Allying and expanding the diverse fields of entrepreneurship and sustainable development research is a modern day imperative. The Handbook of Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development Research cuts through the different approaches and perspectives of the two fields to point the way ahead for research on sustainable entrepreneurship, outlining the motivation, intentions and impact of ecopreneurs in a local, national and global context. This Handbook paints an illuminating picture of the historic and current understanding of the bond between entrepreneurship and sustainable development. The authors explore the basic contradictions between the two fields and outline the transformative role entrepreneurship can play in achieving sustainable development. 45 expert researchers and their research communities from 16 countries across Europe, Africa, Australia and North America provide original and informative contributions on a variety of issues, from women's empowerment to climate change and organic farmers to ecotourism. These current and authoritative accounts will inspire researchers, teachers and policy-makers to compose their own understanding and contribution to the rapidly-expanding field of entrepreneurship and sustainable development. With contributions spanning the globe, this Handbook will inspire researchers, teachers and policy-makers to compose their own understanding and contribution on the fast expanding field of entrepreneurship and sustainable development.
Contents: Forward Patzelt Acknowledgements Introduction: Expanding the field of research on entrepreneurship and sustainable development Paula Kyro PART I: HISTORICAL ROOTS AND CURRENT CONCEPTUAL APPROACHES FOR THE ALLIANCE BETWEEN ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 1. To Grow or not to Grow? Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Development Paula Kyro 2. Sustainable Entrepreneurship: What It Is Julia Katharina Binder and Frank-Martin Belz PART II: THE TRANSFORMATIVE APPROACH TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP FOR SUSTAINABLE SOCIETY 3. Socially Sustainable Entrepreneurship: A Case of Entrepreneurial Practice in Social Change and Stability Toke Bjerregaard and Jakob Lauring 4. Entrepreneurship the Missing Link for Democratization and Development in Fragile Nations? Steffen Farny* and Santiago Delgado Calderon *corresponding author 5. Organizing Societal Entrepreneurship - A Cross Sector Challenge Bengt Johannisson, Anders W. Johansson, Elisabeth Sundin, Karin Berglund, Erik Rosell, Birgitta Schwartz, Rebecca Stenberg and Malin Tillmar 6. Public Servants as Sustainability Policy Entrepreneurs in Australia - The Issues and Outcomes Ganesh Keremane, Jennifer McKay and Zhifang Wu PART III MOTIVATIONAL AND INTENTIONAL APPROACH TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 7. Recognizing First-person Opportunities for Sustainable Development Benedetto Cannatelli, Laura Maria Ferri, Matteo Pedrini and Mario Molteni 8. Cooking up Solutions for Climate Change: The Role of Sustainable Entrepreneurs Ivan Montiel* and Tara Ceranic *corresponding author 9. An Exploratory Model of the Environmental Intention of SME Directors in Tunisia Azzedine Tounes, Fafani Gribaa and Karim Messeghem 10. What Motivates Hotel Managers to Become Ecopreneurs: A Case Study on Spanish Tourism Sector Samuel Gomez-Haro, Vera Ferron-Vilchez, Jose Manuel de la Torre-Ruiz and Javier Delgado-Ceballos 11. The Impact of Micro Firm Every-day Practices on Sustainable Development in Local Communities Rita Klapper and Paul Upham PART IV INDUSTRY AND ECONOMY ORIENTED APPROACHES TO ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT 12. The Renewable Energy Industry: Competitive Landscapes and Entrepreneurial Roles Roberto Parente and Rosangela Feola 13. Commercializing Clean Technology Innovations - The Emergence of New Business in an Agency-Structure Perspective Sofia Avdeitchikova and Lars Coenen* *corresponding author 14. David versus Goliath: How Eco-entrepreneurs Transform Global Eco-systems Kim Poldner and Oana Branzei 15. Market-Driven Capabilities and Sustainability of Alliances by Agricultural Small and Medium Enterprises Mauro Sciarelli and Mario Tani 16. Entrepreneurial Functions by Organic Farmers Marcus Dejardin, Jean Nizet and Denise Van Dam 17. The Eentrepreneurial Contribution of Foreign-owned Companies to the Sustainable Development of Small Developing Host Economy Tonu Roolaht