Measuring Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Eco-Innovation: A Methodological Proposal for the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM)

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作者
Roomi, Muhammad Azam [1 ]
Manuel Saiz-Alvarez, Jose [2 ,3 ,4 ]
Coduras, Alicia [5 ,6 ]
机构
[1] Mohammed Bin Salman Coll Business & Entrepreneurs, King Abdullah Econ City, Saudi Arabia
[2] Univ Catolica Santiago Guayaquil, Business Dept, Guayaquil 090105, Ecuador
[3] Univ Autonoma Manizales, Social & Business Dept, Manizales 170003, Colombia
[4] Univ Santiago Chile, Humanities Dept, CEIEF, Santiago 8320000, Chile
[5] Inst Opinometre, Barcelona 08029, Spain
[6] GEM Global, London NW1 4SA, England
关键词
sustainable entrepreneurship; eco-innovation; Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM); United Nations; SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURSHIP; FIELD;
D O I
10.3390/su13074056
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
After the UN's adoption of 17 Sustainable Development Goals in 2015, it became clear that the relationship between sustainability and entrepreneurship was an area for re-examination. Traditional measures of entrepreneurial success rested largely on economic indicators; observatories like the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor (GEM) extended them, including cultural and social indicators. There is now a real need to measure and analyze the relationship between sustainable entrepreneurship and eco-innovation and drive positive economic activity outcomes, sustainable development, and social welfare. For GEM's consideration, this paper proposes a reimagined tool by which to measure sustainable entrepreneurship and eco-innovation in businesses and assess their level of alignment with UN SDGs. Specifically, it presents a new measurement method, incorporating, but simplifying, a complex range of variables, which can be crystallized into a set of items (questions) to determine businesses' commitment to entrepreneurship sustainability-social, economic, and environmental. The results can be cross-referenced with other relevant variables, and indicators proposed by the UN, to determine what causal or explanatory relationships might or might not exist. The proposal represents a valuable extension to existing data gathering tools, and will be of use to researchers and practitioners in the field of entrepreneurship-especially as its sustainability credentials and environmental impact are in the spotlight.
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