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Healthcare Entrepreneurship: Current Trends and Future Directions

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  • Weng Marc Lim

    (Sunway University [Malaysia])

  • Maria Vincenza Ciasullo

    (UNISA - Università degli Studi di Salerno = University of Salerno)

  • Octavio Escobar

    (Métis Lab EM Normandie - EM Normandie - École de Management de Normandie = EM Normandie Business School, Psb research lab (PSB) - PSB - Paris School of Business - HESAM - HESAM Université - Communauté d'universités et d'établissements Hautes écoles Sorbonne Arts et métiers université)

  • Satish Kumar

    (University of Leeds)

Abstract

Purpose The goal of this article is to provide an overview of healthcare entrepreneurship, both in terms of its current trends and future directions. Design/methodology/approach The article engages in a systematic review of extant research on healthcare entrepreneurship using the scientific procedures and rationales for systematic literature reviews (SPAR-4-SLR) as the review protocol and bibliometrics or scientometrics analysis as the review method. Findings Healthcare entrepreneurship research has fared reasonably well in terms of publication productivity and impact, with diverse contributions coming from authors, institutions and countries, as well as a range of monetary and non-monetary support from funders and journals. The (eight) major themes of healthcare entrepreneurship research revolve around innovation and leadership, disruption and technology, entrepreneurship models, education and empowerment, systems and services, orientations and opportunities, choices and freedom and policy and impact. Research limitations/implications The article establishes healthcare entrepreneurship as a promising field of academic research and professional practice that leverages the power of entrepreneurship to advance the state of healthcare. Originality/value The article offers a seminal state of the art of healthcare entrepreneurship research.

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  • Weng Marc Lim & Maria Vincenza Ciasullo & Octavio Escobar & Satish Kumar, 2024. "Healthcare Entrepreneurship: Current Trends and Future Directions," Post-Print hal-04894942, HAL.
    • Handle: RePEc:hal:journl:hal-04894942
    DOI: 10.1108/IJEBR-02-2023-0197
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