Title: Entrepreneurship and the resource-based view: what is the linkage? A bibliometric approach

Authors: João Lopes; João J. Ferreira; Luís Farinha

Addresses: Miguel Torga Institute of Higher Education, ISAG – European Business School, NIDISAG – Research Unit of ISAG, NECE – Research Unit for Business Sciences, Largo Cruz de Celas 1, 3000-132 Coimbra, Portugal ' Department of Management and Economics, NECE – Research Unit for Business Sciences, University of Beira Interior, Estrada do Sineiro, s/n, 6200-209 Covilhã, Portugal ' Polytechnic Institute of Castelo Branco, CIPEC – Research Center in Heritage, Education and Culture, NECE – Research Unit for Business Sciences, Largo do Município, 6060-163 Idanha-a-Nova, Portugal

Abstract: This study aimed to bibliometrically analyse entrepreneurship from the resource-based view perspective applying the value, rarity, imitability and organisation (VRIO) model as a strategic tool. A systematic literature review, thorough bibliometric analysis, was performed through the articles obtained from the web of science (WoS) database in the period spanned ranged from 1990 to 2018. We classified the literature into five groups: (i) strategic entrepreneurship and sustainable competitiveness advantage; (ii) firm performance and internationalisation; (iii) entrepreneurial activities at university; (iv) enterprise dynamic capability and (v) strategic management processes. The literature includes no studies linking entrepreneurship and resource-based view (RBV). Furthermore, this proposes a research agenda able to serve as a basis for future research in the entrepreneurial strategy field.

Keywords: RBV; resource-based view; VRIO; value, rarity, imitability and organisation; entrepreneurship; strategy; bibliometric analysis.

DOI: 10.1504/IJEV.2021.114408

International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 2021 Vol.13 No.2, pp.137 - 164

Received: 05 Dec 2019
Accepted: 30 May 2020
Published online: 20 Apr 2021 *

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