A bibliometric study on the role of micro-finance services in micro, small and medium enterprises
ISSN: 1059-5422
Article publication date: 3 July 2023
Issue publication date: 4 June 2024
Abstract
Purpose
Micro-finance has a significant role in the better performance of micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs). This study aims to provide a comprehensive picture of the existing literature on the role of micro-finance and its approaches in MSMEs.
Design/methodology/approach
This work performs a bibliometric analysis using a data set of 631 articles collected from the Scopus database. The Bibliometrix R package and Vosviewer are used to conduct performance analysis and scientific mapping. Performance analysis shows the publication trend, key authors, journals and top influential articles. Science mapping through a bibliographic coupling network of documents is prepared to discover the intellectual structure of the field.
Findings
This review has identified the four major themes: access to finance and schemes, women empowerment and poverty alleviation, the performance of micro-finance institutions and recent development in micro-financial institutions. With the help of these research themes, the paper also highlights future research agendas.
Originality/value
This paper enriches the understanding of the role of micro-finance services in performance of entrepreneurship with the bibliometric review of top contributors.
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Acknowledgements
The authors acknowledge the support of Shallu Batra, Maharshi Dayanand University, Rohtak, in completing the manuscript.
Funding statement: The present research received no specific grant from any of the funding agencies in the public, private or non-profit sectors.
Conflict of interest: The authors declare that there is no conflict of interest.
Citation
Gora, K., Dhingra, B. and Yadav, M. (2024), "A bibliometric study on the role of micro-finance services in micro, small and medium enterprises", Competitiveness Review, Vol. 34 No. 4, pp. 718-735. https://doi.org/10.1108/CR-11-2022-0174
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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