The Role of Sustainable Entrepreneurship in Sustainability Transitions: A Conceptual Synthesis against the Background of the Multi-Level Perspective

Administrative Sciences

Jacob Hörisch¹ 

[1] Department of Business Economics, Faculty of Human Sciences and Social Sciences, Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences, Villestraße 3, Alfter 53347, Germany; E-Mail

关键词: sustainable entrepreneurship;    multi-level perspective;    sustainability transitions;    ecopreneurship;    sustainable development;    degrowth;    transformation;   

DOI  :  10.3390/admsci5040286

来源: mdpi

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

CC BY   
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