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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