KNOWN AND UNKNOWN: A BIBLIOMETRIC BASED REVIEW ON SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP

Abstract

As an incipient field, social entrepreneurship researchers are engaged in various discussions including definitional and conceptual clearness, limits of the field, and a battle to show up at a bunch of pertinent and significant questions. Since the heterogeneity of explored topics is maybe enormous, the underlying purpose of the study is to augment the body of literature by presenting key exploration themes, influential papers and researchers and highlights openings for a future research agenda. In doing so, past research is synthesized to distinguish significant commitments and key discussions inside the field. Because of a citation investigation, robust exploratory examination distinguishes 18 research studies as influential to the advancement of research on the subject of social entrepreneurship. Several keywords and clusters are identified and discussed. The paper discloses by finding the research gaps and recommends noteworthy research agenda to propel the body of knowledge of the theory and practice of social entrepreneurs and the progress of social entrepreneurship.