<i>Entrepreneurial Behaviour</i> Identified among SME Members of an International Group with <i>Sustainability</i>-Oriented Strategy

<i>Entrepreneurial Behaviour</i> Identified among SME Members of an International Group with <i>Sustainability</i>-Oriented Strategy

The current development of energy management services is stimulated by a series of factors that are both external and industry-specific. One important external factor is the pressure coming from legal provisions in favour of <i>sustainable development</i>. This qualitative, descriptive &...

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Autores principales: Cezar Scarlat, Alexandra Ioanid, Marian Şişu
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Publicado: MDPI AG 2021
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<i>entrepreneurial behaviour</i> (EB)
<i>enterprise entrepreneurial behaviour (EEB)</i>
<i>independent EEB</i>
<i>induced EEB</i>
strategic change
sustainability-oriented strategy
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:89e376e0130c4427b2049ac04a16be612021-11-25T19:02:18Z<i>Entrepreneurial Behaviour</i> Identified among SME Members of an International Group with <i>Sustainability</i>-Oriented Strategy10.3390/su1322125902071-1050https://doaj.org/article/89e376e0130c4427b2049ac04a16be612021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/13/22/12590https://doaj.org/toc/2071-1050The current development of energy management services is stimulated by a series of factors that are both external and industry-specific. One important external factor is the pressure coming from legal provisions in favour of <i>sustainable development</i>. This qualitative, descriptive <i>research is focused on an international group</i> with a <i>strategic orientation to sustainability</i>. The <i>aim is to analyse the strategic changes</i> of several group members over a period of 15 years (2004–2019) in order to identify their <i>entrepreneurial behaviour</i> (EB), contributing to scarce literature on EB of sustainability-oriented SMEs—medium-sized enterprises, in particular. The methodological approach included both secondary and primary research (direct observation and in-house interviews). The results match the research objectives and research questions in that they are able to identify different types and degrees of enterprise EB (EEB). The findings demonstrated here support a proposed finer EEB typology: <i>independent EEB</i> and <i>induced EEB</i>. Besides the natural limitations of the research (only comprising companies of a group and single industry), the main limitation of the study is its pre-pandemic characteristic, which is also a challenging research opportunity for further post-pandemic studies on EEB. The promising results of this exploratory research on EEB and <i>novel EEB typology proposed</i> should also be tested in more industries. The research results are useful for scholars, company managers, and entrepreneurs as well as for strategists involved in designing sustainable development policies.Cezar ScarlatAlexandra IoanidMarian ŞişuMDPI AGarticle<i>entrepreneurial behaviour</i> (EB)<i>enterprise entrepreneurial behaviour (EEB)</i><i>independent EEB</i><i>induced EEB</i>strategic changesustainability-oriented strategyEnvironmental effects of industries and plantsTD194-195Renewable energy sourcesTJ807-830Environmental sciencesGE1-350ENSustainability, Vol 13, Iss 12590, p 12590 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
language EN
topic <i>entrepreneurial behaviour</i> (EB)
<i>enterprise entrepreneurial behaviour (EEB)</i>
<i>independent EEB</i>
<i>induced EEB</i>
strategic change
sustainability-oriented strategy
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
spellingShingle <i>entrepreneurial behaviour</i> (EB)
<i>enterprise entrepreneurial behaviour (EEB)</i>
<i>independent EEB</i>
<i>induced EEB</i>
strategic change
sustainability-oriented strategy
Environmental effects of industries and plants
TD194-195
Renewable energy sources
TJ807-830
Environmental sciences
GE1-350
Cezar Scarlat
Alexandra Ioanid
Marian Şişu
<i>Entrepreneurial Behaviour</i> Identified among SME Members of an International Group with <i>Sustainability</i>-Oriented Strategy
description The current development of energy management services is stimulated by a series of factors that are both external and industry-specific. One important external factor is the pressure coming from legal provisions in favour of <i>sustainable development</i>. This qualitative, descriptive <i>research is focused on an international group</i> with a <i>strategic orientation to sustainability</i>. The <i>aim is to analyse the strategic changes</i> of several group members over a period of 15 years (2004–2019) in order to identify their <i>entrepreneurial behaviour</i> (EB), contributing to scarce literature on EB of sustainability-oriented SMEs—medium-sized enterprises, in particular. The methodological approach included both secondary and primary research (direct observation and in-house interviews). The results match the research objectives and research questions in that they are able to identify different types and degrees of enterprise EB (EEB). The findings demonstrated here support a proposed finer EEB typology: <i>independent EEB</i> and <i>induced EEB</i>. Besides the natural limitations of the research (only comprising companies of a group and single industry), the main limitation of the study is its pre-pandemic characteristic, which is also a challenging research opportunity for further post-pandemic studies on EEB. The promising results of this exploratory research on EEB and <i>novel EEB typology proposed</i> should also be tested in more industries. The research results are useful for scholars, company managers, and entrepreneurs as well as for strategists involved in designing sustainable development policies.
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author Cezar Scarlat
Alexandra Ioanid
Marian Şişu
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Alexandra Ioanid
Marian Şişu
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title <i>Entrepreneurial Behaviour</i> Identified among SME Members of an International Group with <i>Sustainability</i>-Oriented Strategy
title_short <i>Entrepreneurial Behaviour</i> Identified among SME Members of an International Group with <i>Sustainability</i>-Oriented Strategy
title_full <i>Entrepreneurial Behaviour</i> Identified among SME Members of an International Group with <i>Sustainability</i>-Oriented Strategy
title_fullStr <i>Entrepreneurial Behaviour</i> Identified among SME Members of an International Group with <i>Sustainability</i>-Oriented Strategy
title_full_unstemmed <i>Entrepreneurial Behaviour</i> Identified among SME Members of an International Group with <i>Sustainability</i>-Oriented Strategy
title_sort <i>entrepreneurial behaviour</i> identified among sme members of an international group with <i>sustainability</i>-oriented strategy
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