Entrepreneurial competencies: a literature review and development agenda

Purpose Entrepreneurial competencies are seen as important to business growth and success. The purpose of this paper is therefore to undertake a literature review of research on entrepreneurial competence in order to: provide an integrated account of contributions relating to entrepreneurial competencies by different authors working in different countries and different industry sectors and at different points in time; and, develop an agenda for future research, and practice in relation to entrepreneurial competencies. Design/methodology/approach The article starts with a review of the development of the concept of competence, with particular reference to its use in the context of management competencies. It…