International ecopreneurs: The case of eco-entrepreneurial new ventures in the renewable energy industry

Seyed Meysam Zolfaghari Ejlal Manesh; Alex Rialp-Criado

doi:10.1007/s10843-017-0222-3

International ecopreneurs: The case of eco-entrepreneurial new ventures in the renewable energy industry

Seyed Meysam Zolfaghari Ejlal Manesh, Alex Rialp-Criado

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En este trabajo, exploramos la relación entre el emprendedor sostenible y el emprendedor internacional para definir el fenómeno del “eco-emprendedor internacional”. Esta noción se aplica en una investigación empírica basada en el estudio de casos relativos a seis nuevas empresas españolas eco-emprendedoras que compiten en el sector de las energías renovables y manifiestan tempranos esfuerzos para entrar precozmente en los mercados internacionales. Los resultados de esta investigación enfatizan la importancia de las perspectivas filosóficas y las características personales de los ecopreneurs en el desarrollo internacional de sus empresas eco-emprendedoras. Además, la evidencia derivada de los casos de estudio también pone de manifiesto que las características apropiadas de los eco-emprendedores internacionales constituyen un elemento esencial para tener éxito en una industria emergente e integrada globalmente como es la de las energías renovables. Nuestros resultados implican que los lazos formales e informales de los eco-emprendedores, sus valores internos y su experiencia y educación internacional previa, particularmente acumulada en el contexto internacional, son un factor determinante en el reconocimiento y desarrollo de oportunidades comerciales internacionales. Los responsables públicos, para diseñar una política más eficaz, deberían prestar especial atención a la importancia de los incentivos no financieros para alentar a estos empresarios a ingresar al mercado internacional. Una limitación importante de nuestro estudio es que sólo exploramos el comportamiento de los eco-emprendedores en la industria de las energías renovables en España. Se sugiere, por tanto, realizar otras investigaciones para corroborar empíricamente los resultados actuales en otros contextos con esquemas de política energética distintivos y en otras industrias relacionadas con la sostenibilidad.

Idioma original	Anglès
Pàgines (de-a)	103-126
Nombre de pàgines	24
Revista	Journal of International Entrepreneurship
Volum	17
Número	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10843-017-0222-3
Estat de la publicació	Publicada - 12 de juny 2019

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Aquest resultat contribueix als següents objectius de desenvolupament sostenible.

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Capacidades dinámicas e instituciones como determinantes del emprendimiento internacional
Urbano Pulido, D. (PI), Rialp-Criado, J. (Investigador/a Principal 2), Alarcón del Amo, M. C. (Col.laborador/a), Alvarez Barrera, C. P. (Col.laborador/a), Angulo Ruiz, L. F. (Col.laborador/a), Guerrero Cano, M. (Col.laborador/a), Maria-Cristina Stoian (Col.laborador/a), Noguera Noguera, M. (Col.laborador/a), Pergelova, A. I. (Col.laborador/a), Turro Sol, A. (Col.laborador/a), Bolivar Ramos, M. T. (Investigador/a) & Rialp-Criado, À. (Investigador/a)
Ministerio de Economía y Competitividad (MINECO)
1/01/18 → 30/09/22
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