Entrepreneurial Decision Making in the Last Decade: A Systematic Review

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Abubakar Musa, Aliyu Abubakar Musa, Hamisu Abdulhamid

Abstract

 This research examines Entrepreneurial Decision Making (EDM) over the last decade (2017-2026) using systematic quantitative assessment techniques (SQAT). The review identified 28 EDM articles from 15 countries. A significant number of the articles were published in 2018, 2022, 2024 and 2025, with a large concentration in Asia. China had the highest number of published EDN articles among the contributing countries. The majority of the articles reviewed were empirical research, while the minorities were conceptual articles. Four methods of data collection (i.e. survey, Secondary data, interview, and mixed methods) were identified, with a survey as the most utilized method. The review identified two different EDM themes (i.e. EDM Experimental and EDM mechanism) with EDM experimental as the most investigated theme. This review recommends that more EDM articles are encouraging in South America and other nations of other countries that currently have no representation. More conceptual research is encouraged in balancing the wide gap between empirical and conceptual articles. Researchers are encouraged to use more qualitative methods of data collection to gain more understanding of the concept. The researchers are also advised to adopt the mixed method of data collection on the EDM mechanisms themes. 

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Entrepreneur, Decision Making Business Opportunities.

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