TY - JOUR

T1 - Environmental orientation among nascent and established entrepreneurs

T2 - An empirical analysis of differences and their causes

AU - Hörisch, Jacob

AU - Kollat, Jana

AU - Brieger, Steven A.

PY - 2019/8/2

Y1 - 2019/8/2

N2 - This paper investigates differences between nascent and established entrepreneurs with regard to their ventures' environmental orientation. Based on quantitative data of more than 10,000 entrepreneurs, analyses of variance (ANOVA) are conducted. The results show that the average environmental orientation is significantly higher among nascent than among established entrepreneurs. Variables are identified which influence the magnitude of these differences, as they exert different effects on environmental orientation among nascent and established entrepreneurs, such as household income or media reports. Based on the findings, implications for policymakers, entrepreneurs as well as for entrepreneurship education are drawn to use the potential of nascent environmental entrepreneurs more comprehensively. For instance, teaching institutions need to give realistic impressions of the challenges and potentials of environmental entrepreneurship. Similarly, environmental entrepreneurs should think about the specific challenges connected with environmentally-oriented ventures, such as potential trade-offs between environmental and economic objectives, at early stages of their entrepreneurial activity.

AB - This paper investigates differences between nascent and established entrepreneurs with regard to their ventures' environmental orientation. Based on quantitative data of more than 10,000 entrepreneurs, analyses of variance (ANOVA) are conducted. The results show that the average environmental orientation is significantly higher among nascent than among established entrepreneurs. Variables are identified which influence the magnitude of these differences, as they exert different effects on environmental orientation among nascent and established entrepreneurs, such as household income or media reports. Based on the findings, implications for policymakers, entrepreneurs as well as for entrepreneurship education are drawn to use the potential of nascent environmental entrepreneurs more comprehensively. For instance, teaching institutions need to give realistic impressions of the challenges and potentials of environmental entrepreneurship. Similarly, environmental entrepreneurs should think about the specific challenges connected with environmentally-oriented ventures, such as potential trade-offs between environmental and economic objectives, at early stages of their entrepreneurial activity.

KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics

KW - Environmental entrepreneurship

KW - environmental orientation

KW - Global Entrepreneurship Monitor;

KW - nascent entrepreneurship

KW - established entrepreneurship

KW - trade-offs

KW - entrepreneur

KW - sustainability

KW - firm-age

KW - Environmental entrepreneurship

KW - environmental orientation

KW - Global Entrepreneurship Monitor

KW - established entrepreneurship

KW - trade-offs

KW - Nascent Entrepreneur

KW - sustainability

KW - Firm age

UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85071193648&partnerID=8YFLogxK

U2 - 10.1504/IJEV.2019.101623

DO - 10.1504/IJEV.2019.101623

M3 - Journal articles

VL - 11

SP - 373

EP - 393

JO - International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing

JF - International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing

SN - 1742-5360

IS - 4

ER -