KOBİ’lerde Girişimcilik Yetkinliği ve Firma Performansı İlişkisi: Alana Işık Tutan Bir Literatür İncelemesi

Bu çalışmada Web of Science ve Scopus veri tabanları üzerinden girişimcilik yetkinliği ve firma performansı ilişkisi üzerine yapılmış olan akademik çalışmalar literatür incelemesi yöntemi ile ele alınmıştır. Çalışmanın akademik ve iş hayatı açısından fayda sağlayacağı öngörülmektedir. Akademik olarak kavramlar arasındaki ilişkiye genel bir bakış sağlanmış ve ileride yapılacak çalışmalara yol haritası oluşturulmuş, çalışma hayatı için ise girişimcilik yetkinliklerinin geliştirilmesi ve firma performansının artırılabilmesi adına çıkarımlarda bulunulmuştur. Çalışma kapsamında Web of Science ve Scopus veri tabanları üzerinden ESCI, SSCI, SCI-Expanded ve BKCI-SSH indekslerinde yer alan işletme ve yönetim alanında kaleme alınmış KOBİ’lerde girişimcilik yetkinliği ve firma performansı ilişkisinin incelendiği 40 çalışma, literatür incelemesi yoluyla değerlendirilmiştir. Aramada anahtar kelimeler olarak; “girişimci yetkinlik”, “girişimcilik yetkinliği”, “girişimcilik yetkinlikleri”, “performans”, “firma performansı”, “işletme başarısı” ve “iş başarısı” kelimeleri kullanılmıştır.

Anahtar Kelimeler:

KOBİ, Girişimcilik Yetkinlikleri, Firma Performansı, İş Başarısı, Literatür incelemesi

The Relationship Between Entrepreneurial Competencies and Firm Performance in SME’s: A Literature Review Shedding Light on The Field

This study presents a literature review regarding the relationship between entrepreneurial competence and firm performance using Web of Science and Scopus databases. It is anticipated that the study will provide benefits to academics and business professionals. Academically, an overview of the relationship between the concepts is provided and a roadmap is created for future studies. For business professionals, inferences are made in order to develop entrepreneurial competencies and increase the performance of firm. In the study, 40 studies examining the relationship between entrepreneurial competence and firm performance in SMEs through Web of Science and Scopus databases are discussed through literature review. Within the scope of the study, articles written in the field of business and management are evaluated. As keywords in search; “entrepreneurial competence”, “entrepreneurial competencies”, “performance”, “firm performance”, “business success” are used. ESCI, SSCI, SCI-Expanded and BKCI-SSH indices are included in the scan and the results are evaluated.

Keywords:

SMEs, Entrepreneurial Competencies, Firm Performance, Business Success, Literature review,

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