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Does the Environment Matter? Mapping Academic Knowledge on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in GEM

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  • Seguí-Mas Elies

    (CEGEA – Centre of Business Management Research, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain)

  • Jiménez-Arribas Irene

    (FADE – Faculty of Business Management and Administration, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain)

  • Tormo-Carbó Guillermina

    (CEGEA – Centre of Business Management Research, Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Valencia, Spain)

Abstract

Environmental factors determine several features of society, but are becoming increasingly relevant in the entrepreneurship process. In recent years, entrepreneurship has been expanding worldwide and implies an exponential role of the environment. Accordingly, research into this phenomenon has also increased: contributions have rocketed, including increasingly complex and sophisticated analytical frameworks and empirical studies.This research aims to offer, through a bibliometric analysis, a comprehensive picture of research into entrepreneurial ecosystems using the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor database published in Web of Science journals during the period 2004–2016. A bibliometric analysis allows us to identify both the leading authors and journals that contribute to the progress made by the literature on entrepreneurial ecosystems. We expect our analysis to be useful to both junior and experienced scholars. The results show that the entrepreneurial ecosystems literature has a relatively high impact, as well as a high demand of related journals (an indicator about the quality of studies).

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  • Seguí-Mas Elies & Jiménez-Arribas Irene & Tormo-Carbó Guillermina, 2019. "Does the Environment Matter? Mapping Academic Knowledge on Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in GEM," Entrepreneurship Research Journal, De Gruyter, vol. 9(2), pages 1-19, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:bpj:erjour:v:9:y:2019:i:2:p:19:n:3
    DOI: 10.1515/erj-2017-0170
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