Westman, L. orcid.org/0000-0003-4599-4996, Luederitz, C., Kundurpi, A. et al. (2 more authors) (2023) Market transformations as collaborative change: institutional co‐evolution through small business entrepreneurship. Business Strategy and the Environment, 32 (2). pp. 936-957. ISSN 0964-4733
Abstract
Entrepreneurship may be one entry point to trigger transformations toward sustainability. Yet, there is limited knowledge on the ability of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to play a role in transformation processes, beyond the initial stages of niche innovation. Building on data collected through 125 interviews in Toronto, Vancouver and London, we examine perceived contributions of SME-led sustainable entrepreneurship to market transformations. Our data show that sustainable entrepreneurs face significant constraints in individually exercising influence over mass markets, as they encounter social forces that generate resistance to change. However, SMEs are able to act collaboratively to shape transformation processes. We propose three mechanisms of institutional co-evolution that capture these contributions: network learning, collective norm-construction and collaborative advocacy.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2022 The Authors. Business Strategy and The Environment published by ERP Environment and John Wiley & Sons Ltd. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License, (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and is not used for commercial purposes. |
Keywords: | business sustainability; cities; SMEs; sustainable entrepreneurship; transformations |
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Institution: | The University of Sheffield |
Academic Units: | The University of Sheffield > Faculty of Social Sciences (Sheffield) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Sheffield |
Date Deposited: | 16 Jun 2022 14:52 |
Last Modified: | 28 Jun 2024 11:40 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Wiley |
Refereed: | Yes |
Identification Number: | 10.1002/bse.3083 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:188089 |