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. Rese...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi, Noraina Mazuin Sapuan, Nurhaizan Mohd Zainudin
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Language:English
Published: Cracow University of Economics 2023-09-01
Series:Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review
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Online Access:https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/eber/article/view/2021
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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 doaj-art-b81a4f3b91e24d35bdf66ae109a88e032025-08-20T02:47:07ZengCracow University of EconomicsEntrepreneurial Business and Economics Review2353-88212023-09-0111310.15678/EBER.2023.110304Women and female entrepreneurship: Past, present, and future trends in developing countriesMuhammad Ashraf Fauzi0https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2137-4602Noraina Mazuin Sapuan1https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9146-4203Nurhaizan Mohd Zainudin2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2819-1246Faculty of Industrial Management, Universiti Malaysia PahangUniversiti Malaysia PahangUniversiti Malaysia Pahang 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. https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/eber/article/view/2021women’s entrepreneurship;developing countriesemerging countriesbibliometric analysisgender equality
spellingShingle Muhammad Ashraf Fauzi
Noraina Mazuin Sapuan
Nurhaizan Mohd Zainudin
Women and female entrepreneurship: Past, present, and future trends in developing countries
Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review
women’s entrepreneurship;
developing countries
emerging countries
bibliometric analysis
gender equality
title Women and female entrepreneurship: Past, present, and future trends in developing countries
title_full Women and female entrepreneurship: Past, present, and future trends in developing countries
title_fullStr Women and female entrepreneurship: Past, present, and future trends in developing countries
title_full_unstemmed Women and female entrepreneurship: Past, present, and future trends in developing countries
title_short Women and female entrepreneurship: Past, present, and future trends in developing countries
title_sort women and female entrepreneurship past present and future trends in developing countries
topic women’s entrepreneurship;
developing countries
emerging countries
bibliometric analysis
gender equality
url https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/eber/article/view/2021
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