The Role of Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Sustainability Transitions: A Conceptual Synthesis against the Background of the Multi-Level Perspective
This paper conceptually synthesizes prior studies on sustainable entrepreneurship against the background of the multi-level perspective. It thereby relates separate streams of literature on sustainable entrepreneurship, sustainability transformations and ecopreneurship, which have previously not bee...
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| description | This paper conceptually synthesizes prior studies on sustainable entrepreneurship against the background of the multi-level perspective. It thereby relates separate streams of literature on sustainable entrepreneurship, sustainability transformations and ecopreneurship, which have previously not been systematically connected and synthesized, to the multi-level perspective. The paper furthermore provides suggestions on how the multi-level perspective can be advanced based on the inspirations of these previously only sparsely-connected streams of literature. Finally, implications for entrepreneurs, academia and politics are presented: means to increase the contribution of sustainable entrepreneurship to sustainability transitions are suggested, and the importance of growth and degrowth is discussed in the context of sustainable entrepreneurship. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-de11712b09d2430c9071cccc4b3849792022-12-22T03:36:07ZengMDPI AGAdministrative Sciences2076-33872015-11-015428630010.3390/admsci5040286admsci5040286The Role of Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Sustainability Transitions: A Conceptual Synthesis against the Background of the Multi-Level PerspectiveJacob Hörisch0Department of Business Economics, Faculty of Human Sciences and Social Sciences, Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Villestraße 3, Alfter 53347, GermanyThis paper conceptually synthesizes prior studies on sustainable entrepreneurship against the background of the multi-level perspective. It thereby relates separate streams of literature on sustainable entrepreneurship, sustainability transformations and ecopreneurship, which have previously not been systematically connected and synthesized, to the multi-level perspective. The paper furthermore provides suggestions on how the multi-level perspective can be advanced based on the inspirations of these previously only sparsely-connected streams of literature. Finally, implications for entrepreneurs, academia and politics are presented: means to increase the contribution of sustainable entrepreneurship to sustainability transitions are suggested, and the importance of growth and degrowth is discussed in the context of sustainable entrepreneurship.http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3387/5/4/286sustainable entrepreneurshipmulti-level perspectivesustainability transitionsecopreneurshipsustainable developmentdegrowthtransformation |
| spellingShingle | Jacob Hörisch The Role of Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Sustainability Transitions: A Conceptual Synthesis against the Background of the Multi-Level Perspective Administrative Sciences sustainable entrepreneurship multi-level perspective sustainability transitions ecopreneurship sustainable development degrowth transformation |
| title | The Role of Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Sustainability Transitions: A Conceptual Synthesis against the Background of the Multi-Level Perspective |
| title_full | The Role of Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Sustainability Transitions: A Conceptual Synthesis against the Background of the Multi-Level Perspective |
| title_fullStr | The Role of Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Sustainability Transitions: A Conceptual Synthesis against the Background of the Multi-Level Perspective |
| title_full_unstemmed | The Role of Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Sustainability Transitions: A Conceptual Synthesis against the Background of the Multi-Level Perspective |
| title_short | The Role of Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Sustainability Transitions: A Conceptual Synthesis against the Background of the Multi-Level Perspective |
| title_sort | role of sustainable entrepreneurship in sustainability transitions a conceptual synthesis against the background of the multi level perspective |
| topic | sustainable entrepreneurship multi-level perspective sustainability transitions ecopreneurship sustainable development degrowth transformation |
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