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Uncovering the building blocks of rural entrepreneurship: A comprehensive framework for mapping the components of rural entrepreneurial ecosystems

Brilliant Asmit, Togar M. Simatupang, Bambang Rudito, Santi Novani · 2024 · Heliyon

Summary. Rural entrepreneurship drives economic growth, but rural areas have distinct ecosystem needs. This study uses bibliometric analysis of academic literature to identify essential components supporting rural entrepreneurial ecosystems. The researchers categorize these into actor components (academics, business, government, community) and non-actor components (human capital, networks, culture, finance, governance, infrastructure, environmental resources, markets). Environmental resources emerge as uniquely critical for rural areas, distinguishing them from general entrepreneurial ecosystems and reflecting local economic potential.

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Asmit, B., Simatupang, T. M., Rudito, B., & Novani, S.. (2024). Uncovering the building blocks of rural entrepreneurship: A comprehensive framework for mapping the components of rural entrepreneurial ecosystems. Heliyon. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24139

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DOI
10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e24139
Countries
Indonesia
Regions
Asia
Categories
entrepreneurship, regional-innovation-systems, innovation-theory
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2026-04-28