Sustainability in SMEs: Top Management Teams Behavioral Integration as Source of Innovativeness

Jahanshahi AA, Brem A (2017)


Publication Status: In press

Publication Type: Journal article

Future Publication Type: Journal article

Publication year: 2017

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Book Volume: 9

Article Number: 1899

Journal Issue: 10

DOI: 10.3390/su9101899

Open Access Link: http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/10/1636

Abstract

We examine the relationships between entrepreneurs’ values, beliefs and orientations with their firms’ engagement in sustainability-oriented entrepreneurial actions, using a sample of 352 newly established businesses from two Asian countries (Bangladesh and Iran). Our results reveal a dual role of entrepreneurs’ values, beliefs and orientations when taking sustainability-oriented actions. We confirm that individual differences in the set of values, beliefs and orientations can foster or hinder the sustainability-oriented actions across organizations. Our paper contributes to the growing literature of sustainable entrepreneurship, by providing answers for recent calls for better understanding which entrepreneurial ventures engage more in sustainability-oriented actions.

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APA:

Jahanshahi, A.A., & Brem, A. (2017). Sustainability in SMEs: Top Management Teams Behavioral Integration as Source of Innovativeness. Sustainability, 9(10). https://doi.org/10.3390/su9101899

MLA:

Jahanshahi, Asghar Afshar, and Alexander Brem. "Sustainability in SMEs: Top Management Teams Behavioral Integration as Source of Innovativeness." Sustainability 9.10 (2017).

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