Title: The theoretical basis of relevant e-entrepreneurship results: a systematic literature review

Authors: Dhia Qasim; Ashraf Bany-Mohammed; Francisco Liñán

Addresses: Faculty of Business, Alzaytoonah University of Jordan, Amman, Jordan ' School of Business, The University of Jordan, P.O. Box 13876, Amman 11942, Jordan ' Faculty of Economics and Business Sciences, University of Seville, Av. Ramon y Cajal, 1. 41008 – Seville, Spain; Faculty of Business and Law, School of Management, Anglia Ruskin University, East Road, CB1 1PT – Cambridge, UK

Abstract: The e-entrepreneurship field is a relatively novel one, suffering from a lack of theories and models, as researchers are deriving theories from other disciplines, such as economics, psychology, etc. To consolidate as a discipline, e-entrepreneurship studies need a systematic classification of previous and current contributions that can support the development of theories and research. The purpose of this study is to run a systematic literature review (SLR) to categorise the theories and models found from a total of 105 e-entrepreneurship publications over the period from 2008 to September 2020. A citation analysis has also been performed to identify 25 influential works that may be seen as foundational milestones in this field. The results revealed some critical research gaps and the need to develop new theoretical frameworks able to combine and extend the classical models of innovation, entrepreneurship, and technology to specifically tackle the e-entrepreneurship field of research.

Keywords: e-entrepreneurship; electronic entrepreneurship; e-commerce entrepreneurship; electronic commerce; systematic literature review; SLR; citation analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJESB.2023.134691

International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business, 2023 Vol.50 No.4, pp.550 - 579

Received: 06 Apr 2020
Accepted: 16 Nov 2020
Published online: 06 Nov 2023 *

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