Beyond Profit: Sustainable Approaches to Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century
Humane Entrepreneurship and Innovation
ISBN: 978-1-83797-375-0, eISBN: 978-1-83797-374-3
Publication date: 26 June 2024
Abstract
In this chapter, the authors review the concept of sustainable entrepreneurship and how it has evolved with increasing concerns about the environmental and social impact of business firms. The authors offer a background to the emergence of sustainability issues in the field of entrepreneurship research, and review a number of influential approaches to entrepreneurship that in various combinations address the relationships between the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of business. The authors further suggest three levels at which entrepreneurs can understand and assess their approach to sustainable entrepreneurship, highlight how the issue of sustainable entrepreneurship applies equally to startups and already established corporations, and in the conclusions point toward the emergence of humane entrepreneurship as a critical posture for entrepreneurship in the 21st century.
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Citation
Celenta, R. and Zander, I. (2024), "Beyond Profit: Sustainable Approaches to Entrepreneurship in the 21st Century", Botti, A. and Parente, R. (Ed.) Humane Entrepreneurship and Innovation (Emerald Studies in Sustainable Innovation Management), Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 5-23. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-83797-374-320241002
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2024 Ricky Celenta and Ivo Zander. Published under exclusive licence by Emerald Publishing Limited