scholarly journals Intermediaries for the greater good: How entrepreneurial support organizations can embed constrained sustainable development startups in entrepreneurial ecosystems

2022 ◽  
Vol 51 (2) ◽  
pp. 104438
Author(s):  
Frank J. van Rijnsoever
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽  
Support Organizations ◽  
Greater Good

Social entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystems

2017 ◽  
Vol 44 (9) ◽  
pp. 1252-1267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip T. Roundy
Keyword(s):  
Social Relations ◽  
Social Entrepreneurship ◽  
Social Entrepreneur ◽  
Social Entrepreneurs ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Community Revitalization ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽  
Support Organizations ◽  
The Social ◽  
Time Work

Purpose The formation of entrepreneurial ecosystems is recognized as an activity that can produce economic development and community revitalization. Social entrepreneurship is also an activity that is receiving growing attention because of its potential for addressing social and economic problems. However, while scholars have focused on how the participants in entrepreneurial ecosystems, such as investors and support organizations, influence ecosystem functioning, it is not clear what role social entrepreneurs can play in entrepreneurial ecosystems. Nor is it known how the entrepreneurial ecosystems in which social entrepreneurs are located can influence the founding and operation of their ventures. The paper aims to discuss these issues. Design/methodology/approach In this conceptual paper, theory is proposed to explain the interrelationship between entrepreneurial ecosystems and social entrepreneurship. Findings It is theorized that entrepreneurial ecosystems will influence the operations and effectiveness of social entrepreneurs through mechanisms such as the ecosystem’s diversity of resource providers, support infrastructure, entrepreneurial culture, and learning opportunities. In turn, social entrepreneurs can shape the entrepreneurial ecosystems in which they are situated by influencing the heterogeneity of ecosystem participants, garnering attention for the ecosystem, and increasing its attractiveness to stakeholders. Originality/value Scholars examining entrepreneurial ecosystems have not studied the role of an increasingly important market actor: the social entrepreneur. At the same time, work on social entrepreneurship has not emphasized the community of social relations and cultural milieu in which social entrepreneurs found their ventures. The theory developed addresses both of these omissions and has important implications for practitioners focused on spurring entrepreneurial ecosystems and social entrepreneurship.

scholarly journals Interactions Between University-Company-Government and the Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (10) ◽  
pp. 294-311
Author(s):  
João Paulo dos Santos Simplício ◽  
André Luis Rocha de Souza ◽  
Maria Inês Corrêa Marques
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Adaptive System ◽  
Complex Adaptive System ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
University Entrepreneurship ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽  
Complex Adaptive ◽  
Qualitative Descriptive ◽  
Descriptive Approach

This research aimed to analyze how scientific and technological publications have characterized, in the last ten years, the interaction between university, business, government and entrepreneurial ecosystems for innovation. Therefore, a research was carried out whose objective was bibliographical in nature, with a qualitative, descriptive approach, covering the period from 2011 to the first quarter of 2021, using, for this purpose, the databases ScienceDirect and Scopus. Then, the results found were analyzed using the My-SAE and VOSViewer software. The results showed that there is a predominance of studies on university entrepreneurship and how the dissemination of knowledge learned in universities contributes to the sustainable development of entrepreneurial ecosystems through the emergence of new entrepreneurial agents. As research results, the entrepreneurial ecosystem with a complex adaptive system, the predominance of studies on university entrepreneurship, innovation, regional economy and sustainable development was presented.

scholarly journals Sustainable Development and European Banks: A Non-Financial Disclosure Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (15) ◽  
pp. 6146
Author(s):  
Simona Cosma ◽  
Andrea Venturelli ◽  
Paola Schwizer ◽  
Vittorio Boscia
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Business Model ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Stock Exchange ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Financial Disclosure ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Support Organizations ◽  
European Banks ◽  
Development Goals

This paper aims at contributing to the debate on the relationships between the European financial sector and sustainable development. Using a non-financial disclosure analysis of 262 European banks, the research sought, first, to investigate the “scope” of the contribution of European banks to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and, second, to explore the factors that seem to differentiate the SDGs approach among banks. The results show that country of origin, legal system, and adoption of an integrated report seem to differentiate banks in terms of contribution to the SDGs. The business model and stock exchange listing, conversely, do not seem to represent discriminatory factor in the contribution of banks toward the SDGs. The study can be useful for managers and decision makers to develop policies to support organizations in contributing to the SDGs.

Startup Competitions and their Role in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: A Conceptual Attempt

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 233-246
Author(s):  
Lennard Stolz
Keyword(s):  
General Framework ◽  
Policy Instrument ◽  
Learning Networks ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽  
Support Organizations ◽  
Study Results ◽  
Positive Climate

AbstractResearch on entrepreneurial ecosystems (EEs) is still advancing as a concept that both practitioners and scholars claim has advanced beyond other approaches to fostering or explaining regional entrepreneurship. However, criticism of the concept centers on a lack of understanding of causes and effects and the importance of single instruments for its functionality. While practitioners and policy makers are jumping on the bandwagon and trying to aim policies directly at entrepreneurial ecosystems, investigation of the role of single instruments and their impact on entrepreneurial ecosystems remains insufficient. Fostering entrepreneurship through startup competitions (SUCs) is a decades-old policy instrument. Today, both scholars and practitioners mention SUCs as an element of entrepreneurial ecosystems, but analyzing them from that perspective remains undone. Building on a regional understanding of entrepreneurship and entrepreneurial ecosystems, this paper provides a novel framework for the role of startup competitions in entrepreneurial ecosystems. Following on previous studies of SUCs, this study identifies core mechanisms and benefits of the competitions and presents a general framework for SUCs. Then, the study results are synthesized with mechanisms central to entrepreneurial ecosystems, e.g., entrepreneurial learning, networks of entrepreneurial-related actors in the region, and financing entrepreneurship. It is argued that startup competitions work as network hubs in entrepreneurial ecosystems because they connect: a) entrepreneurs with each other, b) entrepreneurs with relevant actors (e.g., financiers, experts, entrepreneurship support organizations), c) those actors among themselves. Therefore, the competitions are “anchor events” and strengthen the overall quality of the EE in which they occur. The study also argues that SUCs benefit from a functioning EE’s positive climate for entrepreneurship and the availability of resources. The study is theoretical, and its findings lead to an agenda for further research.

Entrepreneurial Ecosystems in Low-Density Regions

2018 ◽  
pp. 45-74 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maria da Conceição Rego ◽  
Maria Raquel Lucas ◽  
Carlos Vieira ◽  
Isabel Vieira
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Regional Development ◽  
Cumulative Effects ◽  
Low Density ◽  
European Regions ◽  
Economic Crises ◽  
Business Incubation ◽  
Local Association ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽  
Catching Up

Low density regions face many development challenges. In the Alentejo region of Portugal, and in many other Southern European regions, such challenges have been intensified by the cumulative effects of the financial and economic crises, and the subsequent austerity. In such context, and to promote region catching up and sustainable development, a number of policies designed to promote local entrepreneurial ecosystems have been reinforced. In this study, we focus on one of these policies' instruments – business incubation - and on the region of Alentejo, and describe five incubators implemented by a local regional development association (ADRAL), some municipalities, a national association of young entrepreneurs (ANJE), and a local association of entrepreneurs (NERE). We assess the incubators' distinctive characteristics and those of some incubated projects, aiming at identifying the specificities of this approach and its success determinants.

Intersections of Partnership and Leadership in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems: Comparing Three U.S. Regions

2018 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-134 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elsie Harper-Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Analysis ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
Limited Attention ◽  
Collaborative Environments ◽  
Regional Innovation ◽  
Unit Of Analysis ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Support Organizations

Entrepreneurial ecosystems have become a focal point for regional innovation and growth. Much of the scholarship on ecosystems has focused on identifying key components and understanding factors influencing the entrepreneurial process. While scholars have acknowledged the importance of connection as the means through which information, knowledge, and resources are shared, most of the discussion has focused on entrepreneurs as the unit of analysis with limited attention to connections between entrepreneurial support organizations. This comparative analysis examines partnership and leadership among entrepreneurial support organizations in Chicago, Pittsburgh, and Richmond. The author argues that differences in partnership practices across the cases are in part a function of the unique leadership models shaping each ecosystem’s cultural and institutional norms. Understanding the role of leadership could be critical for shaping the collaborative environments for which most ecosystem stakeholders are hoping.

scholarly journals An Assessment of Regional Sustainability via the Maturity Level of Entrepreneurial Ecosystems

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (1) ◽  
pp. 5
Author(s):  
Tatyana Tolstykh ◽  
Leyla Gamidullaeva ◽  
Nadezhda Shmeleva ◽  
Maciej Woźniak ◽  
Sergey Vasin
Keyword(s):  
Sustainable Development ◽  
Sustainable Development Goals ◽  
Business Owners ◽  
Maturity Level ◽  
Methodological Issues ◽  
Regional Sustainability ◽  
Academic Literature ◽  
Entrepreneurial Ecosystems ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Impact

Despite the prominence of sustainable development approaches in the academic literature, together with the significance attributed to the economy and society, the concept is not sufficiently theorized, especially in terms of methodological issues. The presented study makes a contribution to the academic literature by providing a synthesis on territorial sustainable development research and related concepts of innovation and entrepreneurial ecosystems (EE). We propose a methodological framework for the assessment of regional sustainability, replicating and expanding the approach of D. Isenberg, and draw inference to the impact of institutional environments on the maturity level of EEs. We present our assumptions in the example of two entrepreneurial ecosystems in Russia and Poland (the Penza region and the Małopolska region) with relevant interpretations, which enable us to gain a comprehensive understanding of how to progress in sustainable entrepreneurial ecosystem development. The results of this analysis provides information to help academics, policymakers, government, and business owners with a more in-depth understanding of the practical mechanisms that support absorption of the EE model to achieve Sustainable Development Goals.

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