Digital entrepreneurship: towards a knowledge management perspective
Journal of Knowledge Management
ISSN: 1367-3270
Article publication date: 2 June 2023
Issue publication date: 4 March 2024
Abstract
Purpose
This study aims to present the critical role of knowledge management in digital entrepreneurship by reviewing the literature and proposing future research directions for digital entrepreneurship and knowledge management through an interdisciplinary framework.
Design/methodology/approach
This study uses the Derwent Data Analyzer to identify and visualise the extant studies on digital entrepreneurship. This study qualitatively analyses the hot topics and trends in digital entrepreneurship research to understand digital entrepreneurship from the knowledge management perspective.
Findings
The authors found two dominant trends in existing research: logical and development trend exploration at the theoretical background and empirical research at the practical dimension. To understand digital entrepreneurship from a knowledge management perspective, the authors summarised the theoretical logic and internal and external reasons why knowledge management is required in digital entrepreneurship. Moreover, the authors analysed the new features of digital entrepreneurship under five aspects: management concept, object, content, scope and focus. The authors concluded that existing research on integrating knowledge management and digital entrepreneurship is primarily conducted from three perspectives: technology, platform and ecosystem.
Originality/value
This study provides an in-depth analysis of digital entrepreneurship from a knowledge management perspective. The findings can further promote the theoretical research and practical development of digital entrepreneurship and knowledge management. This approach provides a new direction for interdisciplinary study and enriches entrepreneurship research. In addition, this study proposes a knowledge management framework for digital entrepreneurship research. The findings contribute to understanding the role and function of knowledge management in digital entrepreneurship.
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Acknowledgements
This paper was supported by the National Social Science Foundation of China (Grant No. 22CGL013), the Soft Science Research of Zhejiang Provincial Science and Technology Plan Project (Grant No. 2022C35033), the general scientific research project of Zhejiang Provincial Department of Education (Grant No. Y202146636), and the Major Project of Humanities and Social Sciences Research of Hebei Provincial Department of Education (Grant No. ZD201905). The authors thank them heartedly for funding this study.
Citation
Liu, W., Liu, Y., Zhu, X., Nespoli, P., Profita, F., Huang, L. and Xu, Y. (2024), "Digital entrepreneurship: towards a knowledge management perspective", Journal of Knowledge Management, Vol. 28 No. 2, pp. 341-354. https://doi.org/10.1108/JKM-12-2022-0977
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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