The influence of sustainability orientation on entrepreneurial intentions -- Investigating the role of business experience

Andreas Kuckertz and Marcus Wagner

Journal of Business Venturing, 2010, vol. 25, issue 5, 524-539

Abstract: Do individuals who are concerned by issues of sustainability also exhibit stronger entrepreneurial intentions? Given that existing imperfections in the market create numerous opportunities for entrepreneurship connected with sustainable development, adding individual sustainability orientation to models of entrepreneurial intention could increase their explanatory power. Based on survey data collected from engineering and business students and alumni of three universities, we provide evidence that entering sustainability orientation into the equation is actually meaningful. However, our findings suggest that the positive impact of sustainability orientation vanishes with business experience. Consequently, we suggest measures to nourish an evidently existing potential for sustainable entrepreneurship.

Keywords: Sustainable; entrepreneurship; Sustainability; orientation; Entrepreneurial; intention (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2010
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