Western Ideological Homogeneity in Entrepreneurial Finance Research: Evidence From Highly Cited Publications

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Minh-Hoang Nguyen

Phenikaa University

Huyen Thanh T. Nguyen

Foreign Trade University (FTU)

Thanh-Hang Pham

Faculty of Management and Tourism, Hanoi University

Manh-Toan Ho

Vuong & Associates; Phenikaa University, Center for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Students; Thanh Tay University

Quan Hoang Vuong

Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) - Solvay Brussels School of Economics and Management; Phenikaa University

Date Written: August 1, 2020

Abstract

Entrepreneurs play crucial roles in global sustainable development, but limited financial resources constrain their performance and survival rate. Entrepreneurial finance discipline is, therefore, born to explore the connection between finance and entrepreneurship. Despite the global presence of entrepreneurship, the literature of entrepreneurial finance is suspected to be Western ideologically homogeneous. Thus, the objective of this study is to examine the existence of Western ideological homogeneity in entrepreneurial finance literature. Employing the mind-sponge mechanism and biblio-metric analyses (Y-index and social structure), we analyze 412 highly cited publications extracted from Web of Science database and find Western ideological dominance as well as weak tolerance towards heterogeneity in the set of core ideologies of entrepreneurial finance. These results are consistent across author-, institution-, and country-levels, which reveals strong evidence for the existence of Western ideological homogeneity in the field. We recommend editors, reviewers, and authors to have proactive actions to diversify research topics and enhancing knowledge exchange to avoid the shortfalls of ideological homogeneity. Moreover, the synthesis of mind-sponge mechanism and biblio-metric analyses are suggested as a possible way to evaluate the state of ideological diversity in other scientific disciplines.

Keywords: Entrepreneurial Finance, Biblio-Metrics, Ideological Homogeneity, Y-Index, Social Structure

JEL Classification: M13, G00

Suggested Citation

Nguyen, Minh-Hoang and Nguyen, Huyen Thanh T. and Pham, Thanh-Hang and Ho, Manh-Toan and Ho, Manh-Toan and Vuong, Quan Hoang, Western Ideological Homogeneity in Entrepreneurial Finance Research: Evidence From Highly Cited Publications (August 1, 2020). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3664871 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3664871

Minh-Hoang Nguyen (Contact Author)

Phenikaa University ( email )

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Huyen Thanh T. Nguyen

Foreign Trade University (FTU) ( email )

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Hanoi, Hochiminh city 10000
Vietnam

Thanh-Hang Pham

Faculty of Management and Tourism, Hanoi University ( email )

Hanoi
Vietnam

Manh-Toan Ho

Phenikaa University, Center for Interdisciplinary Social Research, Students ( email )

Hanoi
Vietnam

Vuong & Associates ( email )

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Dong Da District
Hanoi, 100000
Vietnam

Thanh Tay University ( email )

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Vietnam

Quan Hoang Vuong

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