Entrepreneurial Learning: knowing the past and sighting the future

Abstract

The questions that arose in the field of entrepreneurship in the late eighties encouraged researches to seek an understanding of learning in the process of undertaking. As a result, a new theme called Entrepreneurial Learning (EL) emerged, bringing contributions to the understanding of entrepreneurship as a process. To find out how the studies on this topic are being carried out in the national and international scene, a systematic literature review, within a historical perspective, was carried out in different academic databases. The results point out the possibilities of research not yet explored, mainly in the development of empirical studies about entrepreneurial learning in the national sphere. This research does not look only to the past, but points to the future, emphasizing that the understanding of entrepreneurial learning is an unfinished process. Therefore, it is proposed to advance the research of the entrepreneurs’ learning process through the perspective of social practices.