Sustainable development start-ups as a new category of enterprises in Poland

Socially sustainable development can be driven by individuals, entrepreneurs, growing start-ups, and international companies. As social entrepreneurs, people opt for a form of organization that contributes to social improvement through entrepreneurial means. The question is: How do they do it? The resource dependence approach (RDA) assumes that all decisions and activities of a (social) enterprise are based on information about its environment. Therefore, the four key components of the social enterprise (individual, organization, social innovation, market orientation) must be appropriate. In this chapter, therefore, social enterprises are outlined as active participants and shapers of the economy and society. Since an active improvement with regard to socially sustainable development is focused by the social enterprises in Africa, a description of the social enterprise's environment is also given within the framework of topical focuses. The goal is to derive recommendations about action for social enterprises to achieve their goals.

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Promotion and Development of “Start-ups” Through Corporate Social Responsibility Initiatives in India

Current Journal of Applied Science and Technology ◽

10.9734/cjast/2021/v40i1731436 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 68-73

Author(s):

L. Murali Krishnan ◽

N. Kumarasamy ◽

S. Oliyarasan ◽

Sukanaya Barua ◽

Quadri Javeed Ahmad Peer ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Economic Systems ◽

Indian Economy ◽

Nutrition Security ◽

Start Up ◽

Food And Nutrition ◽

Development Goals ◽

Corporate Social ◽

Start Ups ◽

And Robotics

Indian economy is a fifth largest developing economy. It has been grown in between the periods of time (1991 – 2016) India’s GDP stood at Rs 5,862,120 million in 1991 and in 2016 it was at Rs 1,35,760,860 million economy with 2, 216 percent growth. At the same time, global disparities are growing with industrially and technologically more advanced countries by accessing the ever increased digital technologies, online platforms, data analytics, automation and robotics and capitalizing the globalized opportunities. Hence, as a second highly populated country like India should access the technologies to promote various start-ups in to globalized established corporations for economic development and to be the second largest economy in the world by 2050. The start-ups support and help to absorb productive resources at all levels of the economy. It contributes to the creation of resilient economic systems in which start-ups ecosystems and small and large firms are interlinked. Such increasing linkages support, attract foreign direct investment and investing transnational corporations seek reliable domestic suppliers for their supply chains. In agriculture and allied sector start-ups also have a potential to empower millions of farmers and farm women to address the food and nutrition security, livelihood security and other sustainable development goals. But still funding activities are the biggest driving factors in the start-up ecosystem. Hence, appropriate funds and other assistance may enrich the start-up ecosystem to boost up the Indian economy in the globalized platforms. So, the CSR funds plays very important source to capitalize the start-up ecosystem in to sustainable development based economic ecosystems.

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How to Green the red Dragon: A Start-ups' Little Helper for Sustainable Development in China

Business Strategy and the Environment ◽

10.1002/bse.1899 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 25 (8) ◽

pp. 593-608 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Henk J. Steinz ◽

Frank J. Van Rijnsoever ◽

Frans Nauta

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Start Ups

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Development of Entrepreneurial Ecosystem through University’s New Companies

Management Journal of Sustainable Business and Management Solutions in Emerging Economies ◽

10.7595/management.fon.2019.0012 ◽

2019 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Aleksandar Vekić ◽

Jelena Borocki ◽

Angela Fajsi

Keyword(s):

Sustainable Development ◽

Economic Activity ◽

Research Question ◽

Developed Countries ◽

Business Environment ◽

Entrepreneurial Activity ◽

Entrepreneurial Ecosystem ◽

Novi Sad ◽

The University ◽

Start Ups

Research Question: This paper explores the potential of new start-ups and spin-offs within the university capacity and their impact on the process of creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem. Motivation: The research presented in this paper is motivated by the desire to analyse the role of university in entrepreneurial ecosystem based on the real case of the University of Novi Sad. An insight into relevant literature sources revealed that there exists a large influence of university’s new companies in developing the entire business environment and business sustainability. This example could be relevant to similar universities in the other developing countries, because current literature covers only examples from developed countries. One of this is a research paper conducted by the Stanford University under the name “An analysis of the entrepreneurial activity of the Stanford community over 50 years”. Idea: The main idea is to present the importance of University’s new companies in creating an entrepreneurial ecosystem, and their impact on the creation of economic activity and sustainable development. Data: This research includes economic activity data of business entities at the University of Novi Sad. This paper presents data on new companies within the University of Novi Sad in the period 1990-2015 which were available, as well as data on companies in the territory of the Republic of Serbia, Vojvodina region and the City of Novi Sad. In this analysis, 123 companies from the University of Novi Sad were included. Tools: In this paper comparative statistics was used based on collected data of the total number of companies and the number of employees according to company’s size and geographical location. For the purpose of this research, we used interactive internet portals Trading Economics and IvanStat. Findings: According to the analysis, the University of Novi Sad is a prominent example of the establishment and operation of new companies founded within it. The percentage of companies that have survived in the observed period is high and it is approximately 63%. Contribution: This paper gives us an overview of newly founded companies (start-ups and spin-offs) within the University of Novi Sad, especially focusing on economic activity and creating conditions for sustainable development.

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Capability Assessment toward Sustainable Development of Business Incubators: Framework and Experience Sharing

Sustainability ◽

10.3390/su13094617 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 13 (9) ◽

pp. 4617

Author(s):

Nathasit Gerdsri ◽

Boonkiart Iewwongcharoen ◽

Kittichai Rajchamaha ◽

Nisit Manotungvorapun ◽

Jakapong Pongthanaisawan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Resource Allocation ◽

Sustainable Development ◽

Assessment Framework ◽

Business Incubators ◽

New Business ◽

Management Policies ◽

Start Ups ◽

Assessment Results

Business incubators have been widely developed to advise, support, promote, and provide a nurturing environment for new business start-ups and entrepreneurs. The development of a framework for capability assessment allows the management of each incubator to understand its strengths and room for further improvement. Moreover, assessment results across a community, such as a nation or state, can provide insights into resource allocation and various management policies so that policymakers can support the development of business incubators under their supervision. This article describes the development of a capability assessment framework for business incubators (BIs) in Thailand. A case study demonstrating how the capability assessment is analyzed is also presented in the article.

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