There has been growing interest in the relationship between the institutional framework that exists in a country and the level and type of entrepreneurship practiced in that country.[1] For example, when discussing the important and fundamental role that institutions play with respect to economic development,...
As with any strategic initiative, there needs to be way measure performance with respect to any environmental management initiative. The Table below summarizes some environmental management performance measures that have been cited in a selection of studies that were reviewed by Montiel.[1] A variety of...
Entrepreneurship has been continuously linked to economic development of countries and has often been championed as a key path for transforming developing countries toward greater economic growth, innovation, competitiveness and alleviation of poverty.[1] However, researchers have bemoaned the fact that, as described by Lingelbach et...
Young and Tilley noted that Crals and Vereeck had defined sustainable entrepreneurship as the “continuing commitment by businesses to behave ethically and contribute to economic development while improving the quality of life for the workforce, their families, the local and global community as well as...
Entrepreneurship is a popular topic for researchers and policymakers around the world and much of the work in the area does not distinguish new businesses by size or strategy. However, it is now widely acknowledged that a sub-class of entrepreneurs, often referred to as “growth-oriented...
Acs and Szerb believed that the GEM project and its focus on the business formation process in a large number countries, while impressive and valuable, fell short due to its failure to incorporate the different impacts of new businesses and its ranking of countries based...
The following list of assessment questions incorporate requirements for and elements of sustainable entrepreneurship proposed in several well-known models and frameworks of corporate sustainability and sustainable entrepreneurship listed as sources below. Leadership and Governance Considerations Have we identified and integrated sustainable value propositions into our business...
Many believe that the first serious reference to geographic concentrations of interconnected companies—“clusters”—appeared in the work of Cambridge economist Alfred Marshall, who described “industrial districts” that arose from an observed tendency of specialized companies to cluster together to form geographic concentrations of expertise and economic...
Emerging companies are often distinguished from the broader set of entrepreneurial activities by focusing on the significant level of “innovation” associated with their business models. A number of different definitions and explanations of innovation have been offered by academicians and commentators. For our purposes, it...
While it is widely believed that startups need outside capital in order to grow and survive, many of the fastest growing new businesses in the country—60% of the companies on the Inc. 500 list in 2015—have been launched using “bootstrapping” techniques with less than $10,000...