Towards a conceptual understanding of green entrepreneurship
Abstract
There is a growing trend towards the creation of green businesses, in response to environmental problems. However, the literature highlights the need to better understand this type of entrepreneurships. In that sense, this paper analyzes the scientific literature related to green entrepreneurship from two perspectives: Individual and business. First, trends are described in this field of research considered as emerging and then a content analysis is performed to identify the main thematic domains. This scoping review includes 18 empirical articles published between 2010 and 2020 and indexed in the Scopus database. The results indicate that, from a business perspective, the literature focuses primarily on the analysis of drivers, practices and conditions for green entrepreneurship development. In contrast, from an individual perspective, studies address entrepreneurial intention. Furthermore, both perspectives were found to analyze the relationship between green entrepreneurship and innovation.
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Andrae, B. E., & Escudero, N. A. (2019). Green innovation from the global South: Renewable energy patents in Chile, 1877-1910. En Business History Review (Vol. 93, Número 2, pp. 379–395). Cambridge University Press. https://doi.org/10.1017/S000768051900062X
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Burzyńska, D., Jabłońska, M., & Dziuba, R. (2018). Opportunities and conditions for the development of green entrepreneurship in the polish textile sector. Fibres and Textiles in Eastern Europe, 26(2), 13–19. https://doi.org/10.5604/01.3001.0011.5733
Demirel, P., Li, Q. C., Rentocchini, F., & Tamvada, J. P. (2019). Born to be green: new insights into the economics and management of green entrepreneurship. Small Business Economics, 52(4), 759–771. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-017-9933-z
Domańska, A., Żukowska, B., & Zajkowski, R. (2018). Green entrepreneurship as a connector among social, environmental and economic pillars of sustainable development. Why some countries are more agile? Problemy Ekorozwoju, 13(2), 67–76.
Ebrahimi, P., & Mirbargkar, S. M. (2017). Green entrepreneurship and green innovation for SME development in market turbulence. Eurasian Business Review, 7(2), 203–228. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40821-017-0073-9
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Gibbs, D., & O’Neill, K. (2014). Rethinking sociotechnical transitions and green entrepreneurship: The potential for transformative change in the green building sector. Environment and Planning A, 46(5), 1088–1107. https://doi.org/10.1068/a46259
Gorondutse, A. H., Salimon, M. G., Nafi, S. N. B. M., Salehudden, M. R. B., Ibrahim, Y. S., Ango, Y. I., Ibrahim, M., & Tabari, U. I. (2020). Green entreprenual practices among SMEs in Malaysia and Nigeria. International Journal of Supply Chain Management, 9(1), 464–474.
Guan, N. H., Ahmad, N. H., Rahman, S. A., & Halim, H. A. (2020). Towards a sustainable agenda: Enhancing green entrepreneurship image among manufacturing SMEs. World Review of Entrepreneurship, Management and Sustainable Development, 16(5), 466–491. https://doi.org/10.1504/WREMSD.2020.110457
Haldar, S. (2019a). Green entrepreneurship in theory and practice: Insights from India. International Journal of Green Economics, 13(2), 99–119. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJGE.2019.103232
Haldar, S. (2019b). Green entrepreneurship in the renewable energy sector – a case study of Gujarat. Journal of Science and Technology Policy Management, 10(1), 234–250. https://doi.org/10.1108/JSTPM-12-2017-0070
Haldar, S. (2019c). Towards a conceptual understanding of sustainability-driven entrepreneurship. Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management, 26(6), 1157–1170. https://doi.org/10.1002/csr.1763
Hall, J., Matos, S., & Bachor, V. (2019). From green technology development to green innovation: inducing regulatory adoption of pathogen detection technology for sustainable forestry. Small Business Economics, 52(4), 877–889. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-017-9940-0
Herman, L. E., & Anggraeni, A. I. (2015). Nurturing green product into globalization: Challenges and opportunities over Indonesian SMEs. International Journal of Applied Business and Economic Research, 13(7), 6199–6215.
Hoogendoorn, B., van der Zwan, P., & Thurik, R. (2020). Goal heterogeneity at start-up: are greener start-ups more innovative? Research Policy, 49(10). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.respol.2020.104061
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Maziriri, E. T., Mapuranga, M., Maramura, T. C., & Nzewi, O. I. (2019). Navigating on the key drivers for a transition to a green economy: Evidence from women entrepreneurs in South Africa. Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, 7(2), 1686–1703. https://doi.org/10.9770/jesi.2019.7.2(62)
Melay, I., O’Dwyer, M., Kraus, S., & Gast, J. (2017). Green entrepreneurship in SMEs: A configuration approach. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 9(1), 1–17. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEV.2017.082630
Nikolaou, E. I., Ierapetritis, D., & Tsagarakis, K. P. (2011). An evaluation of the prospects of green entrepreneurship development using a SWOT analysis. International Journal of Sustainable Development and World Ecology, 18(1), 1–16. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504509.2011.543565
Pakura, S. (2020). Open innovation as a driver for new organisations: A qualitative analysis of green-tech start-ups. International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, 12(1), 109–142. https://doi.org/10.1504/IJEV.2020.105135
Papadopoulos, I., Karagouni, G., Trigkas, M., & Beltsiou, Z. (2014). Mainstreaming green product strategies why and how furniture companies integrate environmental sustainability? EuroMed Journal of Business, 9(3), 293–317. https://doi.org/10.1108/EMJB-12-2013-0058
Pertuz, V., Miranda, L. F., Charris-Fontanilla, A., & Pertuz-Peralta, L. (2021). University-Industry collaboration: a scoping review of success factors. Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Issues, 8(3), 280–290. https://doi.org/http://doi.org/10.9770/jesi.2021.8.3(16)
Potluri, S., & Phani, B. V. (2020). Incentivizing green entrepreneurship: A proposed policy prescription (a study of entrepreneurial insights from an emerging economy perspective). Journal of Cleaner Production, 259. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.120843
Shrivastava, M., & Tamvada, J. P. (2019). Which green matters for whom? Greening and firm performance across age and size distribution of firms. Small Business Economics, 52(4), 951–968. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11187-017-9942-y
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Thang, N. N., Quang, T., & Son, N. H. (2013). Knowledge creation and green entrepreneurship: A study of two Vietnamese green firms. Asian Academy of Management Journal, 18(2), 129–151.
Tien, N. H., Hiep, P. M., Dai, N. Q., Duc, N. M., & Hong, T. T. K. (2020). Green entrepreneurship understanding in Vietnam. International Journal of Entrepreneurship, 24(2), 1–14.
Vasilevska, D., & Rivza, B. (2018). Green entrepreneurship as a factor of sustainable economic development in baltic states. International Multidisciplinary Scientific GeoConference Surveying Geology and Mining Ecology Management, SGEM, 18(5.3), 423–430. https://doi.org/10.5593/sgem2018/5.3/S28.054
Vatansever, Ç., & Arun, K. (2016). What color is the green entrepreneurship in Turkey? Journal of Entrepreneurship in Emerging Economies, 8(1), 25–44. https://doi.org/10.1108/JEEE-07-2015-0042
Yi, G. (2020). From green entrepreneurial intentions to green entrepreneurial behaviors: the role of university entrepreneurial support and external institutional support. International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11365-020-00649-y
Yu, Z., & Gibbs, D. (2020). Unravelling the role of green entrepreneurs in urban sustainability transitions: A case study of China’s Solar City. Urban Studies, 57(14), 2901–2917. https://doi.org/10.1177/0042098019888144
Zhao, X., Shang, Y., & Song, M. (2020). Industrial structure distortion and urban ecological efficiency from the perspective of green entrepreneurial ecosystems. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 72. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seps.2019.100757
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2021-04-28
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Pertuz, V., Miranda, L. F., & Sánchez Buitrago, J. O. (2021). Towards a conceptual understanding of green entrepreneurship. Revista Venezolana De Gerencia, 26(94), 745-761. https://doi.org/10.52080/rvgv26n94.23
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