Who Takes More Sustainability-Oriented Entrepreneurial Actions? The Role of Entrepreneurs’ Values, Beliefs and Orientations

Language
en
Document Type
Article
Issue Date
2018-03-15
Issue Year
2017
Authors
Jahanshahi, Asghar Afshar
Brem, Alexander
Bhattacharjee, Amitab
Editor
Abstract

We examine the relationships between entrepreneurs’ values, beliefs and orientations with their firms’ engagement in sustainability-oriented entrepreneurial actions, using a sample of 352 newly established businesses from two Asian countries (Bangladesh and Iran). Our results reveal a dual role of entrepreneurs’ values, beliefs and orientations when taking sustainability-oriented actions. We confirm that individual differences in the set of values, beliefs and orientations can foster or hinder the sustainability-oriented actions across organizations. Our paper contributes to the growing literature of sustainable entrepreneurship, by providing answers for recent calls for better understanding which entrepreneurial ventures engage more in sustainability-oriented actions.

Journal Title
Sustainability
Volume
9
Issue
10
Citation
Sustainability 9.10 (2017). <http://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/9/10/1636>
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