The Relationship Between Entrepreneurship and the Social Sciences

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Taking action to pursue ones own ideas and transform them into a business is a gratifying and rewarding pursuit. Entrepreneurship lets people create careers that are in direct alignment with their values, such as helping others or preserving the environment. This can provide a physical and mental sense of fulfillment that many other occupations cannot.

Entrepreneurship is a complicated social phenomenon that involves complex interactions between humans and the societal contexts in which they work, live and play, as well as learn. It is therefore often seen as a major area of study in the social sciences. It is also an interdisciplinary field that draws upon the disciplines of anthropology, law and public policy as well as sociology as well as management and management.

In this article, we map the research on entrepreneurial education for non-business students and propose an integrated framework for the existing research based on four dimensions of social learning: observational learning, the role of mentors and peers, the entrepreneurial ecosystem as a resource for social learning, and institutional influences on learning. We further examine how this framework could be used in a more systematic way to guide research and the development of entrepreneurial education in the coming years. We also provide a thorough analysis of bibliometrics, supported by VOSviewer and Bibliometrix which highlight the most prominent authors, organizations and countries, seminar papers, journals, and themes. This gives a complete and deep understanding of the current state of the art. The analysis also informs on the potential areas for future research and the knowledge gaps that are required.