It is extremely satisfying to take action and turn one’s ideas into a successful business. Entrepreneurship allows people to create careers that align with their values, such as helping others or preserving the environment, and thereby provide an emotional and mental satisfaction that other jobs can’t.
Entrepreneurship is a social phenomenon, with complex interactions between human beings ukpip.org/partnership and the social context in which they live, play, and learn. Therefore, it is often regarded as an important field of study for the social sciences. It is also an inter-disciplinary discipline that draws upon the disciplines of sociology, management law and public policy, anthropology and management of not-for-profit organizations.
We outline the research in entrepreneurial education for non-business students in this article and propose a framework to guide existing research that is based on the four dimensions of learning through social networks – observational-learning, the role of peers and mentors as well as the entrepreneurial ecosystem as a platform to social-learning, as well as the impact of institutions. We further discuss how this framework can be applied in a more systematic fashion to guide research and development of education in entrepreneurship in the future. We also provide a thorough analysis of bibliometrics, supported by VOSviewer, Bibliometrix and highlighting the most prominent authors and institutions as well as countries, seminars, articles journals and themes. This allows for a comprehensive and deep understanding of the current state of the art. The analysis also reveals potential future areas of research and the knowledge gaps that are required.