Title: Sailing on entrepreneurship academic discourse during COVID-19 crisis by using topic modelling and grounded theory

Authors: Victor Wilfredo Bohorquez-Lopez; Ana Elizabeth Gómez-Burns

Addresses: Facultad Ciencias Económicas y Administrativas, Pontificia Universidad Católica Madre y Maestra, Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic; Grupo Iberoamericano de Marketing, Universidad de Lima, Lima, Perú ' Escuela Profesional de Administración de Negocios, Universidad Católica San Pablo, Arequipa, Perú

Abstract: The study analyses the academic discourse on entrepreneurship in Scopus during COVID-19 crisis to clarify the dominant topics and their evolution over time. Methodologically, the study has two phases: the first was to apply topic modelling by year of publication; the second was to apply grounded theory coding to interpret the topics generated. The results are shown in a research framework with four components: studies trying to better understand COVID-19 crisis impact on business and entrepreneurship; studies showing the entrepreneur's needs to learn how to respond to the pandemic, where characteristics like be innovative, creative, risk taker and proactive are crucial; studies introducing public policies which can help economy's reactivation; and studies focusing on sustainability in the new normal. Finally, the study highlights some interesting avenues for further research where the impact can be more relevant.

Keywords: entrepreneurship; COVID-19; topic modelling; grounded theory; research framework.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEV.2024.138269

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 2024 Vol.16 No.1, pp.116 - 139

Accepted: 04 Sep 2023
Published online: 30 Apr 2024 *

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