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1 online resource : text file, PDF |
| Contents |
Chapter 1 Entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability -- An introduction and overview 1 / Marcus Wagner -- chapter 2 The nexus of innovation, entrepreneurship and sustainability -- Making the case for a multi-level approach / Romano Dyerson Lutz Preuss -- chapter 3 Implementation of sustainable innovations and business models 1 / Elli Verhulst Ivo Dewit Casper Boks -- section I Integrative views of the EIS nexus -- chapter 4 Creating a culture of sustainability in entrepreneurial enterprises / Timothy J. Galpin J. Lee Whittington -- chapter 5 Corporate entrepreneurship and organisational innovation -- The case of environmental management system implementation / Marcus Wagner -- section II Corporate entrepreneurship for sustainability-improving innovation -- chapter 6 The role of government in shifting firm innovation focus in the automobile industry 1 / Preeta M. Banerjee Micaela Preskill -- chapter 7 Drivers for sustainability-improving innovation -- A qualitative analysis of renewable resources, industrial products and travel services / Patrick Llerena Marcus Wagner -- section III EIS in mature industries -- chapter 8 Obstacles to innovation and entrepreneurship in Ghana -- An analysis of opportunities for sustainable development / Christopher Mensah-Bonsu Florian Jell -- chapter 9 The social sustainability of entrepreneurship -- An ethnographic study of entrepreneurial balancing of plural logics 1 / Toke Bjerregaard Jakob Lauring -- chapter 10 Business, but not as usual -- Entrepreneurship and sustainable development in low-income economies / Boukje Vastbinder Otto Kroesen Esther Blom Roland Ortt -- section IV EIS in developing countries -- chapter 11 Corporate social responsibility in the relationships between large retailers and Italian small and medium food suppliers / Fabio Musso Mario Risso -- chapter 12 Market demand, eco-products and entrepreneurship in the 'natural cosmetics sector' in Greece / Ioannis N. Katsikis -- section V EIS in small firms -- chapter 13 Publicly mediated inter-organisational networks -- A solution for sustainability-oriented innovation in SMEs? / Erik G. Hansen Johanna Klewitz -- chapter 14 Sustainability-improving innovation -- Empirical insights and relationships with sustainability-oriented entrepreneurship / Marcus Wagner Eva-Maria Lutz -- section VI EIS in a network perspective |
| Summary |
"This book addresses the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability (EIS), presenting high-quality research illuminating the relationship between the three fields. The EIS nexus is particularly relevant from a European point of view given the focus of the European Commission on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability, as well as their prominent role within the European Union in general. Also, the rapid economic growth witnessed especially in the BRIC countries in recent years requires that firms reconcile sustainability aspects with profitability and innovation, and entrepreneurs are seen as key diffusers of these aims. Sustainability requires both radical and incremental innovation at many different levels (technology, product, process, system). In many cases, such innovations come from small and medium-sized enterprises and so the role of the entrepreneur is key to their success. The book is split into six sections. The first section examines the nexus in detail focusing on system-oriented connectivity between sustainability, innovation and entrepreneurship. The second section looks at how to nurture corporate entrepreneurship for sustainability; and the third considers "mature" industries such as automotives, chemicals and electronics and how sustainability aspects can be integrated into innovation process and strategy. The fourth section examines the nexus through the lens of developing countries in Africa. Sustainable entrepreneurship is identified as a hugely beneficial way to foster development. The fifth section of the book concentrates on SMEs; and finally the EIS nexus is approached from a network perspective and focuses on inter-organisational partnerships, which are often an important facilitator or spark for EIS initiatives. This book will prove to be essential for researchers in the EIS nexus and be of invaluable help to practitioners, governments and inter-governmental bodies attempting to encourage sustainable entrepreneurship and innovation."--Provided by publisher |
| Analysis |
Creative ability in business |
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Entrepreneurship--Environmental aspects |
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Industrial management--Environmental aspects |
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Sustainable development |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| Subject |
Entrepreneurship.
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Industrial management.
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Social responsibility of business.
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Sustainable development.
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Creative ability in business.
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entrepreneurs.
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sustainable development.
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Creative ability in business
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Entrepreneurship
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Industrial management
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Social responsibility of business
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Sustainable development
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781351277761 |
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1351277766 |
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1351277758 |
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9781351277754 |
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1907643478 |
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9781907643477 |
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