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Głodowska, A., & Wach, K. (2022). Entrepreneurship research in Central and
Eastern Europe: A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis. Journal of
International Studies, 15(3), 201-214. doi: 10.14254/2071-8330.2022/15-3/14
Entrepreneurship research in Central and
Eastern Europe: A systematic literature
review and bibliometric analysis
Agnieszka Głodowska
Department of International Trade, Krakow University of Economics,
Poland
glodowsa@uek.krakow.pl
ORCID 0000-0001-8983-2580
Krzysztof Wach
Department of International Trade, Krakow University of Economics,
Poland
wachk@uek.krakow.pl
ORCID 0000-0003-0268-009X
Abstract. Entrepreneurship has a rich tradition in the history of economic thought,
but Central and Eastern European (CEE) researchers are latecomers. The
socialist or communist economic systems discriminated against the
entrepreneurial activity. This article aims to supplement the knowledge about the
state, intensity, and research trends on entrepreneurship in CEE countries. The
systematic literature review covers over 30 years (1980-2021). The bibliometric
analysis was conducted using the VOSviewer software. The regional output in
quantitative terms is relatively smaller in comparison to the global academia,
although it addresses basically the same topics as the world literature. CEE
researchers undertake, in principle, the same research threads as the entire
academic community worldwide. CEE researchers publish their work on Central
Europe mainly in journals of regional publishers. The two currently leading
regional scientific journals on entrepreneurship are Entrepreneurship and
Sustainability Issues (Lithuania) and Entrepreneurial Business and Economics
Review (Poland). Although, the history of entrepreneurship research in Central
and Eastern Europe dates back to the beginning of the economic transition in
the early 1990s, but the intensification of publications from this region in Web of
Science has been observed since the mid-2000s.
Keywords: entrepreneurship, systematic literature review, Central Europe, CEE
countries, bibliometric analysis, Poland
JEL Classification: G21, L26, O16
Received:
January, 2022
1st Revision:
April, 2022
Accepted:
August, 2022
DOI:
10.14254/2071-
8330.2022/15-3/14
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