Women’s entrepreneurship education: a systematic review and future agenda
Abstract
Purpose
In this systematic review of the literature on women’s entrepreneurship education, this paper aims to examine the current state of the field. The authors analyze publication trends, identify major themes and propose an agenda for future research.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors review 363 articles published between 1993 and 2023, to develop a synthesized overview of women’s entrepreneurship education, complete with insights into the journals that have provided the most coverage of this topic, as well as how it has emerged over time.
Findings
The authors tracked the evolution of research themes and collaboration networks over a 30-year period. Results show there has been significant growth in research on women’s entrepreneurship education, as evidenced by a surge of publications on the topic and the total number of citations.
Originality/value
The authors categorized and analyzed six thematic clusters within the literature: entrepreneurial intention, ethical perspectives, gender-specific barriers, gender stereotypes, rural entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial self-efficacy. Building on these thematic clusters, this study discusses future research directions to advance the field.
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Acknowledgements
Author contributions: All authors contributed to this work in a manner warranting authorship. The authors assume responsibility for its content and approve of the submission and publication of this work.
Disclosure statement: Commonly accepted AI technology was used in the copy-editing phase of this manuscript. No potential competing interest was reported by the authors.
Citation
Lee, Y., Liguori, E.W., Sureka, R. and Kumar, S. (2024), "Women’s entrepreneurship education: a systematic review and future agenda", Journal of Management History, Vol. ahead-of-print No. ahead-of-print. https://doi.org/10.1108/JMH-11-2023-0117
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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