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Green entrepreneurship in challenging times: a quantitative approach for European countries

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  • Maria Denisa Vasilescu
  • Gina Cristina Dimian
  • Giani Ionel Gradinaru

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The aim of the study is to deep dive into the potential of green entrepreneurship and its drivers in a time of multiple challenges when green growth seeks to reconcile economic and sustainable development goals. The need for responsible business models has become evident in recent years, and companies that offer green products or services are creative, eco-friendly growth incubators and important economic actors that can change the future of society. We used a logistic regression model for 7326 companies from 36 European countries to identify what influences the decision to go green, including supply and demand factors, measures for resource efficiency and targeted policies. We found that the company’s age, its financial performance, the country’s level of development, as well as the incentive measures have a significant potential of stimulating green entrepreneurship. Our results highlight the overwhelming importance of financing. Firms in less developed countries face difficulties in developing green products and services, so support programs are needed to build green entrepreneurship in some regions. Many entrepreneurs in less developed countries are highly educated, creative, and innovative, so they can successfully run sustainable business models if the transfer of good practices is accompanied by an infusion of capital.

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  • Maria Denisa Vasilescu & Gina Cristina Dimian & Giani Ionel Gradinaru, 2023. "Green entrepreneurship in challenging times: a quantitative approach for European countries," Economic Research-Ekonomska Istraživanja, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 36(1), pages 1828-1847, March.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:reroxx:v:36:y:2023:i:1:p:1828-1847
    DOI: 10.1080/1331677X.2022.2093767
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    1. Wided Ragmoun, 2024. "The Analysis of Trigger Factors of the Environmental Entrepreneurship Process in Saudi Arabia: An Innovative Approach," Economies, MDPI, vol. 12(9), pages 1-19, September.
    2. Álvaro Hernández-Tamurejo & Francisco Javier S. Lacárcel & Vincenzo Corvello, 2024. "Exploring smart workers' willingness to sacrifice and its managerial entrepreneurship implications towards a new mobility paradigm," International Entrepreneurship and Management Journal, Springer, vol. 20(3), pages 2047-2074, September.

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