Abstract:
Rural entrepreneurship has manifested into a diverse and progressive field of
research in the last two decades. It has seen research amalgamating from different
fields and faculties. Rural entrepreneurship however is scattered and lacks categorization.
Therefore, literature review on rural entrepreneurship to understand what
has been done and what can be done seems imperative. The main aim of this paper
is to offer the readers a clear picture of different categories in rural entrepreneurship
research. This aim is achieved by performing a Bibliometric citation analysis and
thereafter a thematic analysis to identify major areas where rural entrepreneurship
research has been concentrated in the last 20 years. The study is based on 158 papers
on rural entrepreneurship published in the last two decades. Despite a vast pool of
publications, four major themes are identified; Spatial dimension, Sustainability,
Income Generation and Barriers in rural entrepreneurship. From these themes 16
sub-themes have emerged during the review. Many gaps are identified in each category
and avenues for further advancement of rural entrepreneurship is discussed.
Description:
Shrivastava, U., Kumar Dwivedi, A. Manifestations of rural entrepreneurship: the journey so far and future pathways. Manag Rev Q (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11301-020-00199-1
