Nexus of Social Capital and Social Psychological Capital on Success of Information Technology Startups: A Systematic Literature Review

Abstract

This study aims to explore and analyze the literature, related to social capital and social psychological capital on the success of startups, published in google scholar, Emerald and Taylor & Francis, from 2000 to the present. The objective of this paper is to review reveals by, first, to describe how this field of research is organized in terms of publications, authors, and sources (i.e. documents), and, second, to identify the main references cited and ways in which they are grouped (i.e. clusters). In addition, this paper discusses how this literature presents what has already been studied and the limits of these studies, as well as the research opportunities for this area, can be understood. Total 161 articles were reviewed on a search of the keywords through different databases and followed explicit, rigorous, and transparent methodology, and 67 articles were selected by using the PRISMA method. Based on a database containing 67 publications in the English language, a bibliometric analysis was conducted. The findings show that the publications of social capital and social psychological capital increase exponentially and more focused on quantitative research. The major driving force of research relating to this field is from the USA, EU, and Australia. Keyword occurrence results also provide a framework for the literature on social psychological characteristics, social capital by highlighting the connection with these factors to the success of startup businesses. This study has contributed to a better understanding of the literature on social capital and psychological characteristics to success of startups.