Inclusion and exclusion logic with rationale
| Criterion | Inclusion | Exclusion | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publication Type | Peer-reviewed journal articles | Conference papers, books, dissertations, working papers, editorials, commentaries | Ensure rigorous peer review and accessibility; conference proceedings often contain preliminary findings later published in journals |
| Language | English | Non-English publications | Ensure accurate interpretation and analysis; English dominates management scholarship |
| Timeframe | 2000–2024 | Pre-2000 publications | Captures modern conceptualization post-Gupta et al. (2004) pilot search confirmed minimal relevant pre-2000 work |
| Journal Quality | ABDC A/A* ranked journals (2022 list) | ABDC B, C, unranked journals | Ensures theoretical rigor and methodological quality for building integrative theory; addresses quality-quantity trade-off per Tranfield et al. (2003) |
| Disciplinary Focus | Business, Management, Accounting, Social Sciences, Economics, Finance | Natural sciences, medicine, engineering (unless business-focused) | Maintains relevance to organizational and entrepreneurship scholarship |
| Theoretical Relevance | Articles explicitly conceptualizing or empirically examining entrepreneurial leadership as a distinct construct | Articles mentioning “entrepreneur” and “leader” in unrelated contexts (e.g. political leaders as entrepreneurs) | Ensures construct validity; excludes false positives from keyword overlap |
| Criterion | Inclusion | Exclusion | Rationale |
|---|---|---|---|
| Publication Type | Peer-reviewed journal articles | Conference papers, books, dissertations, working papers, editorials, commentaries | Ensure rigorous peer review and accessibility; conference proceedings often contain preliminary findings later published in journals |
| Language | English | Non-English publications | Ensure accurate interpretation and analysis; English dominates management scholarship |
| Timeframe | 2000–2024 | Pre-2000 publications | Captures modern conceptualization post- |
| Journal Quality | ABDC A/A* ranked journals (2022 list) | ABDC B, C, unranked journals | Ensures theoretical rigor and methodological quality for building integrative theory; addresses quality-quantity trade-off per |
| Disciplinary Focus | Business, Management, Accounting, Social Sciences, Economics, Finance | Natural sciences, medicine, engineering (unless business-focused) | Maintains relevance to organizational and entrepreneurship scholarship |
| Theoretical Relevance | Articles explicitly conceptualizing or empirically examining entrepreneurial leadership as a distinct construct | Articles mentioning “entrepreneur” and “leader” in unrelated contexts (e.g. political leaders as entrepreneurs) | Ensures construct validity; excludes false positives from keyword overlap |
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