Social entrepreneurship and social innovation: A bibliometric analysis

Authors

  • Emanuel Campigotto-Sandri Doutorando, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4539-2090
  • Itamir Caciatori-Junior Doutorando, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0740-1475
  • Pedro Chapaval-Pimentel Doutorando, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4321-903X
  • Rivanda Meira-Teixeira Professora, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Administração, Universidade Federal do Paraná, Curitiba, Brasil. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3056-6032

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18046/j.estger.2020.157.3886

Keywords:

social entrepreneurship, social innovation, bibliometrics

Abstract

Despite the existence of systematic reviews or bibliographic studies on social entrepreneurship and social innovation in isolation, few studies address these two issues together. The objective of this study was to map an academic production on social entrepreneurship and social innovation with a bibliometric technique as a research method. The Scopus database was used for the analysis of citations, co-citations, and textual analysis. Results point to the growth in scientific interest in analyzing these two issues together. However, it is observed that the emphasis of these studies is on social entrepreneurship and that social innovation appears as a secondary aspect, characteristic or result of the entrepreneurial process.

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2020-11-18

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Literature reviews articles

How to Cite

Social entrepreneurship and social innovation: A bibliometric analysis. (2020). Estudios Gerenciales, 36(157), 511-524. https://doi.org/10.18046/j.estger.2020.157.3886