This study explores the integration of Entrepreneurial Coaching (EC) as a pedagogical innovation in Entrepreneurship Education (EE) and its role in fostering Entrepreneurial Self-Efficacy (ESE). The aim is to synthesise existing research to understand how EC supports the development of ESE and addresses the knowing–doing gap in entrepreneurial practice. A systematic literature review (SLR) was conducted following PRISMA guidelines. The search strategy utilised the Scopus and Litmaps databases, identifying 548 records. After removing duplicates, 407 records were screened based on titles and abstracts, resulting in 96 studies in the final synthesis. Findings reveal that EC enhances ESE through reflective and experiential learning but highlight significant gaps, including limited longitudinal research, the need for scalable coaching models, and a lack of standardised evaluation frameworks. This study acknowledges its reliance on selected databases (Scopus and Litmaps) and the exclusion of non-English publications as limitations, which may have excluded the relevant literature. These findings emphasise the potential of EC to complement existing pedagogical approaches in EE while identifying critical areas for future research to establish its theoretical and practical contributions.

The study analyzes the development of business incubation literature in South Africa. The VOSviewer software was used to perform the bibliometric analysis of 44 articles on business incubation in South Africa conducted between 1996 and 2023 that were obtained from the Scopus database. The study has also revealed literature on business incubation started to appear in 1996 in South Africa. The study’s keyword co-occurrence analysis also revealed that the following words had the most occurrences and were clustered into the following: entrepreneurship and business incubation, business incubators and effectiveness, entrepreneurial education and informal Business, SMEs and start-up, business and sustainability, and business development and competitiveness. The study sorts the articles based on the following indicators: number of documents published in a year, eminent authors and keyword co-occurrence, which identified six categories of the most prominent research themes being covered by articles reviewed. The study only used articles that were written in English language only. Therefore, future research should consider articles written in other languages and expand the study to other regions, continents, and even global scale.

The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) 5, 7, and 8 aim to achieve gender equality for women, ensure affordable and sustainable energy, and promote economic growth and decent work for all, respectively. However, women remain underrepresented within the sustainable energy sector and lack decent employment opportunities. This study aimed to identify existing research trends on women in the renewable energy sector within G20 nations. Using a bibliometric analysis, the study examined scholarly trends related to the representation of women in the renewable energy sector within G20 countries. The objective was to answer the research question: What are the trends and patterns of publications on research about women in the renewable energy sector within G20 countries? The Scopus database and VOSviewer were utilised to gather and analyse the data. The initial search yielded 551 records, of which 287 documents were retained following the screening process. Using VOSviewer, 3 distinct clusters were identified. The findings from this study indicate a notable surge in scholarly output in 2023, followed by the highest volume of publications recorded in 2024. Additionally, the study examined the literature concerning leading authors, institutional affiliations, funding sponsors, and keyword co-occurrence. The study highlights the need for G20 countries that are still lagging in research output to conduct a needs analysis for research with great potential to align with global strategic priorities. The study was limited to G20 countries; future studies should broaden the scope by including exempted countries.

The fourth industrial revolution has transformed how we do things, including retailing and consumers' shopping habits. Multiple devices equipped with multiple screens enable consumers to compare prices before purchasing goods or services. Despite the fast pace of technological development that has provided an opportunity for a unique and satisfying experience for consumers through any touch point in the retailing industry globally, retailers in developing countries are still lagging in understanding the factors influencing omnichannel consumers' behaviour. The literature on factors influencing omnichannel use in a South African context remains inconsistent and fragmented, as most previous studies are based on consumers in European and Asian markets (Weber-Snyman & Badenhorst-Weiss, 2018). Against this backdrop, it becomes imperative to explore the factors influencing omnichannel consumers' behaviour in South Africa. The study contributes to the emerging and growing field of omnichannel retailing by identifying the factors influencing consumer behavioural intention to use omnichannel in South Africa. Consumers seek out new technology to experiment with and be the first to try it among their family and friends. A descriptive survey was conducted in Gauteng province using a questionnaire. Respondents were identified through the convenience sampling method. The study findings suggest that a consumer's intention to purchase in an omnichannel store is influenced by performance expectancy, effort expectancy and personal innovativeness. The researcher recommends that the omnichannel retailer managers properly define the values incorporated in an omnichannel store to stimulate personal innovativeness during the online shopping journey, as personal innovativeness is an essential predictor of purchase intention. It would be interesting for another researcher to replicate this study in other provinces across South Africa, specifically rural areas.