Women and female entrepreneurship: Past, present, and future trends in developing countries

Objective: This article provides an understanding of the knowledge structure based on the publications on women’s entrepreneurship in developing and emerging countries based on bibliometric analysis. Women entrepreneurs play a pivotal role in economic and social development. Research Design & Me...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi, Noraina Mazuin, Sapuan, Nurhaizan, Mohd Zainudin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Cracow, Poland 2023
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Online Access:http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39804/1/2023_EBER_Women%20and%20female%20entrepreneurship.pdf
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author Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi
Noraina Mazuin, Sapuan
Nurhaizan, Mohd Zainudin
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description Objective: This article provides an understanding of the knowledge structure based on the publications on women’s entrepreneurship in developing and emerging countries based on bibliometric analysis. Women entrepreneurs play a pivotal role in economic and social development. Research Design & Methods: By analysing citations, co-citations, and co-words, this study unveiled the most significant publications in the study context, link their knowledge structure, and map future research direction based on the two analyses, respectively. From the Web of Science (WoS), 208 journal publications were obtained. Findings: Four themes were discovered in the co-citation analysis: 1) differences between men and women entrepreneurs, 2) the development of women’s entrepreneurship, 3) challenges among women entrepreneurs in developing countries, and 4) progress in women’s entrepreneurship studies. Subsequently, four themes were discovered in the co-word analysis: 1) innovation in women’s entrepreneurship, 2) women’s entrepreneurship performance, 3) empowerment of women entrepreneurs, and 4) self-employment and assistance to women entrepreneurs. Implications & Recommendations: Theoretical and practical implications are presented by enhancing and developing women’s entrepreneurship participation in developing countries. Contribution & Value Added: This review provides a comprehensive knowledge structure based on the past, present, and future trends in women’s entrepreneurship in developing countries.
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spelling UMPir398042024-01-09T08:46:54Z http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39804/ Women and female entrepreneurship: Past, present, and future trends in developing countries Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi Noraina Mazuin, Sapuan Nurhaizan, Mohd Zainudin AI Indexes (General) HD28 Management. Industrial Management Objective: This article provides an understanding of the knowledge structure based on the publications on women’s entrepreneurship in developing and emerging countries based on bibliometric analysis. Women entrepreneurs play a pivotal role in economic and social development. Research Design & Methods: By analysing citations, co-citations, and co-words, this study unveiled the most significant publications in the study context, link their knowledge structure, and map future research direction based on the two analyses, respectively. From the Web of Science (WoS), 208 journal publications were obtained. Findings: Four themes were discovered in the co-citation analysis: 1) differences between men and women entrepreneurs, 2) the development of women’s entrepreneurship, 3) challenges among women entrepreneurs in developing countries, and 4) progress in women’s entrepreneurship studies. Subsequently, four themes were discovered in the co-word analysis: 1) innovation in women’s entrepreneurship, 2) women’s entrepreneurship performance, 3) empowerment of women entrepreneurs, and 4) self-employment and assistance to women entrepreneurs. Implications & Recommendations: Theoretical and practical implications are presented by enhancing and developing women’s entrepreneurship participation in developing countries. Contribution & Value Added: This review provides a comprehensive knowledge structure based on the past, present, and future trends in women’s entrepreneurship in developing countries. University of Cracow, Poland 2023-09 Article PeerReviewed pdf en http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39804/1/2023_EBER_Women%20and%20female%20entrepreneurship.pdf Muhammad Ashraf, Fauzi and Noraina Mazuin, Sapuan and Nurhaizan, Mohd Zainudin (2023) Women and female entrepreneurship: Past, present, and future trends in developing countries. Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 11 (3). pp. 1-20. ISSN 2353-8821. (Published) https://doi.org/10.15678/EBER.2023.110304 10.15678/EBER.2023.110304
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title_full Women and female entrepreneurship: Past, present, and future trends in developing countries
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title_short Women and female entrepreneurship: Past, present, and future trends in developing countries
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topic AI Indexes (General)
HD28 Management. Industrial Management
url http://umpir.ump.edu.my/id/eprint/39804/1/2023_EBER_Women%20and%20female%20entrepreneurship.pdf
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