Dr Angela Pike-Bowles, Prof Juliet Townes
Abstract
There has been an immense focus on green entrepreneurship globally as researchers strive to attain the sustainability development goals of economies. Although green entrepreneurship is proliferating, there is insufficient reference to the research landscape of green entrepreneurship through a scientific literature review. This medium is an essential analytical procedure for scholars and entrepreneurs to identify current trends and future research avenues. The objective of the study was to determine the current research outlook of green entrepreneurship. To achieve the aim of the study, a comprehensive bibliometric analysis was conducted comprising data extracted from the SCOPUS database. The sample inclusion criteria entailed keywords such as green entrepreneurship and green entrepreneurs. A total of 431 documents were collected that were published between 2002 and 2025 and scientifically reviewed using the VOSViewer and Biblioshiny. The research findings highlighted that China, India, and the United Kingdom are prominent countries that have placed their research focus on green entrepreneurship themes. The results indicated that popular research themes related to green entrepreneurship entail green innovation and sustainability, while emerging research topics comprise green entrepreneurship orientation and green absorptive capacity. The findings of this study have implications for scholars, business consultants, and publishing houses by providing new insights into the research outlook of green entrepreneurship across the globe.
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