Digital Entrepreneurship in Business Enterprises: A Systematic Review
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2020-04-01
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Springer Nature
Abstract
This study systematically reviews extant contemporary literature on
digital entrepreneurship in peer-reviewed journal articles over six years (2013–
2018) from six journal databases. It involved a systematic literature review of 101
papers from 53 journals focusing on the publication outlets, yearly trends,
themes, and associated theoretical and conceptual approaches, methodologies,
sources and geographical distribution of digital entrepreneurship research. The
findings suggest that extant literature mostly lacked sound theoretical underpinnings.
More work adopting appropriate and proven theoretical approaches is
needed. Most of the reviewed papers also focused mainly on issues relating to the
technology itself than those relating to the enterprise or the entrepreneur. The
capabilities and capacities of enterprises, as well as the strategies in implementing
digital technologies and harnessing the opportunities of digitalization, are key
issues that have not hitherto received much attention. The study contributes to the
understanding of the conceptualization of the digital entrepreneurship phenomenon.
Future research should consolidate the understanding of the field, with
models and frameworks that recognize digital entrepreneurship as an academic
research field in its own right, and also consider the impact of enterprise capabilities
and capacities on digital entrepreneurship.
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Research Article
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Digital technology, Digital entrepreneurship, Business enterprise, Systematic review
Citation
Anim-Yeboah S., Boateng R., Awuni Kolog E., Owusu A., Bedi I. (2020) Digital Entrepreneurship in Business Enterprises: A Systematic Review. In: Hattingh M., Matthee M., Smuts H., Pappas I., Dwivedi Y., Mäntymäki M. (eds) Responsible Design, Implementation and Use of Information and Communication Technology. I3E 2020. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 12066. Springer, Cham