Innovation Research Based on Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) Project: Review of the Last Decade

Henao-García Edwin, Arias-Pérez Jose and Lozada-Barahona Nelson
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Henao-García Edwin: PhD Student in Management, Universidad EAFIT
Arias-Pérez Jose: PhD Student in Management, Universidad de Antioquia
Lozada-Barahona Nelson: PhD Student in Management, Universidad de Antioquia

Mediterranean Journal of Social Sciences, 2017, vol. 8, issue 5, 131-140

Abstract: Research on innovation and entrepreneurship has increased in recent years. This article explores the structure of innovation research based on Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) project. A search of articles containing innovation and GEM related words was conducted, including only those published in journals within the Thomson Reuters’ Social Sciences Citation Index®. The main findings of this study show that is feasible use GEM’s data set to do research on innovation. Models that treat new firm creation and innovation as separate aspects of entrepreneurship, as well as, determinants of economic growth could be conceptualize and test with data provide by GEM project. Also, the number of innovations articles using GEM’ database has increased in recent years, suggesting opportunities and challenges for future research.

Keywords: Innovation management; bibliometrics; creativity; organizational studies; new business venture (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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DOI: 10.1515/mjss-2017-0031

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