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Vol. 23 No. 2 (2023)
Inquietud Empresarial 23(2) Julio-Diciembre 2023

ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Social Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation: A Bibliometric Analysis

https://doi.org/10.19053/01211048.15874

Published 2023-07-06

Brenda Dennís Valadez-Solana
División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación; Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca; avenida ing. Víctor Bravo Ahuja no. 125 esquina calzada tecnológico, c.p. 68030, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, México.

Blasa Celerina Cruz-Cabrera
División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación; Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca; avenida ing. Víctor Bravo Ahuja no. 125 esquina calzada tecnológico, c.p. 68030, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, México.

Martín Isimayrt Huesca-Gastélum
Desarrollo de Negocios; Universidad Tecnológica de Culiacán; carretera Culiacán-Imala, km 2, Los Ángeles, c.p. 80014, Culiacán Rosales, Sinaloa, México.

Maricela Castillo-Leal
División de Estudios de Posgrado e Investigación; Tecnológico Nacional de México, Instituto Tecnológico de Oaxaca; avenida ing. Víctor Bravo Ahuja no. 125 esquina calzada tecnológico, c.p. 68030, Oaxaca de Juárez, Oaxaca, México.

Abstract

There is a growing academic interest in social entrepreneurship (SE) and social innovation (SI) due to its importance in influencing the development of regions. The objective of the study is to carry out a bibliometric review of the existing literature on SE and IS through a quantitative integrative vision. A bibliometric analysis was carried out in the period 1989-2022 with information obtained from the Scopus database. 475 publications were reviewed using the performance analysis and scientific cartography methods. In the performance analysis, the h-index, citation threshold, and temporality dimensions were used as indicators. In scientific cartography, co-citation and co-occurrence techniques were applied, and network maps were created using the Vosviewer® software. The results showed that the United Kingdom is the country with the highest productivity and influence in the field of SE and SI. The most representative authors were Tina Dacin, Peter Dacin, Paul Tracey, Gregory Dees, Patrick Dawson, and Lisa Daniel. The social enterprise, corporate social responsibility and social capital are issues closely linked to SE and SI. Future trends will be aligned with the approaches to sustainability and its impact on the development of the regions, oriented towards theoretical and practical considerations in which individuals manage to cooperate to achieve social goals.

 JEL Codes: O31, Y10, Z00

Received: 15/04/2023.  Accepted: 01/06/2023.  Published: 05/07/2023. 

Keywords

social entrepreneurship, social innovation, bibliometric analysis, scientific cartography

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Author Biography

Brenda Dennís Valadez-Solana

 

 

 

 

Blasa Celerina Cruz-Cabrera

 

 

Martín Isimayrt Huesca-Gastélum

 

 

Maricela Castillo-Leal

 

 

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