..., especially through blended models that combine financial capital with capacity-building and technical assistance, to enhance the sustainability and social impact of FBSEs in Africa. Originality/value The study offers perhaps the first cross-country empirical analyses of Catholic sister-led social...

..., the transition towards sustainable operations remains slow in the SME sector. The research investigates the interrelationships among these inhibitors to provide actionable insights for policymakers, industry bodies and SME owners. Design/methodology/approach Critical inhibitors were identified through...

... entrepreneurship orientation ( SEO ), is limited in emerging markets. Therefore, this study aims to examine the effect of SEO on social enterprise sustainability in the Indian context. Design/methodology/approach After the extensive literature review and based on the theory of behavioral entrepreneurship...

...Edson Luis Kuzma; Dayane Loren Lopes; Simone Sehnem; Flavia Massuga; Myller Augusto dos Santos Gomes Purpose This study aims to develop and validate a measurement scale capable of identifying and evaluating the factors that influence sustainable entrepreneurship in the context of students...

...Wei Li; Huan Liu; Yingshi Chen Purpose This study aims to measure social enterprises’ (SEs’) social objectives under the United Nation’s 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) framework, and explore the impact of SEs’ social objectives on their choices of legal forms. Design/methodology...

...Raghavendra Nayak; Rajasekharan Pillai K Purpose The purpose of this study is to explore the current state of knowledge of sustainable entrepreneurship (SE) and to gain more insights from the articles originated from the emerging economies. This paper also sets an agenda for future research...

...Neha Gupta; Manita Matharu Purpose The General Assembly recognized the critical contribution of entrepreneurship to sustainable development in its resolution 73/225 on entrepreneurship for sustainable development by accelerating economic growth and innovation and addressing social...

... is required. Originality/value This case study demonstrates the value of analyzing the processes and mechanisms for collaboration in the entrepreneurial ecosystem in sustainable development contexts. Results suggest implications for scholars researching entrepreneurial ecosystem networks. In March 2020...

...Suparak Suriyankietkaew Purpose Today’s small enterprises are forced to rethink their business-as-usual management and shift toward corporate sustainability. The empirical paper responds to a crucial quest for many modern leaders and entrepreneurs, specifically small business owners in emerging...

...Marta Ortiz-de-Urbina-Criado; Eva-María Mora-Valentín; Juan-José Nájera-Sánchez Purpose Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development defines 17 goals with 169 targets in economic, social and environmental fields to guarantee human rights. Universities and companies are two driving forces for achieving...

... et al. (2015) 3 CE is an approach in which linear resource consumption is transformed to circularity to close the loop; thus, resources are reused to increase sustainability Singh and Ordoñez, (2016) 4 The CE is a production system intended to regenerate and restore waste and used...

...Radka MacGregor Pelikanova; Eva Daniela Cvik; Robert Kenyon MacGregor Purpose Emerging economies have to address positive challenges such as sustainability, digitalization, entrepreneurial readiness and planning and behavioral strategies and negative challenges, such as corruption and bureaucracy...

...Brijesh Sivathanu; Rajasshrie Pillai Purpose This paper aims to study is to empirically investigate the role of entrepreneurial orientation (EOR), entrepreneurial bricolage (EBR), technology orientation (TOR), sustainability orientation (SOR) and Trust (TUR) in the sustainable enterprise...