Making ecopreneurs : developing sustainable entrepreneurship

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Title:

Making ecopreneurs : developing sustainable entrepreneurship

Author:

Schaper, Michael.

ISBN:

9780754644910

Publication Information:

Burlington, VT : Ashgate, c2005.

Physical Description:

xix, 255 p. ; 25 cm.

Series:

Corporate social responsibility series

Series Title:

Corporate social responsibility series

Contents:

Concepts -- Understanding the green entrepreneur / Michael Schaper -- The making of the ecopreneur / Robert Isaak -- Opportunists, champions, mavericks...? A typology of green entrepreneurs / E.E. (Liz) Walley and David W.Taylor -- A framework and typology of ecopreneurship: leading bioneers and environmental managers to ecopreneurship / Stefan Schaltegger -- Green entrepreneurship in New Zealand: a micro-enterprise focus / Anne de Bruin and Kate Lewis -- An insider's experiences with environmental entrepreneurship / Lassi Linnanen -- Contexts and conditions -- Assessing ecopreneurship in a developing country context: the case of India / Astad Pastakia -- Sustainability in the start-up process / Jürgen Freimann, Sandra Marxen and Hildergard Schick -- Venture capital as a tool for sustainable entrepreneurship / Anastasia O' Rourke -- Offsetting the disadvantages of smallness: promoting green entrepreneurs through industry clusters / Elya Tagar and Chris Cocklin -- Are environmental concerns related to entrepreneurial growth? An examination of the 100 fastest growing U.S. companies / Sarah Stanwick and Peter Stanwick -- The competitive strategies of ecopreneurs: striving for market leadership by promoting sustainability / Holger Petersen -- Cases -- The Mimosa project / Leigh Holland -- Hong Kong Dolphinwatch: the evolution of an ecopreneurial business venture / Louis Geneste -- Earth Sanctuaries Limited: an entrepreneur commercialises conservation / Thierry Volery -- Promoting sustainability, building networks: a green entrepreneur in Mexico / Gabrielle Kruks-Wisner -- Sustainable Harvest International: creating local ecopreneurs / Margaret Naumes and Jill Kammermeyer.

Abstract:

"With contributions from researchers on four continents this book examines the role entrepreneurial individuals play in the adoption of sustainable business practices. The book concludes with five detailed case studies of ecopreneurial ventures that have met with varying degrees of success. Making Ecopreneurs: Developing Sustainable Entrepreneurship is highly relevant to researchers in the field of sustainable business development and entrepreneurship, policymakers within government and the NGO sector, and business people."--BOOK JACKET.

Subject Term:

Sustainable development.

Entrepreneurship.

Environmental ethics.

Added Author:

Schaper, Michael.

Electronic Access:

Table of contents http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0513/2005015273.html

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National and global bodies are increasingly relying on market forces to generate economic growth whilst still protecting the environment. These are driven by 'ecopreneurs' - environmental entrepreneurs who are utilising green issues as a competitive advantage for their firms. Who are these ecopreneurs? How do they work, and what lessons can be learnt from their achievements to date? With contributions from researchers on four continents this book examines the role entrepreneurial individuals play in the adoption of sustainable business practices. The book is in three parts. Included is a study of green entrepreneurs and how they differ from other entrepreneurs. Case studies are also featured; these give examples of both successful and unsuccessful green entrepreneurial ventures. This is a book highly relevant to researchers in the field of sustainable business development and entrepreneurship, policymakers within government and the NGO sector, and business people.