A Systematic Review of Literature (2006–2022) on Indigenous Entrepreneurship in Southeast Asia and the World

The topic of Indigenous entrepreneurship (IE) has been gaining attention among scholars, especially in the last decade. It is vital to understand the prominent topics researched in this critical area of research. This research used the systematic review of literature methodology to identify several studies conducted for IE from 2006 to 2022. A total of 171 papers were identified around the globe on IE; specifically, 75% of the studies (N = 128) have been conducted in the last decade since 2013. Most of the studies are qualitative (N = 139), and the rest 32 studies are either quantitative or mixed. With a particular focus on Southeast Asia (SEA), 41 studies have been conducted, with maximum studies conducted in Malaysia and Indonesia with N = 23 and N = 12, respectively. We offer further specific findings from the systematic literature review on the SEA region and propose directions for future research.