Addressing Poverty through Social Entrepreneurship for Sustainable Development: A Comprehensive Bibliometric Analysis
Abstract
:1. Introduction
- (1)
- To determine the growth and trend analysis of the scientific production of research articles in social entrepreneurship and poverty alleviation.
- (2)
- To analyze the growth of scientific production and the impact of authors, institutions, and journals to assess their influence in this field.
- (3)
- To investigate the geographical distribution of research publications to identify regional emphases.
- (4)
- To identify the intellectual structure of social entrepreneurship research to reveal its underlying patterns and connections.
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- To identify key themes and future trends through co-occurrence analysis and keyword clustering.
2. Literature Reviews
2.1. Summary of Social Entrepreneurship Research
2.2. Poverty and Sustainable Development
3. Materials and Methods
3.1. Bibliometric Analysis
3.2. Choice of Database and Keyword Selection
3.3. Data Analysis
4. Results and Analysis
4.1. Evolution of Social Entrepreneurship Research
4.2. Important Journals in the Field
4.3. Top Authors in Social Entrepreneurship
4.4. Top Institutions in Social Entrepreneurship Research
4.5. Country-Wise and Geographical Research Contribution
4.6. Co-Citation Analysis
4.7. Co-Occurrence Analysis of Keywords
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions and Implications
7. Limitations
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
Authors | Type | Database | Period of Study | Number of Papers | Key Findings |
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(Trabskaia et al. 2023) | Bibliometric | Scopus | 2009–2022 | 357 | Analyzed social entrepreneurship ecosystem, focusing on publication growth, key journals, top authors, leading countries and universities, notable papers, collaboration networks, and scholar co-citations. |
(Kaushik et al. 2023) | Integrated bibliometric and machine learning | Web of Science and Scopus | 1989–2022 | 3844 | Identified latent themes and trends in social entrepreneurship literature, categorizing them into three areas: (1) individual attributes and motivation, (2) organizational actions, and (3) institutional conditions and development, encompassing 21 sub-topics for deeper field insight. |
(Hota 2023) | bibliometric and structured review approach | Web of Science | 1990–2020 | 2517 | Contributed significantly to social entrepreneurship research in four key areas: (1) revealing the intellectual structure (2) examining the longitudinal development (3) analyzing recent trends and (4) providing directions for future research. |
(Satar et al. 2023) | Bibliometric analysis | Scopus | 1996–2022 | 300 | Presented key contributions of authors, institutions, countries, journals and knowledge structure by co-authorship analysis and co-occurrence of keyword analysis in social entrepreneurship and inclusive development |
(Zhang et al. 2023) | Systematic review | Web of Science, ScienceDirect and EBSCO | Not given | 89 | Mapped the current publication trends, reveal the formation path and identify the future research directions of on tourism and hospitality social entrepreneurship in developing countries. Classified four themes: antecedents, processes, effects and challenges. |
(Da Costa et al. 2022) | Systematic | Web of Science and Scopus | Not given | 19 | Found several barriers to female entrepreneurship in the sports industry and identified the development of skills, abilities and higher education as a fundamental tool for stimulating female entrepreneurship. |
(Ambad 2022) | Systematic reviews and Meta-Analyses | Scopus | 2010–2020 | 56 | Identified nine themes for antecedents of social entrepreneurial intention (1) perceived desirability and feasibility, (2) attitude, subjective norms and perceived behavioral control, (3) prior experience, (4) emotional factors, (5) self-efficacy, (6) personality, (7) support systems, (8) skills and competencies and (9) motivational factors. |
(Dettori and Floris 2021) | Bibliometric analysis | Web of Science | 1990–2019 | 3064 | Identified the most prolific authors, journals, countries and institutions that have contributed to the technology in social entrepreneurship. |
(García-Jurado et al. 2021) | Latent semantic analysis (LSA) | Scopus | 2005–2016 | 882 | Determined the conceptual development of social entrepreneurship and identify the most interesting research trends highlighting the measurement of social impact, venture philanthropy and hybrid organizations. |
(Tan et al. 2021) | Co-citation analysis as well as bibliographic coupling | Web of Science | 1988–2021 | 1122 | Suggested current research directions, emerging trends, and conceptual structure. |
(Gupta et al. 2020) | Systematic reviews | Scopus, Google Scholar | 2007–2018 | 188 | Summarized recent social entrepreneurship research, classifying it into five themes: entrepreneurial orientation, innovation, human resources, business strategy, and challenges for social entrepreneurs. |
(Chaudhuri et al. 2020) | Bibliometric | Scopus | 2006–2020 | 128 | Found significant growth in the number of publications in the research domain of social business enterprise. |
(Hota et al. 2020) | Citation, co-citation, and social network analysis, | Web of Science | 1996–2017 | 1296 | Identified overall perspective of the social entrepreneurship field, its influential works and analysing scholarly communication between these works. |
(Arango-Botero et al. 2020) | Bibliometric and systematic literature review | Not given | 1990–2013 | 357 | Highlighted the importance for social enterprises to prioritize innovation, sustainability, and community transformation. |
(Dionisio 2019) | Bibliometric study | EBSCO, Scopus and Google Scholar | 2005–2017 | 154 | Studied the evolution of social entrepreneurship, focusing on key authors, institutions, geographies, research methods, data techniques, and main topics using Gartner’s framework. |
(Bansal et al. 2019) | Systematic | Web of Science | 1 March 2018 | 173 | Highlighted the role of social entrepreneurship in triggering social change and attaining sustainable development. |
(Aliaga-Isla and Huybrechts 2018) | Systematic review and memetic analysis | WoS, Scopus and Google Scholar | Not given | 45 | Identified three main categories like, entity types, entrepreneurial opportunities and intentions by synthesizing and analyzing social entrepreneurship definitions. |
(Ferreira et al. 2017) | bibliometric analysis based on co-citations. | Web of Science | 1994–2014 | 204 | Provided a detailed overview of social entrepreneurship research, covering social value, well-being, internationalization, and institutional perspectives. |
(Rey-Martí et al. 2016) | Bibliometric analysis | Web of Science | 2003–2015 | 2922 | Presented leading research areas, countries, and languages in social entrepreneurship; determined its research inception year, key journals, and influential authors. |
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Region | Survey Coverage (Percentage) March 2023 | Number of Poor (Million) September 2022 $2.15 (2017-ppp) | Number of Poor (Million) March 2023 $2.15 (2017-ppp) | Number of Poor (Percentage) |
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East Asia and the Pacific | 97.4 | 24 | 25 | 3.79 |
Europe and Central Asia | 87.4 | 12 | 11 | 1.67 |
Latin America and the Caribbean | 86.7 | 28 | 28 | 4.25 |
Middle East and North Africa | 48.3 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Other high-income | 82.3 | 7 | 7 | 1.06 |
South Asia | 96.4 | 156 | 161 | 24.43 |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 54.3 | 389 | 391 | 59.33 |
Eastern and Southern Africa | 29.6 | n/a | n/a | n/a |
Western and Central Africa | 90.5 | 122 | 124 | 18.82 |
Total (World) | 84.6 | 648 | 659 |
Journal Name | No. of Articles | Area and Index | WOS Average Citations | 2022 Journal Impact Factor | JIF Quartile |
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Sustainability | 91 | Environmental Studies—SSCI | 2065 | 3.9 | Q2 |
Journal of Cleaner Production | 19 | Environmental Sciences—SCIE | 15,541 | 11.1 | Q1 |
International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education | 11 | Education and Educational Research—SSCI | 294 | 3.1 | Q2 |
Technological Forecasting and Social Change | 10 | Business—SSCI | 4119 | 12.0 | Q1 |
Business Strategy and the Environment | 8 | Business—SSCI | 2379 | 13.4 | Q1 |
Journal of Business Ethics | 7 | Business—SSCI | 7285 | 6.1 | Q2 |
Social Enterprise Journal | 7 | Business—ESCI | 109 | 2.1 | N/A |
Energy Research and Social Science | 6 | Environmental Studies—SSCI | 2555 | 6.7 | Q1 |
Voluntas | 6 | Social Issues—SSCI | 550 | 2.4 | Q2 |
Business and Society | 5 | Business—SSCI | 1047 | 7.0 | Q2 |
Journal of Social Entrepreneurship | 5 | Business—ESCI | 194 | 3.0 | N/A |
Local Environment | 5 | Environmental Studies—Ssci | 634 | 2.4 | Q3 |
Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management | 4 | Business—SSCI | 2588 | 9.8 | Q1 |
Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues | 4 | Business—ESCI | 339 | 1.7 | N/A |
Forest Policy and Economics | 4 | Economics—SSCI | 1643 | 1.23 | Q1 |
Rank | Authors | Country | H_Index | G_Index | M_Index | Tc | Np | Py_Start |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kolleck, Nina | Germany | 5 | 6 | 0.455 | 99 | 6 | 2013 |
2 | Holt, Diane | UK | 4 | 4 | 0.444 | 343 | 4 | 2015 |
3 | Jaeger-Erben M | Germany | 3 | 3 | 0.333 | 103 | 3 | 2015 |
4 | Littlewood D | UK | 3 | 3 | 0.333 | 330 | 3 | 2015 |
5 | Lombardi M | Italy | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 30 | 3 | 2020 |
6 | Miller D | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0.6 | 86 | 3 | 2019 |
7 | Nijnik M | UK | 3 | 3 | 0.5 | 90 | 3 | 2018 |
8 | Sorea D | Romania | 3 | 3 | 0.75 | 19 | 3 | 2020 |
9 | Agarwal S | India | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 59 | 2 | 2020 |
10 | Agrawal V | India | 2 | 2 | 0.5 | 59 | 2 | 2020 |
Ranking | Institution | Country | Documents | Citations |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | University of Valencia | Spain | 7 | 26 |
2 | Harvard University | USA | 6 | 431 |
3 | Valencia Polytechnic University | Spain | 6 | 197 |
4 | University of Oxford | UK | 6 | 82 |
5 | University of Essex | UK | 5 | 358 |
6 | University of Sussex | UK | 5 | 152 |
7 | Technical University Berlin | Germany | 5 | 141 |
8 | University of Cambridge | USA | 5 | 122 |
9 | University of Sains Malaysia | Malaysia | 5 | 91 |
10 | Universidade Estadual de Campinas | Brazil | 5 | 54 |
Country | Articles | SCP (Single Country Publications) | MCP (Multiple Country Publications) | MCP_Ratio |
---|---|---|---|---|
United Kingdom | 43 | 28 | 15 | 0.349 |
Spain | 41 | 24 | 17 | 0.415 |
United States | 41 | 25 | 16 | 0.39 |
Italy | 35 | 25 | 10 | 0.286 |
Germany | 31 | 25 | 6 | 0.194 |
China | 29 | 16 | 13 | 0.448 |
Netherlands | 19 | 10 | 9 | 0.474 |
India | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0.286 |
Brazil | 13 | 8 | 5 | 0.385 |
Malaysia | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0.25 |
Title | Source | Citations | Total Link Strength |
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Social entrepreneurship research: a source of explanation, prediction, and delight | (Mair and Marti 2006) | 71 | 163 |
Social and commercial entrepreneurship: same, different, or both? | (Austin et al. 2006) | 53 | 129 |
A typology of social entrepreneurs: motives, search processes, and ethical challenges | (Zahra et al. 2009) | 46 | 131 |
Social entrepreneurship: A critical review of the concept | (Peredo and McLean 2006) | 39 | 88 |
Social entrepreneurship and societal transformation: an exploratory study | (Alvord et al. 2004) | 36 | 81 |
Cluster | Theme | Number of Publications | Representative Publications |
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1 (Red) | Dynamics of Social Entrepreneurship | 23 | (Mair and Marti 2006; Austin et al. 2006; Zahra et al. 2009) |
2 (Green) | Sustainable Entrepreneurial Ecosystems | 22 | (Mair and Marti 2009; Battilana and Dorado 2010; Seelos and Mair 2005) |
3 (Blue) | Social Entrepreneurship for Social Innovation | 19 | (Cajaiba-Santana 2014; Mulgan 2006) |
4 (Yellow) | Integrated Sustainable Entrepreneurship | 14 | (Cohen and Winn 2007; Hall et al. 2010; Dean and McMullen 2007) |
Ranking | Keywords | Occurrences | Total Link Strentghs |
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1 | Social entrepreneurship | 161 | 629 |
2 | Social innovation | 132 | 409 |
3 | Sustainable development | 125 | 479 |
4 | Entrepreneurship | 80 | 411 |
5 | Innovation | 75 | 371 |
6 | Sustainability | 59 | 263 |
7 | Poverty | 66 | 259 |
8 | Management | 46 | 222 |
9 | Governance | 43 | 197 |
10 | Performance | 41 | 217 |
11 | Impact | 35 | 191 |
12 | Social enterprise | 33 | 157 |
13 | Sustainable development goals | 27 | 127 |
14 | Policy | 28 | 108 |
15 | Enterprise | 26 | 112 |
Cluster | Theme | Number of Keywords | Representative Keywords |
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1 (Red) | Entrepreneurial development | 25 | Social entrepreneurship, sustainable development, social enterprise, hybrid organizations, gender, women |
2 (Green) | Sustainable Development and Higher Education Strategies | 20 | Model, leadership, higher education, sustainability, and social business |
3 (Blue) | Responsible Innovation for Inclusive Business Growth | 20 | Corporate Social Responsibility, inclusive growth, poverty alleviation, and impact |
4 (Yellow) | Sustainable Innovation and Collaboration in Enterprises | 19 | Sustainable development, social innovation, technology, and transitions |
5 (Purple) | Socio-Economic Empowerment Nexus | 11 | Emerging economies, growth, and resilience |
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