Agnieszka Głodowska

Department of International Trade, Krakow University of Economics,

Poland

glodowsa@uek.krakow.pl

ORCID 0000-0001-8983-2580

Entrepreneurship research in Central and Eastern Europe: A systematic literature review and bibliometric analysis

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.

Received: January, 2022

1st Revision: April, 2022

Accepted: August, 2022

DOI: 10.14254/2071-8330.2022/15-3/14

JEL Classification: G21, L26, O16

Keywords: entrepreneurship, systematic literature review, Central Europe, CEE countries, bibliometric analysis, Poland