The influence of sustainable entrepreneurship culture on start-up expectations: A comparative analysis

Titolo Rivista RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA'
Autori/Curatori Diego Matricano
Anno di pubblicazione 2017 Fascicolo 2017/1
Lingua Inglese Numero pagine 19 P. 71-89 Dimensione file 227 KB
DOI 10.3280/RISS2017-001006
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This paper aims to test whether the culture of sustainable entrepreneurship affects the relationship between intellectual capital and start-up expectations in a different way from the culture of self-actualisation (Maslow theory) or of legitimacy. Through logistic regression models, the statistical results show that clear differences do exist. This result has a twofold impact. Policy makers interested in supporting sustainable entrepreneurship should be aware of the emerging differences in order to propose dedicated tools and actions. Scholars aiming to investigate sustainable entrepreneurship should focus their attention on the entrepreneurial dynamics taking place where that culture is widespread.

Il presente articolo ha lo scopo di indagare se la cultura dell’imprenditorialità sostenibile influenza la relazione fra il capitale intellettuale e la prospettiva di creare nuove imprese in modo diverso rispetto alla cultura dell’autorealizzazione (teoria di Maslow) e a quella della legittimazione. Attraverso dei modelli di regressione logistica, i risultati statistici dimostrano che evidenti differenze esistono. Questo risultato ha una doppia valenza. I policy maker interessati a supportare l’imprenditorialità sostenibile dovrebbero essere edotti sulle differenze così da proporre strumenti e piani mirati. Gli studiosi interessati all’imprenditorialità sostenibile dovrebbero approfondire le dinamiche imprenditoriali che si manifestano lì dove è diffuso quel tipo di cultura.

Keywords:Contesti sostenibili, teoria di Maslow, teoria della legittimazione, capitale intellettuale, nuove imprese.

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Diego Matricano, The influence of sustainable entrepreneurship culture on start-up expectations: A comparative analysis in "RIVISTA DI STUDI SULLA SOSTENIBILITA'" 1/2017, pp 71-89, DOI: 10.3280/RISS2017-001006