Mapping Entrepreneurial Collaborative Economy Landscape: A Systematic Literature Review with Textometric Analysis

Salvador Bueno (), Eva M. Gallego, Ramiro Montealegre and M. Dolores Gallego
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Salvador Bueno: Department of Management and Marketing, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
Eva M. Gallego: Department of Management and Marketing, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Sevilla, Spain
Ramiro Montealegre: Leeds School of Business, University of Colorado at Boulder, Boulder, CO 80309, USA
M. Dolores Gallego: Department of Management and Marketing, Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 41013 Sevilla, Spain

Economies, 2025, vol. 13, issue 8, 1-23

Abstract: The collaborative economy is experiencing a remarkable surge, offering vast potential for growth. Consequently, this burgeoning movement has become a focal point of interest in the realm of entrepreneurship. However, numerous unexplored or inadequately addressed research gaps persist, leaving us without a well-defined paradigm for what we can term the entrepreneurial collaborative economy. In light of these challenges, this study embarks on a quest to bridge these gaps through a comprehensive systematic literature review. Two research objectives guided our endeavor: (1) mapping the literature related to the collaborative economy in the field of entrepreneurship to propose a research taxonomy, and (2) analyzing areas in this field that warrant further research. Our literature review, conducted using the PRISMA methodology, yielded 407 studies. Employing advanced textometric techniques, we uncovered a research taxonomy consisting of three distinct clusters within entrepreneurial collaborative economy studies. In particular, our investigation has unveiled that the entrepreneurial collaborative economy paradigm remains in a state of emergence within the academic literature. The paper concludes with thought-provoking discussions and key insights.

Keywords: collaborative economy; sharing economy; entrepreneurship; systematic literature review; textometric; iramuteq (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: E F I J O Q (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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