What Have Vietnamese Scholars Learned From Researching Entrepreneurship? A Systematic Review

Abstract

This study reviews the research landscape of entrepreneurship studies done by Vietnamese researchers from 2008 to 2018. A sample size of 111 articles from 108 academic outlets (journals, conferences proceedings, and book chapters) indexed in Web-of-Science and Scopus were extracted on the SSHPA database, then read and systematically classified into 15 topics. A systematic review reveals:

(i) a high frequency of research on various aspects of management,

(ii) a lackluster focus on innovation and creativity in entrepreneurial activities,

(iii) and worrisome cultural influences on the level of creativity.

Overall, there was evidence of a detachment between the academic community and the entrepreneurial community. The research landscape shows there have not been enough studies done on the following aspects of entrepreneurship: technology application, poverty reduction, network development, internationalization, inter-generational transfer, and sex/gender.