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

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  • Tiago Ratinho

    (LEM - Lille économie management - UMR 9221 - UA - Université d'Artois - UCL - Université catholique de Lille - ULCO - Université du Littoral Côte d'Opale - Université de Lille - CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique)

  • Alejandro Amezcua

    (Whitman School of Management, Syracuse University)

  • Benson Honig

    (McMaster University [Hamilton, Ontario])

  • Zhaocheng Zeng

    (Kansai Gaidai University)

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.

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  • Tiago Ratinho & Alejandro Amezcua & Benson Honig & Zhaocheng Zeng, 2020. "Supporting entrepreneurs: A systematic review of literature and an agenda for research," Post-Print hal-02998342, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02998342
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techfore.2020.119956
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