The drivers of female entrepreneurship: A bibliometric analysis of the literature
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F62690094%3A18450%2F25%3A50022670" target="_blank" >RIV/62690094:18450/25:50022670 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/6043" target="_blank" >https://sajems.org/index.php/sajems/article/view/6043</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/sajems.v28i1.6043" target="_blank" >10.4102/sajems.v28i1.6043</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
The drivers of female entrepreneurship: A bibliometric analysis of the literature
Original language description
Background: Female entrepreneurship has emerged as a rapidly expanding area of research over the past two decades. However, there remains a lack of comprehensive bibliometric analyses focusing on its drivers. Aim: This study aims to systematically map the literature on female entrepreneurship, to identify and analyse the key drivers that motivate women to engage in entrepreneurial activities. Setting: The research analyses scholarly works published between 1987 and 2024 to uncover critical patterns and contributions in female entrepreneurship. Methods: In this bibliometric analysis, we used the Biblioshiny-R-based bibliometric tool to map 924 documents from the Web of Science database. The analysis includes not only performance analysis but also science mapping techniques such as co-citation networks, historiographic mapping, and thematic mapping to uncover the literature's intellectual, social, and conceptual structures. Results: The findings reveal significant themes driving female entrepreneurship, including socio-cultural, financial, and personal factors. Influential contributors, journals, and regions, alongside critical gaps, emerging trends, and the field's evolution, are identified. The role of artificial intelligence with other underexplored topics should be the future research agenda. Conclusion: The study provides a holistic understanding of the drivers of female entrepreneurship, offering actionable insights for research and practice. The findings are significant for creating supportive ecosystems and developing educational frameworks that empower female entrepreneurs. Contribution: The study contributes to female entrepreneurship literature by systematically analysing and mapping the drivers of female entrepreneurial activity, aligning closely with the Sustainable Development Goals and pursuing gender equity.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50204 - Business and management
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2025
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
SOUTH AFRICAN JOURNAL OF ECONOMIC AND MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
ISSN
1015-8812
e-ISSN
2222-3436
Volume of the periodical
28
Issue of the periodical within the volume
1
Country of publishing house
ZA - SOUTH AFRICA
Number of pages
15
Pages from-to
"Article Number: a6043"
UT code for WoS article
001567541900001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-105015307783