Munoz, PA and Dimov, D (2015) The call of the whole in understanding the development of sustainable ventures. Journal of Business Venturing, 30 (4). 632 - 654. ISSN 0883-9026
Abstract
This paper examines the development process of sustainable ventures by focusing on three substantive markers, namely the ideas, actions, and exchange relationships articulated and instigated by the entrepreneurs in question. Based on data from 45 sustainability-oriented new ventures, it examines the causal configurations behind the manifestations of these markers using Fuzzy-Set Qualitative Comparison Analysis (fsQCA). The analysis also reveals two distinct opportunity development paths. The first, conformist, operates in an enabling supporting context as sustainability conveyor. The second, insurgent, path operates as a change agent against an establishment that is not conducive to sustainability ideals.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2014, Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. This is an author produced version of a paper published in Journal of Business Venturing. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Opportunity development; Sustainability; fsQCA; Causal complexity |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 06 Oct 2015 10:52 |
Last Modified: | 24 Oct 2016 15:44 |
Published Version: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbusvent.2014.07.012 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Elsevier |
Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2014.07.012 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:89472 |