CSM-Research Field: Sustainable Entrepreneurship, Transformation & Innovation

Organisational unit: Institution

Organisation profile

Sustainable entrepreneurship and sustainability innovations are examined as phenomena and further developed as an approach for sustainability transformations of markets and society. Sustainable entrepreneurship is not limited to small and medium enterprises (SMEs) but encompasses innovation and transformation processes of “creative destruction” of unsustainable businesses for all kind of organisations, their processes, products, product-service-systems and business models.

  1. Journal articles › Research › Peer-reviewed
  2. Published

    Diversification through green innovations: Lessons learned from a German engineering firm

    Wicki, S., 2015, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 23, 4, p. 197-203 7 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Educating Change Agents for Sustainability: Learnings from the First Sustainability Management Master of Business Administration

    Hesselbarth, C. & Schaltegger, S., 01.01.2014, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 62, 1, p. 24-36 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Entrepreneurship-driven organizational transformation for sustainability: a sensemaking lens

    Hübel, C., 24.01.2022, In: Journal of Organizational Change Management. 35, 1, p. 240-256 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    German Utilities and distributed PV: How to overcome Barriers to Business Model Innovation

    Richter, M., 07.2013, In: Renewable Energy. 55, 7, p. 456-466 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    Green technology innovation: Anatomy of exploration processes from a learning perspective

    Wicki, S. & Hansen, E. G., 01.09.2019, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 28, 6, p. 970-988 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Implementation of Sustainability Management and Company Size: A Knowledge-Based View

    Hörisch, J., Johnson, M. & Schaltegger, S., 01.12.2015, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 24, 8, p. 765-779 15 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Innovating Corporate Accounting and Reporting for Sustainability: Attributes and Challenges

    Schaltegger, S., Álvarez-Etxeberria, I. & Ortas, E., 01.03.2017, In: Sustainable Development. 25, 2, p. 113-122 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Intermediaries Driving Eco-Innovation in SMEs: A Qualitative Investigation

    Klewitz, J., Zeyen, A. & Hansen, E. G., 2012, In: European Journal of Innovation Management. 15, 4, p. 442-467 26 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Managing Strategic Alliances through a Community-Enabled Balanced Scorecard: The Case of Merck Ltd, Thailand

    Hansen, E. G., Sextl, M. & Reichwald, R., 09.2010, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 19, 6, p. 387-399 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    Measuring and Managing Sustainability Performance of Supply Chains: Review and Sustainability Supply Chain Management Framework

    Schaltegger, S. & Burritt, R., 06.05.2014, In: Supply Chain Management. 19, 3, p. 232-241 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Motivations for Corporate Sustainability Management: Contrasting Survey Results and Implementation

    Windolph, S. E., Harms, D. & Schaltegger, S., 09.2014, In: Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management. 21, 5, p. 272-285 14 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Nachhaltiges Unternehmertum: Unterschätzter Nachhaltigkeitstransformator von Märkten und Regionen

    Schaltegger, S., Hansen, E. G. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 01.09.2015, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 30, 3, p. 21-23 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Networking for the environment: The impact of environmental orientation on start-ups’ networking frequency and network size

    Dickel, P., Hörisch, J. & Ritter, T., 01.04.2018, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 179, April 2018, p. 308-316 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Organizational Transformation and Higher Sustainability Management Education. The case of the MBA Sustainability Management

    Lee, K-H. & Schaltegger, S., 26.08.2014, In: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education. 15, 4, p. 450-472 23 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    PACT für einen Schadschöpfungs-Zertifikatshandel

    Schaltegger, S. & Thomas, T., 1994, In: Zeitschrift für Umweltpolitik & Umweltrecht. 17, 3, p. 357-381 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Pollution Added Credit Trading (PACT): New Dimensions in Emissions Trading

    Schaltegger, S. & Thomas, T., 01.10.1996, In: Ecological Economics. 19, 1, p. 35-53 19 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Private Kommunen: Funktionsweise und Entwicklung in der Praxis

    Schaltegger, S. & Gmünder, M., 1999, In: Aussenwirtschaft. 54, 2, p. 209-224

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Standortvorteil Nachhaltigkeit: Hochschulreform aus wirtschaftwissenschaftlicher Perspektive

    Schaltegger, S., 2005, In: Politische Ökologie. 93, Baustelle Hochschule, p. 37-39 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Strategic alliances for corporate sustainability innovation: The ‘how’ and ‘when’ of learning processes

    Hübel, C., Weissbrod, I. & Schaltegger, S., 01.12.2022, In: Long Range Planning. 55, 6, 20 p., 102200.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Structural ambidexterity, transition processes, and integration trade‐offs: a longitudinal study of failed exploration

    Hansen, E. G., Wicki, S. & Schaltegger, S., 09.2019, In: R&D Management. 49, 4, p. 484-508 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Sustainability, Innovation and Information Technology as Sources of Value Generation

    Hack, S., 2011, In: Journal of Management and Financial Sciences. IV, 5, p. 16-35 17 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Sustainability Innovation Contests: Evaluating Contributions with an Eco Impact-Innovativeness Typology

    Hansen, E. G., Bullinger, A. C. & Reichwald, R., 10.2011, In: International Journal of Innovation and Sustainable Development. 5, 2/3, p. 221–245 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Sustainability-oriented technology exploration: managerial values, ambidextrous design, and separation drift

    Hansen, E. G., Wicki, S. & Schaltegger, S., 01.06.2022, In: International Journal of Innovation Management. 26, 5, 27 p., 2240004.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Sustainability Innovation: Categories and Interactions

    Schaltegger, S. & Wagner, M., 05.2011, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 20, 4, p. 222-237 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Sustainable entrepreneurship: creating environmental solutions in light of planetary boundaries

    Schaltegger, S., Beckmann, M. & Hockerts, K., 2018, In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing. 10, 1, p. 1-16 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  27. Published

    Sustainable Entrepreneurship in the Apparel Industry: The Case of Manomama

    Plieth, H., Bullinger, A. C. & Hansen, E. G., 2012, In: The Journal of Corporate Citizenship. 2012, 45, p. 123-138 16 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    The influence of feedback and awareness of consequences on the development of corporate sustainability action over time

    Hörisch, J., Wulfsberg, I. M. & Schaltegger, S., 01.02.2020, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 29, 2, p. 638 - 650 13 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    The 'need for speed': Towards circular disruption-What it is, how to make it happen and how to know it's happening

    Blomsma, F., Bauwens, T., Weissbrod, I. & Kirchherr, J., 03.2023, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 32, 3, p. 1010-1031 22 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    The Potential of Modular Product Design on Repair Behavior and User Experience - Evidence from the Smartphone Industry

    Amend, C., Revellio, F., Tenner, I. & Schaltegger, S., 20.09.2022, In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 367, 14 p., 132770.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    The Role of an SME’s Green Strategy in Public-Private Eco-innovation Initiatives: The Case of Ecoprofit

    Hansen, E. G. & Klewitz, J., 01.01.2012, In: Journal of Small Business and Entrepreneurship. 25, 4, p. 451-477 27 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Thinking Green, Buying Green? Drivers of Pro-Environmental Purchasing Behavior

    Moser, A. K., 11.05.2015, In: Journal of Consumer Marketing. 32, 3, p. 167-175 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Transdisciplinarity in Corporate Sustainability: Mapping the Field

    Schaltegger, S., Beckmann, M. & Hansen, E. G., 05.2013, In: Business Strategy and the Environment. 22, 4, p. 219-229 11 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    Two Decades of Sustainability Management Tools for SMEs: How Far Have We Come?

    Johnson, M. & Schaltegger, S., 01.04.2016, In: Journal of Small Business Management. 54, 2, p. 481-505 25 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    University-linked programmes for sustainable entrepreneurship and regional development: how, and with what impact?

    Wagner, M., Hansen, E., Schaltegger, S. & Fichter, K., 01.02.2021, In: Small Business Economics. 56, 3, p. 1141-1158 18 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Why and How to adopt Green Management into Business Organizations? The Case Study of Korean SMEs in Manufacturing Industry

    Lee, K-H., 31.07.2009, In: Management Decision. 47, 7, p. 1101-1121 21 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearchpeer-review

  37. Journal articles › Research › Not peer-reviewed
  38. Published

    Business Models for Sustainability: Origins, Present Research, and Future Avenues

    Schaltegger, S., Hansen, E. G. & Lüdeke-Freund, F., 01.03.2016, In: Organization & Environment. 29, 1, p. 3-10 8 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  39. Published

    Corporate Environmental Management and Practices of SMEs: The Case of Korean Manufacturing Industry

    Lee, K-H., 2008, In: Journal of Sustainable Management. 8, 1, p. 73-86

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  40. Published

    Die Zukunft der europäischen Chemikalienpolitik: zum Stand und möglichen Entwicklungen der REACh-Verordnung

    Heitmann, K. & Tschochohei, H., 06.03.2007, In: Umweltwirtschaftsforum. 15, 1, p. 40-48 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  41. Published

    "Ecopreneure": nach der Dekade des Umweltmanagements das Jahrzehnt des nachhaltigen Unternehmertums?

    Schaltegger, S. & Petersen, H., 2002, In: Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte. 52, 31/32, p. 37-46 10 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  42. Published

    Ecopreneurship fördern: nachhaltige Entwicklung als Prozess der Unternehmensentwicklung

    Petersen, H. & Schaltegger, S., 01.03.2002, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 17, 1, p. 27-28 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  43. Published

    Nachhaltiges Unternehmertum im Handwerk: eine Frage der Weiterbildung?

    Herzig, C., 2004, In: Berufsbildung. 86/87, p. 62-64 3 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  44. Published

    New Public Environmental Management

    Schaltegger, S., 2002, In: Die Schweizer Baustoff-Industrie. 4, p. 19-20 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  45. Published

    Sprache schafft Wirklichkeiten: Metaphernreflexion in der umweltwissenschaftlichen Bildung

    Bösch, N., 10.05.2006, In: Journal of Social Science Education. 2, p. 1-9 9 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  46. Published

    The Change Challenge

    Schaltegger, S. & Grünberg-Bochard, J., 2010, In: Public Service Review. 6, p. 112-113 2 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  47. Published

    Zeit für Systematik: Nachhaltigkeit zwischen Risiko- und Chancenmanagement

    Schaltegger, S., 2013, In: OSCAR.trends. p. 46-50 5 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  48. Published

    Zukunft der Nachhaltigkeit in Staat und Unternehmen

    Schaltegger, S., 2007, In: swissfuture. 34, 3, p. 4-9 6 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsJournal articlesResearch

  49. Critical reviews › Research
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  51. Published

    Regulating Globalization: Critical Approaches to Global Governance, ed. by Pierre de Senarclens ...

    Tschochohei, H., 2008, In: Ökologisches Wirtschaften. 1, p. 53 1 p.

    Research output: Journal contributionsCritical reviewsResearch

  52. Published
  53. Contributions to collected editions/anthologies › Transfer › Not peer-reviewed
  54. Published

    Dienstleistungskonzepte für eine nachhaltige Unternehmensentwicklung

    Petersen, H., 2015, Nachhaltige Unternehmensentwicklung im Mittelstand: Mit Innovationskraft zukunftsfähig wirtschaften. Petersen, H. & Schaltegger, S. (eds.). München: oekom verlag GmbH, p. 143-158 16 p.

    Research output: Contributions to collected editions/worksContributions to collected editions/anthologiesTransfer