Sustainable innovation through an entrepreneurship lens

Abstract

Sustainable innovation is an emerging and fundamental force for change in business and society. Its potential to transform technology, products and markets distinguishes it as an area of entrepreneurial opportunity and a force of ‘creative destruction’ as defined by economist Joseph Schumpeter (1934). Walden Paddlers is a case example of Schumpeterian creative destruction in the area of sustainable innovation. By examining the process by which product and process innovations were achieved by this startup virtual corporation we gain a broader comprehension of how environmental and sustainability considerations can be successfully integrated into business strategy. The company is studied from idea generation through successful launching and management. Key to understanding the outcome was the environmentally related opportunity and the process through which the entrepreneur created innovation through the cultivation and leadership of a network of players. Two premises underlie the analysis: (i) by focusing on opportunity and innovation, the entrepreneurial field offers insights into the relationship between business and the natural environment; (ii) studies of startup entrepreneurial firms implementing environmental and sustainable strategies provide important data that add to our rapidly evolving body of knowledge about the relationship between corporate behavior and the environment. Copyright © 2000 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd. and ERP Environment

The Environmental Intention of Owner-Managers: The Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation in Tunisian Industry

“…These authors note that owner-managers respond to environmental issues by developing innovative strategies. As such, our study confirms the results of research carried out in developed countries on the positive impact of innovation on the environmental commitment of owner-managers (Kuckertz & Wagner, 2010;Larson, 2000;Schaltegger & Wagner, 2011). However, the impact of innovativeness of Tunisian owner-managers in the field of the environment must be discussed in terms of the forms it takes.…”

The Environmental Intention of Owner-Managers: The Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation in Tunisian Industry

“…These authors note that owner-managers respond to environmental issues by developing innovative strategies. As such, our study confirms the results of research carried out in developed countries on the positive impact of innovation on the environmental commitment of owner-managers (Kuckertz & Wagner, 2010;Larson, 2000;Schaltegger & Wagner, 2011). However, the impact of innovativeness of Tunisian owner-managers in the field of the environment must be discussed in terms of the forms it takes.…”

Exploring the effect of R&D support, green technology transfer, sustainable innovation

“…In particular, we show that commitment to environmental ethics is such a boundary condition in the relationship between green technology transfer and sustainable innovation. Consequently, our findings contribute meaningfully to ongoing dialogs within the sustainable innovation literature (Boons et al, 2013; Larson, 2000; Reficco et al, 2018). In essence, this insight highlights the necessity of a specific threshold of environmental commitment for green technology transfer to effectively facilitate the translation of green technology transfer into sustainable innovation outcomes, particularly within emerging economies.…”

Rethinking Business Practices: Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Sustainable Strategies for Resilient Entrepreneurial Success

“…IKS‐informed practices such as oral knowledge transmission and community‐based collaboration contributed meaningfully to product and process innovation. This aligns with Larson's (2000) view of entrepreneurs as agents of sustainable change who generate value through novel configurations of knowledge and ecological insight. Such innovation is not merely technical but rooted in context—shaped by localised understandings of resilience, resource use and community engagement.…”

The Environmental Intention of Owner-Managers: The Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation in Tunisian Industry

“…These authors note that owner-managers respond to environmental issues by developing innovative strategies. As such, our study confirms the results of research carried out in developed countries on the positive impact of innovation on the environmental commitment of owner-managers (Kuckertz & Wagner, 2010;Larson, 2000;Schaltegger & Wagner, 2011). However, the impact of innovativeness of Tunisian owner-managers in the field of the environment must be discussed in terms of the forms it takes.…”

Exploring the effect of R&D support, green technology transfer, sustainable innovation

“…In particular, we show that commitment to environmental ethics is such a boundary condition in the relationship between green technology transfer and sustainable innovation. Consequently, our findings contribute meaningfully to ongoing dialogs within the sustainable innovation literature (Boons et al, 2013; Larson, 2000; Reficco et al, 2018). In essence, this insight highlights the necessity of a specific threshold of environmental commitment for green technology transfer to effectively facilitate the translation of green technology transfer into sustainable innovation outcomes, particularly within emerging economies.…”

Rethinking Business Practices: Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Sustainable Strategies for Resilient Entrepreneurial Success

“…IKS‐informed practices such as oral knowledge transmission and community‐based collaboration contributed meaningfully to product and process innovation. This aligns with Larson's (2000) view of entrepreneurs as agents of sustainable change who generate value through novel configurations of knowledge and ecological insight. Such innovation is not merely technical but rooted in context—shaped by localised understandings of resilience, resource use and community engagement.…”

The Environmental Intention of Owner-Managers: The Role of Entrepreneurial Orientation in Tunisian Industry

“…These authors note that owner-managers respond to environmental issues by developing innovative strategies. As such, our study confirms the results of research carried out in developed countries on the positive impact of innovation on the environmental commitment of owner-managers (Kuckertz & Wagner, 2010;Larson, 2000;Schaltegger & Wagner, 2011). However, the impact of innovativeness of Tunisian owner-managers in the field of the environment must be discussed in terms of the forms it takes.…”

Exploring the effect of R&D support, green technology transfer, sustainable innovation

“…In particular, we show that commitment to environmental ethics is such a boundary condition in the relationship between green technology transfer and sustainable innovation. Consequently, our findings contribute meaningfully to ongoing dialogs within the sustainable innovation literature (Boons et al, 2013; Larson, 2000; Reficco et al, 2018). In essence, this insight highlights the necessity of a specific threshold of environmental commitment for green technology transfer to effectively facilitate the translation of green technology transfer into sustainable innovation outcomes, particularly within emerging economies.…”

Rethinking Business Practices: Harnessing Indigenous Knowledge Systems and Sustainable Strategies for Resilient Entrepreneurial Success

“…IKS‐informed practices such as oral knowledge transmission and community‐based collaboration contributed meaningfully to product and process innovation. This aligns with Larson's (2000) view of entrepreneurs as agents of sustainable change who generate value through novel configurations of knowledge and ecological insight. Such innovation is not merely technical but rooted in context—shaped by localised understandings of resilience, resource use and community engagement.…”