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Entrepreneurship in nonprofit organizations: a systematic review of the literature

Authors: Rozélia Laurett, Arminda Maria Finisterra do Paço, Anabela do Rosario Leitão Dinis

Published in: International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing | Issue 2/2020

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Nonprofit organizations play an important role in society. Given the importance of this sector and theme, this study aims to identify, analyze and systematize research on entrepreneurship in nonprofit organizations. For this purpose, a temporal analysis, as well as one for the methodologies used, and the evolution of the last three decades of research on the theme will be the object of this study. We adopted a systematic literature review as research method. We used the ISI web of Knowledge database to collect data, and after the selection process, 36 papers were identified and analyzed. Through the analysis of the results, we perceived that this is a recent topic addressed in the literature, with this review identifying the first research in 1995. Another conclusion is that most studies are of the empirical-quantitative type. Of the three decades analyzed in this study, the last decade (2011–2019) was the one in which the largest number of publications was registered. Finally, we present conclusions, theoretical and practical implications, suggestions for future research and limitations.

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Title: Entrepreneurship in nonprofit organizations: a systematic review of the literature
Authors: Rozélia Laurett
Arminda Maria Finisterra do Paço
Anabela do Rosario Leitão Dinis
Publication date: 05-12-2019
Publisher: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in: International Review on Public and Nonprofit Marketing / Issue 2/2020
Print ISSN: 1865-1984
Electronic ISSN: 1865-1992
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s12208-019-00236-0

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