A New Approach to Social Entrepreneurship: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Alejandro García-Jurado, José Javier Pérez-Barea and Rodrigo J. Nova
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Alejandro García-Jurado: Department of Computer Science and Numerical Analysis, University of Cordoba, Rabanales Campus, 14071 Córdoba, Spain
José Javier Pérez-Barea: Department of Business Management, Faculty of Business Administration, Universidad Loyola Andalucía, Córdoba Campus, 14004 Córdoba, Spain
Rodrigo J. Nova: School of Veterinary Medicine and Sciences, The University of Nottingham, Sutton Bonington Campus, Leicestershire LE12 5RD, UK

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 5, 1-16

Abstract: All social entrepreneurship experts state that the issue of definition is the main problem affecting research in this field. Although there is no single definition, this is clearly a new domain in the field of research on entrepreneurship. The main objective of this study is to further knowledge in this area by means of a systematic review of scientific literature to determine the conceptual development of social entrepreneurship and to identify the most interesting research trends. This study uses a research method, known as latent semantic analysis (LSA), which has been applied to a database of keywords collected from a rigorous selection of academic articles. The results show that this phenomenon has emerged from two parallel currents within the organization management field; on the one hand, the non-governmental organization (NGO) and voluntary tradition and, on the other, the world of business ethics and corporate social responsibility (CSR). The main lines of future research highlighted in the analysis include the measurement of social impact, venture philanthropy, and hybrid organizations.

Keywords: social entrepreneurship; social entrepreneur; social enterprise; social innovation; latent semantic analysis; systematic review (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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