Socio-demographic influences on environmental entrepreneurship: a systematic review
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In: International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing, Vol. 2025, No. Vol. 17, No. 1, 24.06.2025, p. 88-116.
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T1 - Socio-demographic influences on environmental entrepreneurship: a systematic review
AU - Hörisch, Jacob
AU - Fokuhl, Maren
AU - Behrens, Insa
AU - Hörnstein, Maja C.
AU - Lehmann, Ulrike
PY - 2025/6/24
Y1 - 2025/6/24
N2 - Environmental entrepreneurship can play a key role in facilitating sustainable development. To achieve this potential of environmental entrepreneurship, it is crucial to gain knowledge about the characteristics of individuals pursuing environmentally oriented entrepreneurial activity. Therefore, this study systematically reviews the literature on the influence of socio-demographic variables on environmentally oriented entrepreneurial activity. Inter alia, the paper identifies that environmental entrepreneurs are usually highly educated. Furthermore, the authors show that gender bias in conventional entrepreneurship is reversed in environmental entrepreneurship, as most of the reviewed studies found females to be more active in environmental entrepreneurship than males. Based on these findings, the authors advise entrepreneurship education, as well as political interventions, to concentrate on the identified target groups and highlight the importance of including socio-demographic variables in a potential theory of environmental entrepreneurship.
AB - Environmental entrepreneurship can play a key role in facilitating sustainable development. To achieve this potential of environmental entrepreneurship, it is crucial to gain knowledge about the characteristics of individuals pursuing environmentally oriented entrepreneurial activity. Therefore, this study systematically reviews the literature on the influence of socio-demographic variables on environmentally oriented entrepreneurial activity. Inter alia, the paper identifies that environmental entrepreneurs are usually highly educated. Furthermore, the authors show that gender bias in conventional entrepreneurship is reversed in environmental entrepreneurship, as most of the reviewed studies found females to be more active in environmental entrepreneurship than males. Based on these findings, the authors advise entrepreneurship education, as well as political interventions, to concentrate on the identified target groups and highlight the importance of including socio-demographic variables in a potential theory of environmental entrepreneurship.
KW - Entrepreneurship
KW - environmental entrepreneurship
KW - socio-demographic factors
KW - venturing
KW - entrepreneur
KW - Systematic literature review
KW - age
KW - gender
KW - education
KW - sustainability
KW - sustainable development
U2 - 10.1504/IJEV.2025.146889
DO - 10.1504/IJEV.2025.146889
M3 - Journal articles
VL - 2025
SP - 88
EP - 116
JO - International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing
JF - International Journal of Entrepreneurial Venturing
SN - 1742-5360
IS - Vol. 17, No. 1
ER -