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Religious-ethnic entrepreneurs planting seeds: a novel research agenda

Clara Margaça (Department of Social Psychology and Anthropology, University of Salamanca, Salamanca, Spain)
Donizete Rodrigues (Center for Research in Anthropology (CRIA – NOVA University Lisbon), Lisbon, Portugal)

Society and Business Review

ISSN: 1746-5680

Article publication date: 29 September 2023

Issue publication date: 26 July 2024

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Abstract

Purpose

The relationship between ethnicity, religion and entrepreneurship is an emerging field, and an extremely important topic, considering the influence of these drivers on people’s lives and on entrepreneurs’ performance, in particular. This study aims to explore and contribute to a more robust understanding of this relationship.

Design/methodology/approach

The main trends were disclosed using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis and VOSviewer. The set of articles cover the annual period from 1973 to 2022. The coupling analysis founded links to produce a framework outlining an integrative state of the art intersecting ethnicity and religion and entrepreneurship spectrum study.

Findings

The analysis identified integrative relationships between the concepts of ethnicity, religion and entrepreneurship, which describe the direction of literature, resulting in five main categories.

Originality/value

This study offers a novel framework and in-depth understanding to delve into this interrelationship research agenda. Guided by the gaps in the literature, a set of outstanding avenues for future research are proposed.

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Citation

Margaça, C. and Rodrigues, D. (2024), "Religious-ethnic entrepreneurs planting seeds: a novel research agenda", Society and Business Review, Vol. 19 No. 3, pp. 353-380. https://doi.org/10.1108/SBR-05-2023-0173

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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