Student entrepreneurs with triple bottom line objectives: capabilities in creating viable business models DOI
James M. Crick, Dave Crick

Education + Training, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 18, 2024

Purpose The objective of this instrumental case study is to investigate issues impacting capability development/transformation with respect student entrepreneurs’ aspirations create a viable, evolving business model for their start-ups, namely, that are underpinned by goals featuring the “triple bottom line”. That is, instead simply profits as an economic performance metric, there also consideration wider social within notion “responsible leadership”, involving people and planet. Design/methodology/approach Underpinned “capabilities lens”, research setting focuses on perceptions entrepreneurs together other stakeholders in Canadian university. country context pertinent, since gain scalability, owners start-up firms may need internationalise overcome limited domestic demand (despite large geographic area); also, stakeholders’ support sometimes needed facilitate growth. Findings New insights demonstrate appropriate effective transformative development amongst triple line objectives. Student validating facets viable address “all” not “some” aspects especially important. This alongside being able pivot product-market strategies where necessary, feature event demand. A develop soft skills likely help communicate stakeholders. In turn, such capabilities move ideation, passed validation through commercialisation. Originality/value utility institutions associated offering education training students aspiring has featured earlier studies. Likewise, sustainability have been previously considered. originality offer more nuanced investigation into salient exhibiting objectives start-ups. focusing considerations related models when facing market

Language: Английский

Transitioning of Traditional Supply Chain to Circular Supply Chain DOI
Jayakrishna Kandasamy,

K. E. K. Vimal,

Manavalan Ethirajan

et al.

Published: Jan. 1, 2025

Language: Английский

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Industrial circular ecosystem entrant: examining small firms DOI Creative Commons
Majdi Anwar Quttainah, Shamima Haque, Debadrita Panda

et al.

Management Decision, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 63(13), P. 46 - 65

Published: Feb. 17, 2025

Purpose This study serves a dual purpose. First, it aims to explore the phase-wise progression that small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) startups must undertake become successful ecosystem partners, supporting large industrial firms in their circular transition. Second, seeks examine how these manage change foster collaborative cultures through strategies enabled by positive organizational scholarship (POS) during phased evolution. Design/methodology/approach provides empirical evidence multiple case study-based approach involving 12 born-circular SMEs/startups from 5 diverse Indian sectors. Insights were gathered conducting two rounds of semi-structured interviews with 24 participants one validatory seminar eight participants. Findings research identified three distinct complementary phases – compare, compete collaborate can undergo emerge as partners. Each phase encompasses specific business practices, including various activities. These activities serve clear indicators smaller firms’ potential competence aiding larger transitions. Originality/value paper contributes theoretical understanding economy outlining trajectory for establish partnerships. Another contribution is application POS management paradigm facilitate circularity. Additionally, highlights context developing nations, which remain underexplored compared developed counterparts circularity initiatives.

Language: Английский

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Empowering Smart Cities Through Start-Ups: A Sustainability Framework for Incubator-City Collaboration DOI Creative Commons
Justyna Berniak‐Woźny, Piotr Śliż, Jędrzej Siciński

et al.

Systems, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 13(4), P. 219 - 219

Published: March 22, 2025

The rapid advancement of Industry 4.0 and 5.0 technologies presents unprecedented opportunities to align start-up incubators with smart cities’ sustainability goals, fostering innovation addressing complex urban challenges. This study introduces the Smart City-Incubator Sustainability Framework (SCISF)—a structured conceptual model that integrates sustainable business innovation, digital transformation, circular economy principles into incubator practices. Through an integrative literature review, framework development, empirical application, research identifies six key components essential for aligning city objectives: strategic vision alignment, technological integration, practices, public engagement, scalability, impact monitoring. framework’s application Gdańsk Entrepreneurship Foundation (GEF) demonstrates its effectiveness in assessing contributions sustainability. findings highlight strengths engagement vision, alongside enhance cross-sector partnerships, ESG-driven reporting. By bridging gap between objectives ecosystems, SCISF provides actionable insights policymakers, planners, managers foster smart, circular, resilient environments.

Language: Английский

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Student entrepreneurs with triple bottom line objectives: capabilities in creating viable business models DOI
James M. Crick, Dave Crick

Education + Training, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown

Published: Oct. 18, 2024

Purpose The objective of this instrumental case study is to investigate issues impacting capability development/transformation with respect student entrepreneurs’ aspirations create a viable, evolving business model for their start-ups, namely, that are underpinned by goals featuring the “triple bottom line”. That is, instead simply profits as an economic performance metric, there also consideration wider social within notion “responsible leadership”, involving people and planet. Design/methodology/approach Underpinned “capabilities lens”, research setting focuses on perceptions entrepreneurs together other stakeholders in Canadian university. country context pertinent, since gain scalability, owners start-up firms may need internationalise overcome limited domestic demand (despite large geographic area); also, stakeholders’ support sometimes needed facilitate growth. Findings New insights demonstrate appropriate effective transformative development amongst triple line objectives. Student validating facets viable address “all” not “some” aspects especially important. This alongside being able pivot product-market strategies where necessary, feature event demand. A develop soft skills likely help communicate stakeholders. In turn, such capabilities move ideation, passed validation through commercialisation. Originality/value utility institutions associated offering education training students aspiring has featured earlier studies. Likewise, sustainability have been previously considered. originality offer more nuanced investigation into salient exhibiting objectives start-ups. focusing considerations related models when facing market

Language: Английский

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