Entrepreneurship and Sport: A Strategy for Social Inclusion and Change

Giuseppina Maria Cardella, Brizeida Raquel Hernández-Sánchez and José Carlos Sánchez-García
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Giuseppina Maria Cardella: Department of Social Psychology and Anthropology, University of Salamanca, 37005 Salamanca, Spain
Brizeida Raquel Hernández-Sánchez: Department of Social Psychology and Anthropology, University of Salamanca, 37005 Salamanca, Spain
José Carlos Sánchez-García: Department of Social Psychology and Anthropology, University of Salamanca, 37005 Salamanca, Spain

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 9, 1-20

Abstract: The relationship between sport and entrepreneurship is an emerging but constantly evolving research field, especially in recent years. This is an extremely important topic considering its positive impact on public health, social inclusion, economic development, and the promotion of intercultural exchange. This study has carried out a comprehensive and systematic review of literature on entrepreneurship and sport as tools for implementing social change. We used several bibliometric indicators in order to understand the current state of the literature, and scientific mapping analysis (keywords co-occurrence) to interpret the main theoretical areas of scientific interest. By searching the Scopus database, a total of 239 peer-reviewed articles were analyzed. The results showed the identification of six major recurring themes in the literature. For the purposes of our contribution, the recently developed line of research which considers sport as a tool for solving social problems through social change appears to be of particular importance. These data allow us to conclude that it is a highly multidisciplinary and active field. Suggestions for future lines of research and methodological limitations are discussed.

Keywords: scientific mapping analysis; sport for development; social inclusion; social change; sport entrepreneurship; bibliometric analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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