Social Entrepreneurial Intention: A Review Based on Bibliographic Coupling Analysis

Abstract

This study seeks to map all scientific papers relevant to social entrepreneurial intention purposes obtained from the Web of Science database and propose prospective future research topics. The bibliographic coupling method was used to evaluate 136 articles and describe the chronological development of research on this issue. Through bibliographic coupling analysis, it is evident that the research field can be divided into four distinct clusters, including ‘test of extending model and new approaches’, ‘personality’, ‘background’, ‘gender’, ‘culture and environment’, ‘role model’ (Cluster 1), ‘institution’, ‘motivation’ (Cluster 2), ‘education’, ‘social entrepreneurial behaviour’ (Cluster 3), ‘cross-cultural studies’, ‘transformation into a social enterprise’, and ‘journalism and social entrepreneurial intentions’ (Cluster 4). This study sheds light on the most significant recent contributions to the field, which are now known as the state-of-the-art themes in social entrepreneurial intention. As a result, it suggests suitable avenues for further investigation within the research community.