The Role of Environment, Business and Human Behavior towards Entrepreneurial Sustainability

Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed, Bahadur Ali Soomro and Naimatullah Shah
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Nadia A. Abdelmegeed Abdelwahed: Department of Business Management, College of Business Administration, King Faisal University, Al Hofuf 31982, Saudi Arabia
Bahadur Ali Soomro: Department of Economics, Abdul Haq Campus, Federal Urdu University of Arts, Science and Technology, Karachi 75300, Pakistan
Naimatullah Shah: Department of Public Administration, University of Sindh, Jamshoro 76080, Pakistan

Sustainability, 2022, vol. 14, issue 5, 1-17

Abstract: The current paper investigates the factors, i.e., environmental, business, behavioral, and human relations, that promote entrepreneurial sustainability of SMEs in Pakistan. The study employs the quantitative approach, which utilizes the cross-sectional data of 347 entrepreneurs of the SMEs sector of Pakistan. The data study applies a survey questionnaire to collect the data. The random technique is employed to target the respondents. By employing the structural equation model (SEM), the study finds a positive and significant impact of environment/surroundings, business, behavior, and human-related factors on entrepreneurial sustainability. In a simple sense, all the hypotheses are accepted. The study’s findings would encourage practitioners, researchers, and policymakers to hunt the patterns of social, behavioral, economic, human, and environmental contributions to promote entrepreneurial activity. Further, the study would provide an optimal solution to utilize these factors for bringing sustainable development SMEs.

Keywords: entrepreneurial sustainability; optimal solution; environmental management; business environment; SMEs (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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