WP4
The Role of Business Development Organizations in Supporting Sustainable Entrepreneurship.
Work Package 4 aims at identifying relevant business support organizations (BDOs) and examining their potential in supporting sustainable entrepreneurship, the identification of best practices and developing conclusions for a paradigm shift of the support system. This work package focuses specifically on public business development organizations.The preliminary guiding research questions are:
Using the perceived gaps presented by the informants and learning from best practice and earlier research, we will propose areas for improvement and new working procedures.
The empirical work follows a case study approach with a regional scope. Interviews, documentation studies and surveys will serve as data collection methods. The outcomes from WP4 will be targeted at both practitioners (policy makers, BDOs, SMEs) and academics interested in sustainable entrepreneurship.
- Which support is provided by BDOs to SMEs seeking advice in sustainable entrepreneurship?
- Which support is requested from SMEs seeking advice in sustainable entrepreneurship?
Using the perceived gaps presented by the informants and learning from best practice and earlier research, we will propose areas for improvement and new working procedures.
The empirical work follows a case study approach with a regional scope. Interviews, documentation studies and surveys will serve as data collection methods. The outcomes from WP4 will be targeted at both practitioners (policy makers, BDOs, SMEs) and academics interested in sustainable entrepreneurship.
Publications:
Kanda, W., Hjelm, O. & Clausen, J. (2016). The Role of Business Development Organizations in Supporting Sustainable Entrepreneurship and Eco‐innovation. Work Package 4. Linköping: SHIFT. FREE DOWNLOAD HERE
Clausen, J., Kanda, W. & Bergset, L. (2015). Öko-Effizienz und Öko-Innovationen in der Wirtschaftsförderung im Land Nordrhein-Westfalen. Arbeitspaket 4: Wirtschaftsförderung und Clusterinitiativen. Berlin, Linköping: SHIFT. FREE DOWNLOAD HERE
Kanda, W., Hjelm, O. & Bienkowska, D. (2014). Boosting eco-innovation: The role of public support organizations, paper presented at The XXV ISPIM Conference – Innovation for Sustainable Economy & Society, Dublin, Ireland on 8-11 June 2014. FREE DOWNLOAD HERE
Kanda, W. & Hjelm, O. (2014). An approach for analyzing public support systems for eco-innovations: Lessons from two German and Swedish regions, paper presented at 18th Annual Interdisciplinary Entrepreneurship Conference, Oldenburg, Germany on 13-14 November. FREE DOWNLOAD HERE
