, issue 8, 1-20

Abstract: Entrepreneurship serves as a vital engine of economic development, yet the mechanisms translating entrepreneurial intention into behavior have gradually emerged. This study employs bibliometric analysis of 61 SSCI-indexed articles (2014–2024) using CiteSpace to examine co-authorship networks, co-citation patterns, and research hotspots. Our findings demonstrate that individual-level factors (personality traits, entrepreneurial self-efficacy, and entrepreneurship education) drive both entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial behavior. More importantly, environmental factors (university milieu, regional social legitimacy, and national cultural dimensions) moderate the relationship between entrepreneurial intention and behavior. The study also identifies a temporal pattern in the entrepreneurial intention–behavior correlation. These results advance theoretical understanding of the intention–behavior transition and offer practical insights for entrepreneurship education and policy design.

Keywords: a bibliometric analysis; co-authorship analysis; co-citation analysis; entrepreneurial intention; entrepreneurial behavior; future research directions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: L M M0 M1 M10 M11 M12 M14 M15 M16 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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