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Sustainable Perspective on International Entrepreneurship

A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Economic and Business Aspects of Sustainability".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 August 2022) | Viewed by 7827

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Per Servais

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School of Business & Economics, Linnaeus University, 35195 Växjö, Sweden
Interests: International entrepreneurship
Dr. Martin Hannibal

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Department of Marketing & Management, University of Southern Denmark, 5230 Odense, Denmark
Interests: International entrepreneurship

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Dear Colleagues,

In the past two decades, much research has focused on the economic growth potential of international entrepreneurship (IE) (Jones et al 2011). Recently, researchers, policy makers, opinion makers, experts, as well as practitioners have challenged the monolithic assumption of economic growth  suggesting a broader holistic foundation for evaluating the ability of firms to create wealth (Cooke et al. 2016; Stiglitz, Sen, and Fitoussi 2010). The notion of blended value has been central in this discussion (Zahra, Newey, and Li 2014) and has given rise to the study of a new breed of firms that are oriented towards both financial, social, and environmental opportunities (Larsen and Hannibal, Forthcoming). To recapitulate this through seminal authors (Oviatt and McDougall 2005), sustainable international entrepreneurship is focused on the discovery, enactment, evaluation, and exploitation of financial, social, and environmental entrepreneurial opportunities across national borders (Hannibal, Evers, and Servais 2016; Mainela, Puhakka, and Servais 2014).

Much of the current discussion about industrial adaptation to sustainable measures has been focused on multinational enterprise performance (Corporate Knight 2020). However, seminal IE literature posits that innovative power in many industries can be traced to nascent entrepreneurial firms (Knight and Cavusgil 2004). Accordingly, to capture the broad-based wealth creation potential of sustainable international entrepreneurship, there is a need of insights on how international entrepreneurs navigate and strategically build sustainable business models to create a social, financial, and environmental imprint.

References

  1. Cooke, Phil, Zhiyuan Wang, Martin C. Domfang, Martins Okoh, and Bossou Constant. The power of purpose: Jesuits for Social Entrepreneurship. Santa Clara University, Miller Center for Social Entrepreneurship: Santa Clara, CA, USA, 2016.
  2. Corporate Knight. 2020. "2020 Global 100 result." Available online: https://www.corporateknights.com/reports/2020-global-100/2020-global-100-ranking-15795648/.
  3. Hannibal, Martin, Natasha Evers, and Per Servais. Opportunity recognition and international new venture creation in university spin-offs—Cases from Denmark and Ireland. international Entrepreneurship 2016, 14, 345–72.
  4. Knight, Gary, and S.Tamer Cavusgil. Innovation, organizational capabilities, and the born-global firm. Journal of International Business Studies 2004, 35, 124–41.
  5. Larsen, Nathalie Nørregaard, and Martin Hannibal. Forthcomming. International Social Ventures: A literature review and guidance for future research. Journal of international Entrepreneurship.
  6. Mainela, Tuija, Vesa Puhakka, and Per Servais. The Concept of International Opportunity in International Entrepreneurship: A Review and a Research Agenda. International Journal of Management Reviews 2014, 16, 105–29. doi: 10.1111/ijmr.12011.
  7. Oviatt, Benjamin M., and Patricia P. McDougall. Defining International Entrepreneurship and Modeling the Speed of Internationalization. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 2005, 29, 537–54. doi: DOI 10.1111/j.1540-6520.2005.00097.x.
  8. Stiglitz, Joseph E, Amartya Sen, and Jean-Paul Fitoussi. Mismeasuring our lives: Why GDP doesn't add up. The report by the commision on the Measurement of Economic Performance and Social Progress; The New Press: New York, NY, USA, 2010.
  9. Zahra, Shaker A, Lance R Newey, and Yong Li. On the frontiers: The implications of social entrepreneurship for international entrepreneurship. Entrepreneurship Theory and Practice 2014, 38, 137–58.

Prof. Dr. Per Servais
Dr. Martin Hannibal
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Keywords

  • International entrepreneurship
  • International new ventures
  • Sustainable business model
  • Social entrepreneurship
  • UN’s Sustainable development goals
  • International opportunities
  • Blended values

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Application of Entrepreneurial Intention Model in Comparative International Entrepreneurship Research: A Cross-Cultural Study of India and Saudi Arabia
by Najmul Hoda, Naim Ahmad, Shankar Lal Gupta, Mohammad Mahtab Alam and Irfan Ahmad
Sustainability 2021, 13(23), 13369; https://doi.org/10.3390/su132313369 - 2 Dec 2021
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The development of entrepreneurial activities helps in realization of multiple goals of sustainable development. This study aims to inspect the applicability of the entrepreneurial intention model (EIM) to explain entrepreneurial intention in different cultural contexts. A survey was conducted using the Entrepreneurial Intention [...] Read more.
The development of entrepreneurial activities helps in realization of multiple goals of sustainable development. This study aims to inspect the applicability of the entrepreneurial intention model (EIM) to explain entrepreneurial intention in different cultural contexts. A survey was conducted using the Entrepreneurial Intention Questionnaire. Based on 535 valid responses received from business students in India (N = 285) and Saudi Arabia (N = 250), the model was analyzed using the partial least square regression method. The results show that the EIM is validated for the combined sample (R2combined = 0.522) as well as for the individual samples (R2India = 0.644; R2Saudi = 0.412). Demographic variables and human capital variables were found to impact the entrepreneurial intention differently in the combined sample and the individual samples of the two countries. Multigroup analysis was performed to test if the country variable influences the hypothesized paths in the model. The results of the multigroup analysis show that many of the hypothesized relationships (gender-personal attitude; gender-subjective norm; gender-perceived behavioral control, role model-subjective norm, role model-perceived behavioral control, subjective norm-personal attitude, and subjective norm-entrepreneurial intention) are significantly different in the two countries. This study addresses the gap in comparative international entrepreneurship (CIE) research by testing the applicability of EIM in two different cultures. The findings are also significant for policymakers at both national and international levels for facilitating entrepreneurship. Full article
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Entrepreneurship Competence in Pre-Service Teachers Training Degrees at Spanish Jesuit Universities: A Content Analysis Based on EntreComp and EntreCompEdu
by Arantza Arruti, Cristina Morales and Estibaliz Benitez
Sustainability 2021, 13(16), 8740; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13168740 - 5 Aug 2021
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Entrepreneurship competence is one of the eight key competences for promoting lifelong learning, employability, and ensuring success in the knowledge society. The main objective of this study is to analyse to what extent entrepreneurship competence, as contemplated in the main European reference frameworks [...] Read more.
Entrepreneurship competence is one of the eight key competences for promoting lifelong learning, employability, and ensuring success in the knowledge society. The main objective of this study is to analyse to what extent entrepreneurship competence, as contemplated in the main European reference frameworks (EntreComp and EntreCompEdu), is incorporated into the competences that make up pre-service teachers training degrees offered by Spanish Jesuit universities. A content analysis of 631 competences was carried out by means of an expert judgement. The results of the study allow us to conclude, among others, that: with the exception of Assessment (EntreCompEdu), the remaining areas of both frameworks are covered by 30% of the competences proposed by the universities; none of the universities incorporate the competences Motivation and perseverance, Financial and economic literacy and Coping with uncertainty, ambiguity and risk of EntreComp, nor Checking and reporting on progress, Share feedback and Recognising progress and achievement of EntreCompEdu; the EntreComp competences Mobilising others, Planning and managing, and Working with others, and the EntreCompEdu Creating an empowering entrepreneurial learning environment are recognised the most; it is in the specific and general competences of the University of Deusto and Ramon LLull University that the above-mentioned competences are most frequently recognised. In conclusion, although there is still much to be done, entrepreneurship competence is included in initial teacher training at Jesuit universities in Spain. Full article
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