Fostering Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship:  The New Role of University

Mititelu, Cristina; Fiorani, Gloria; Litardi, Irene

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“…This has placed education as an important venture in promoting sustainability, thus attracting pressure toward the sector. Universities are perceived to have the fiduciary duty to equip professionals with the skills, exposure, knowledge and competency required to meet the evolving pressure that individuals, intuitions and society need (Mititelu et al ., 2017; Talapatra and Gaine, 2019).…”

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Stakeholder perceptions of sustainability reporting on the websites of technical universities in Ghana

Amoako

Marfo

Akwaa-Sekyi

et al. 2023

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PurposeThis paper explores stakeholder perceptions on the nature and extent of sustainability reporting on the websites of technical universities (TUs) in Ghana.Design/methodology/approachThe authors collected data from the websites of the 10 TUs in Ghana and interviewed the stakeholders of the TUs. In analyzing the data, the authors used thematic analysis for the interview responses. The authors also adopted the global reporting initiative (GRI) guidelines and campus sustainability assessment tools for the presentation and analysis of the sustainability disclosures on the websites of the TUs.FindingsThe authors found that due to weak institutional coercions, there were limited disclosures on the websites of the TUs, which aimed at gaining stakeholders' legitimacy; the disclosures were more focused on organizational profile, governance and educational aspects of sustainability. To a large extent, while some external stakeholders such as parents, regulators and alumni appear to be less interested in the disclosures on the TU's websites, internal stakeholders such as employees (teaching and non-teaching staff) and students who frequently visited the TU's websites perceived limited reporting and were not impressed with the extent of sustainability disclosures on these websites.Practical implicationsThe findings of this study are intended to assist policy-makers in the educational sector to appreciate the importance of sustainability reporting on their websites. The results of this study will assist higher educational institutions (HEIs) in increasing the success rate of sustainability implementation by overcoming the lack of sustainability disclosures on their websites. Thus, the results of this study have implications for sustainability implementations, particularly those in emerging economies and policy-makers of universities worldwide.Originality/valueThis study could provide two significant values. First, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, no other study has explored stakeholder perceptions of sustainability reporting in implementing sustainability within the education sector. Second, the results were arrived at by combining stakeholder consultations with content analyses, which could be a good guideline for sustainability implementation in the educational sector of developing countries.

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Section: Literaturementioning

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Stakeholder perceptions of sustainability reporting on the websites of technical universities in Ghana

Amoako

Marfo

Akwaa-Sekyi

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“…Finally, this exhaustive analysis allowed from the 121 mapped documents to be divided them into three subtopics, namely: Sustainability (Arora and Ali Kazmi, 2012; Chandra, 2018; Jaén et al , 2018; Joncourt et al , 2019; Labucay, 2015; Lashitew et al , 2020; Mititelu et al , 2017; Nahi, 2016; Partzsch and Ziegler, 2011; Picciotti, 2017; Velenturf et al , 2019; Whitley and Welty Peachey, 2020; Zoomers et al , 2017). Entrepreneurship (Aquino, Lück et al , 2018; Baskaran et al , 2019; Janeska-Iliev and Debarliev, 2020; Kleban, 2016; Pilková and Rehák, 2017; Pongracz, 2020; Rosca et al , 2020; Varvazovska and Regnerova, 2020; Wu et al , 2020; Żur, 2015). Inclusive entrepreneurship (Austin and Gutierrez, 2007; Bernardino et al , 2017; Bernardino and Santos, 2017; Cajamarca et al , 2019; Díaz-Pichardo et al , 2017; Fujimoto and Uddin, 2020; Halme et al , 2012; Ickis et al , 2009; Jaén et al , 2020; Lange et al , 2021; Melece, 2015; Mousiolis et al , 2015; Pilková et al , 2016; Reficco and Márquez, 2012; Skare and Golja, 2012; Susanto, 2019; Vázquez-Maguirre et al , 2018; Zhao et al , 2021). …”

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“…Sustainability (Arora and Ali Kazmi, 2012; Chandra, 2018; Jaén et al , 2018; Joncourt et al , 2019; Labucay, 2015; Lashitew et al , 2020; Mititelu et al , 2017; Nahi, 2016; Partzsch and Ziegler, 2011; Picciotti, 2017; Velenturf et al , 2019; Whitley and Welty Peachey, 2020; Zoomers et al , 2017).…”

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“…(1) Sustainability (Arora and Ali Kazmi, 2012;Chandra, 2018;Jaén et al, 2018;Joncourt et al, 2019;Labucay, 2015;Lashitew et al, 2020;Mititelu et al, 2017;Nahi, 2016;Partzsch and Ziegler, 2011;Picciotti, 2017;Velenturf et al, 2019;Whitley and Welty Peachey, 2020;Zoomers et al, 2017). (3) Inclusive entrepreneurship (Austin and Gutierrez, 2007;Bernardino et al, 2017;Bernardino and Santos, 2017;Cajamarca et al, 2019;Díaz-Pichardo et al, 2017;Fujimoto and Uddin, 2020;Halme et al, 2012;Ickis et al, 2009;Jaén et al, 2020;Lange et al, 2021;Melece, 2015;Mousiolis et al, 2015;Pilkov a et al, 2016;Reficco and M arquez, 2012;Skare and Golja, 2012;Susanto, 2019;V azquez-Maguirre et al, 2018;Zhao et al, 2021).…”

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Bibliometric approach to inclusive entrepreneurship: what has been written in scientific academia?

Rodrigues

Silva

Franco

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Purpose The year 2020 was heavily marked by an unprecedented pandemic affecting society as a whole. However, under-represented groups may have seen their financial and social situation affected differently from other groups. Thus, it was found that in the literature, the term inclusive entrepreneurship, which addresses these issues, was fragmented in view of its similarity and association with social entrepreneurship, inclusive business and sustainability. In this sense, this paper aims to map the scientific knowledge on this topic. Design/methodology/approach To fulfil this aim, a systematic literature review was supported by bibliometrics (performance analysis and scientific mapping) and by the use of the software Bibliometrix R and VoSviewer. Findings The results obtained show that in the Web of Science, there are 121 documents related to this topic whose content analysis revealed that they are distributed between sustainability, entrepreneurship and inclusive entrepreneurship in the close triple association. Practical implications The main contributions of this study are the connection established between the three concepts and the emergence of continuing to develop research on inclusive entrepreneurship, given its binary function: employment generation for disadvantaged groups and inclusive business creation. Originality/value The relevance of this bibliometric analysis stands out, providing the positioning of academics on the importance of leveraging emerging research on this topic, not only in poor countries but also in others.

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“…Particularly, academia must address sustainability from multiple perspectives while acknowledging that the training offered by universities must respond 1 Third Mission refers to a set of activities by which universities trigger processes of direct interaction with civil society and businesses, public institutions and non-profit organisations (the so-called quintuple helix approach) with the aim of promoting the growth of the territory. Traditionally, the Third mission of a university has been studied and implemented as a means for transferring technology and economically exploiting the results of research activities carried out by universities, for example through the creation of spin-offs and incubators (Malakoff, 2013;Mititelu, Fiorani, & Litardi, 2017). Vol.8 (2020) no.1, 31-44.…”

Section: International Literaturementioning

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Fostering Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility in Higher Education: The Case of Tor Vergata University of Rome

Di Gerio,

Fiorani,

Paciullo

2020

Management Dynamics in the Knowledge Economy

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In the panorama of international strategies and commitments to sustainability, education is central to the pursuit of sustainable development. Educational institutions at all levels are playing a new role in promoting values and ideals linked to sustainable behavioral models. These models can face the complexity of reality in a cooperative, active and responsible way, leading to a vision for solidarity and progress. In this context, universities face huge challenges. They must recognize the changes happening in society and change accordingly. Universities are therefore increasingly required to actively introduce attitudes and behaviors that favor sustainable development and involve the entire academic community in this process. This paper aims to define the role of universities in sustainable development. As well as training professionals, their roles and responsibilities mean that they strongly influence the societies in which they operate. To become sustainable and ensure that their respective territories follow suit, universities must change internally and initiate systemic processes to engage all members of their communities. Moreover, dynamic bottom-up models of learning and dissemination of environmental sustainability and social responsibility should aim to encourage students to be active inside and outside their universities. After a detailed literature review, this paper explores how sustainable development should be used in educational paths as well as didactic activities to influence the way students think, act and engage within their academic communities. Based on the objective of this work, the case of the Tor Vergata University of Rome is used to describe the results of the active change.

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Fostering Sustainable Development and Entrepreneurship: The New Role of University

Abstract: Abstract. Sustainable development is a global objective to overcome the economic, environment and society crises worldwide. The research aims are twofold: (i) Explores

Cited by 10 publications

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Stakeholder perceptions of sustainability reporting on the websites of technical universities in Ghana

Stakeholder perceptions of sustainability reporting on the websites of technical universities in Ghana

Bibliometric approach to inclusive entrepreneurship: what has been written in scientific academia?

Fostering Sustainable Development and Social Responsibility in Higher Education: The Case of Tor Vergata University of Rome

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