Supporting entrepreneurs: A systematic review of literature and an agenda for research

Tiago Ratinho (), Alejandro Amezcua, Benson Honig and Zhaocheng Zeng
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Alejandro Amezcua: Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University
Benson Honig: DeGroote School of Business, McMaster University
Zhaocheng Zeng: Kansai Gaidai University

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Abstract: Entrepreneurship has become a cornerstone of economic development. The public awareness of this phenomenon spurred great interest from the academic community and policy makers alongside the creation of a vast range of entrepreneurship support initiatives. We conduct a systematic review of 122 academic articles published during a thirty year period between 1985–2015 that help to identify a series of theoretical, empirical, and practical gaps that form the basis of a research agenda. For instance, there is a shortage of conceptual articles and few empirical studies generating theoretical contributions; samples are small and idiosyncratic; context is rarely considered; and that mechanisms of ES are largely unknown. We propose that ES should develop along four main themes that ameliorate these exposed gaps: acknowledge and understand the heterogeneity of entrepreneurs and new ventures; apply existing theories to ES; improve methods and research design; and integrate ES into the ecosystem of support.

Keywords: Entrepreneurship Support; Technology entrepreneurship; Systematic Literature Review; Entrepreneurship (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-05
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Published in Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 2020, 154, pp.119956. ⟨10.1016/j.techfore.2020.119956⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2020.119956

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