When green SMEs go international: collective pursuit of entrepreneurial opportunities

Marcela Contreras Cruz (), Karim Messeghem () and Alexis Catanzaro ()
Additional contact information
Marcela Contreras Cruz: Labex Entreprendre - UM - Université de Montpellier, MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School - UM - Université de Montpellier
Karim Messeghem: UM1 - Université Montpellier 1, Labex Entreprendre - UM - Université de Montpellier, MRM - Montpellier Research in Management - UPVM - Université Paul-Valéry - Montpellier 3 - UPVD - Université de Perpignan Via Domitia - Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School - UM - Université de Montpellier
Alexis Catanzaro: COACTIS - COnception de l'ACTIon en Situation - UL2 - Université Lumière - Lyon 2 - UJM - Université Jean Monnet - Saint-Étienne

Post-Print from HAL

Abstract: The role of SMEs in the process of sustainable development is well-known, and it reinforces the vision of entrepreneurship as a major approach to addressing environmental problems. Moreover, the issues addressed by green companies are essentially global in scope, but their internationalization has received little attention in the literature. Here, the collective dimension plays a central role, since it can enable SMEs to overcome the barriers inherent in crossing national borders. In this study, we aim to examine how green SMEs can collectively pursue international entrepreneurial opportunities. To respond to this question, a qualitative approach is used, based on an exploratory study among green SMEs. The results from this research will provide a better understanding of how green SMEs apply collaborative practices to enter international markets.

Keywords: green entrepreneurship; SMEs; entrepreneurial opportunities; internationalization; semi-structured interviews (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018-11-14
References: Add references at CitEc
Citations:

Published in 32nd Research in Entrepreneurship and Small Business Conference - RENT 2018, European Institute for Advanced Studies in Management (EIASM), Nov 2018, Tolède, Spain

There are no downloads for this item, see the EconPapers FAQ for hints about obtaining it.

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:hal:journl:hal-02024590

Access Statistics for this paper

More papers in Post-Print from HAL
Bibliographic data for series maintained by CCSD ().