A Process Model for Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Highly Entrepreneurial European Region

Maaßen, Carolin; Rovira, Rosa; Urbano, David

doi:10.1080/19420676.2023.2221262

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“…Techno-entrepreneurship in the trajectories of transitions to sustainability aims at taking advantage of the fluid environment and the contradictory situations that develop between the old state of things and the new situations that arise, or are sought for, by providing products and/or services that facilitate their resolution in the direction of a sustainable economy. In such a context, the recognition of opportunities for techno-entrepreneurial action is of major importance [29,30].…”

Section: Sectoral Transitions To Sustainability and Entrepreneurial O...mentioning

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Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Transition to Sustainability Trajectories: An Activity-Based Conceptual Analytic Framework

Adamides

2024

Sustainability

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As the road to environmental and social sustainability is tied to large-scale systemic transitions, inevitably, sustainable innovation and entrepreneurship should be considered in their context. In this paper, we investigate how entrepreneurial opportunities develop in trajectories of sectoral transitions to sustainability. We adopt a social practice perspective and, based on insights from sectoral systems of innovation, socio-technical systems and activity theory, we develop an activity-based template/framework to represent sectors and their inherent dynamics in a structured and holistic way. The framework allows for the identification of entrepreneurial opportunities in the contradictions that emerge during transitions in the activities of sectors due to internally developed inconsistencies and/or external interventions. Hence, plausible narratives of the anticipated business futures can be constructed. It also surfaces the role of learning and knowledge creation, i.e., innovation, in resolving contradictions, thus creating value and stirring transitions in the direction of sustainability. The case study of the transition of the automobility sector to sustainability is used to test the framework proposed.

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Section: Sectoral Transitions To Sustainability and Entrepreneurial O...mentioning

confidence: 99%

Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Transition to Sustainability Trajectories: An Activity-Based Conceptual Analytic Framework

Adamides

2024

Sustainability

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“…Building on the extant evidence, and the emphasis on institutions as important influences upon entrepreneurship, business models and CBMs, this study uses North's (1990North's ( , 2005 framework of informal and formal institutional factors to understand CBMs. Thus, it is suggested that just as institutions influence and coevolve with entrepreneurship (Thornton et al, 2011;Urbano et al, 2019), sustainable entrepreneurship (Maaßen et al, 2023;Shepherd and Patzelt, 2011;Spanuth and Urbano, 2023) and business models (Foss and Saebi, 2017;Peprah et al, 2022), they also affect CBMs. Based on North's (1990North's ( , 2005 framework and the review of institutions, we understand motivation, the ability to create opportunities and social values as variables for informal institutions that coevolve with the development of CBMs.…”

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Institutional environments for circular start-ups: Insights from an entrepreneurial European region

Maaßen,

Urbano

2024

International Small Business Journal: Researching Entrepreneurs

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Circular start-ups (CSUs) are gaining popularity to radically rethink the linear resource flows of global production systems and adopt ambitious approaches towards a circular economy from inception. For CSUs, the institutional environment is particularly relevant; this is because the complex nature of sustainability challenges requires a deep engagement with institutions to drive transitions from linear to circular practices. This article analyses how and why institutional factors influence CSUs in the highly entrepreneurial region of Catalonia in Spain. Based on a multiple case study, our findings demonstrate that CSUs are affected by informal institutions through founder motivations, their ability to create opportunities and social values. Formal institutions influence CSUs regarding the previous experience of founders, accessible ecosystem actors and supportive laws and regulations. These findings are important for effective policymaking to develop adequate support mechanisms and understand the particular challenges and opportunities CSUs face compared to traditional start-ups.

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Greening ambitions: exploring factors influencing university students' intentions for sustainable entrepreneurship

Zhang,

Haq,

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Int Entrep Manag J

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A Process Model for Sustainable Entrepreneurship: Evidence from a Highly Entrepreneurial European Region

Cited by 5 publications

References 105 publications

Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Transition to Sustainability Trajectories: An Activity-Based Conceptual Analytic Framework

Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Transition to Sustainability Trajectories: An Activity-Based Conceptual Analytic Framework

Institutional environments for circular start-ups: Insights from an entrepreneurial European region

Greening ambitions: exploring factors influencing university students' intentions for sustainable entrepreneurship

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