THE INTRICATE FABRIC OF (DIGITAL) ENTREPRENEURSHIP STUDIES LED BY THEORIES

Beatriz Garcia ALTAFIN, Cristiano MORINI, Edmundo INÁCIO JÚNIOR

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This study aims to map and discuss the theoretical foundations employed in entrepreneurship and digital entrepreneurship literature, revealing underexplored perspectives and overlaps that may support future research. We conducted an in-depth, systematic, and analytical literature review on the Knowledge Development Process - constructivist (ProKnow-C). Our findings identified 67 theories related to entrepreneurship and 93 to digital entrepreneurship, with 11 theories overlapping. The resource-based view remains dominant across both fields, while institutional theory emerged as the most frequently cited perspective in digital entrepreneurship. Future studies may expand to broader samples and complementary methods.


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Entrepreneurship; Theory; Digital entrepreneurship, E-business; Systematic literature review; Future research

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