Making Ecopreneurs: Developing Sustainable Entrepreneurship

by Michael Schaper (Editor)

Overview

Bringing together contributions from businesspeople, academics, and researchers, Schaper (small business and entrepreneurship, U. of Newcastle, Australia) presents 17 papers that together provide a current snapshot of the entrepreneurial perspective on sustainable development. The first group of papers, presented under the heading of "Concepts," provides a brief overview of the field, classifies types and general models of "ecopreneurs," and considers policies to facilitate sustainable entrepreneurship. The next set of papers, on "Contexts and Conditions," considers the preconditions for ecopreneurship in India, the adoption of sustainable perspectives by entrepreneurs in Germany, the role of venture capital in promoting or inhibiting the growth of green firms, networking and industry clusters as tools of sustainability, and competitive strategies and financial performance of green firms in Europe. Finally case studies profile Hong Kong Dolphinwatch, Earth Sanctuaries, and other green ventures. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781032921600
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	10/14/2024
Series:	Corporate Social Responsibility
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	342
Product dimensions:	6.88(w) x 9.69(h) x (d)

About the Author

Dr Michael T. Schaper is an Adunct Professor at Curtin Business School, at Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia, and former president of the Small Enterprise Association of Australia and New Zealand.

Table of Contents

Introduction; 1: Concepts; 1: Understanding the Green Entrepreneur; 2: Sustainability Entrepreneurship: Charting a Field in Emergence; 3: The Making of the Ecopreneur; 4: Beyond the Visionary Champion: Testing a Typology of Green Entrepreneurs; 5: A Framework and Typology of Ecopreneurship: Leading Bioneers and Environmental Managers to Ecopreneurship; 6: Little Acorns in Action: Green Entrepreneurship and New Zealand Micro-Enterprises; 7: An Insider's Experiences with Environmental Entrepreneurship; 2: Contexts and Conditions; 8: Ecopreneurship in India: A Review of Key Drivers and Policy Environment; 9: Sustainability in the Start-up Process 1; 10: How Venture Capital Can Help Build Ecopreneurship; 11: Offsetting the Disadvantages of Smallness: Promoting Green Entrepreneurs through Industry Clusters; 12: Ecopreneurship, Corporate Citizenship and Sustainable Decision-making; 13: The Competitive Strategies of Ecopreneurs: Striving for Market Leadership by Promoting Sustainability; 3: Cases; 14: Entrepreneurship and Sustainable Tourism: The Global Gypsies Approach; 15: Promoting Sustainability, Building Networks: A Green Entrepreneur in Mexico; 16: Sustainable Harvest International: Expanding Ecopreneur Expertise; 17: Sustainability Entrepreneurship: Organizational Innovation at NativeEnergy; 18: The Mimosa Project 1

Editorial Reviews

'...must reading for researchers, educators, students, policy makers, and practitioners. Global in scope, it has the ability to speak directly to you about the world of sustainability, entrepreneurship, and business across timeless text and compelling cases. Professor Schaper has assembled an outstanding array of chapter authors writing on topics that are both timely and informative. Whether you read it cover to cover or jump around from chapter to chapter, my bet is you will want to read more.' Charles H. Matthews, University of Cincinnati, Past President, ICSB Reviews from the first edition: '...the diverse chapters and case studies in this book provide compelling insights on the nature of the challenges involved in entrepreneurship in the context of both developed and emerging countries. covering such issues as types of ecopreneurs, green market opportunity identification, consumer education, venture capital and ecotourism, with actual case experiences, the book makes a valuable contribution to a critical , yet under-researched facet of sustainability' Professor Edwin R. Stafford, Utah State University, USA '...Schaper's book is a necessary addition to any library focusing on environment, entrepreneurship, or ethics in the international arena' Business Information Alert

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