What Type of Entrepreneurship Leads to Sustainable Development? A Configurational Approach

Alicia Mas-Tur (), Maria Guijarro () and Agustín Carrilero ()
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Alicia Mas-Tur: Universitat de València
Maria Guijarro: ESIC Business & Marketing School
Agustín Carrilero: ESIC Business & Marketing School

Social Indicators Research: An International and Interdisciplinary Journal for Quality-of-Life Measurement, 2021, vol. 157, issue 1, No 3, 29-42

Abstract: Abstract Entrepreneurs are urged to play a proactive role in the transition from the current economic paradigm to a sustainable economic model. This study aims to identify the characteristics of entrepreneurs that enhance sustainable development. The characteristics considered in this study are entrepreneurs’ perceived opportunities, perceived capabilities, motivation and high job creation expectation, conceptualised in accordance with the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) definitions. Sustainable development is defined as per the Global Innovation Index (GII). The analysis was conducted using Qualitative Comparative Analysis (QCA) and considered companies in the countries included in the Global Innovation Index and the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor. The results of this analysis may therefore be presented by country, thereby showing which countries promote sustainable development and what formulas companies in these countries adopt to achieve this form of development.

Keywords: Sustainable development; Qualitative comparative analysis (QCA); Global innovation index (GII); Global entrepreneurship monitor (GEM) (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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