Study goals
To present a review and prognosis of academic research focused on the fields of cognition, intention and the role entrepreneurship education
Relevance / originality
Identifies the field development, documents the most relevant journals and articles, concepts, and the intellectual framework of prominent authors
Methodology / approach
Bibliometric analysis using co-word and co-citation techniques of 25 relevant articles published between 2014 and 2023 in journals from the Web of Science and Scopus databases, intellectual structures, trends, and paths for the field of intersection of cognition, intention and entrepreneurial education.
Main results
Main sources are International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal and Frontiers in Phycology. Liñán & Chen are the most influential authors. Pedagogical processes and learning contexts improve the intention that leads to starting up. Most relevant keywords are entrepreneurship, intention, cognition, self-efficacy.
Theoretical / methodological contributions
Present the state of the art, integrate knowledge and identify gaps for future research that show new trends, such as interfaces with metacognition and the development of formal education programs for entrepreneurship, considering different contexts.
Social / management contributions
Better understanding of underling aspects of successful entrepreneurial education programs leads to a major contribution for new business ventures, fostering economic development.