Purpose

This paper aims to provide a brief review of the work on startup survival and a conceptual framework of factors influencing a startup firm’s survival. In addition, it lists significant gaps and recommends avenues for future research.

Design/methodology/approach

This paper conducted a systematic literature review of peer-reviewed journal articles indexed in Scopus, Web of Science and EBSCO databases using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines. A total of 140 articles published in 72 journals between 1993 and 2021 were considered for the review.

Findings

The comprehensive review revealed that most of the studies have applied a single theoretical lens and have taken place in advanced economies, with a narrow focus on emerging economies. Empirical research has prominently applied regression-based models to analyse the relationship between the antecedents and the outcomes. Internal resources such as human capital, financial capital and physical capital and non-financial performance measures such as survival, growth and employment are the studies’ prominently used antecedents and outcome variables. However, a limited number of studies have used mechanisms of mediation and moderation.

Originality/value

Despite the substantial scientific and practical discussion on startup survival, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, no comprehensive review has been undertaken to date, which provides a systematic and comprehensive compilation of the knowledge on the topic. This study aims to develop a unique landscape of scientific advancement by methodically reviewing, categorising and synthesising the current body of knowledge on the topic.

中文翻译：

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对初创企业生存和未来研究议程的系统文献综述

目的

本文旨在对初创公司生存方面的工作进行简要回顾，并提供影响初创公司生存因素的概念框架。此外，它还列出了重大差距并推荐了未来研究的途径。

设计/方法论/途径

本文使用系统评价和荟萃分析指南的首选报告项目，对 Scopus、Web of Science 和 EBSCO 数据库中索引的同行评审期刊文章进行了系统的文献综述。1993年至2021年间在72种期刊上发表的总共140篇文章被纳入审查范围。

发现

综合审查显示，大多数研究都采用单一理论视角，并在发达经济体进行，而重点关注新兴经济体。实证研究主要应用基于回归的模型来分析前因与结果之间的关系。人力资本、金融资本和物质资本等内部资源以及生存、增长和就业等非财务绩效指标是该研究主要使用的前因和结果变量。然而，使用调解和调节机制的研究数量有限。

原创性/价值

尽管对初创企业的生存进行了大量的科学和实践讨论，但据作者所知，迄今为止还没有进行全面的审查，从而提供有关该主题的知识的系统和全面的汇编。本研究旨在通过系统地回顾、分类和综合当前有关该主题的知识体系，开发独特的科学进步景观。