A Co-Citation and Co-Word Analysis of Social Entrepreneurship Research. Issue 3 (2nd September 2022)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tan Luc, Phan; Xuan Lan, Pham; Nhat Hanh Le, Angelina; Thanh Trang, Bui
• Is Part Of: Journal of social entrepreneurship. Volume 13:Issue 3(2022)
• Page Start: 324
• Page End: 339
• Publication Date: 2022-09-02
• Subjects: Social entrepreneurship -- co-word analysis -- co-citation analysis; Social entrepreneurship -- Periodicals; Social entrepreneurship; Periodicals; 361.76505
• DOI: 10.1080/19420676.2020.1782971
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1942-0676

Abstract

Abstract: This article aims to provide the intellectual structure and the evolution of research themes in social entrepreneurship. The authors deploy co-citation and co-word analyses to scrutinise 1278 social entrepreneurship research from the Web of Science database. In the co-citation analysis, five themes in social entrepreneurship are identified. These include the concept development of social entrepreneurship and social enterprise; bricolage and issues related to management in social entrepreneurship; opportunity recognition, motivation and intention; social innovation in social entrepreneurship; and institutional contexts. After that, the co-word analysis is used to comprehend the evolution of each research theme and to uncover potential future research directions. This research contributes to social entrepreneurship literature by combining co-citation analysis and keyword analysis to determine the literature structure and potential research directions.