Holistic configural models for sustainable entrepreneurs
International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research
ISSN: 1355-2554
Article publication date: 19 August 2021
Issue publication date: 20 January 2022
Abstract
Purpose
This research explores causal combinations (personal traits, external factors and self-fulfillment) that could provide holistic views leading to sustainable start-ups via data collected from Taiwanese entrepreneurs.
Design/methodology/approach
The authors employ five-point Likert scale measurements in the questionnaires and fuzzy-set/Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) for the investigation.
Findings
The study finds four types of sustainable entrepreneurs. Conservative resilient entrepreneurs have an absence of both openness and neuroticism. Conservative achieving entrepreneurs have an absence of openness and the presence of conscientiousness. Conservative-hired entrepreneurs have an absence of both openness and unemployment. Lastly, conservative opportunistic entrepreneurs exhibit an absence of openness and the presence of business opportunity.
Originality/value
The results add to the authors’ knowledge and understanding of the entrepreneurship literature and also offer implications for people who are interested in entrepreneurship as well as to policymakers wanting to promote new start-ups.
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Acknowledgements
This paper forms part of a special section “Innovation and Governance for Sustainable Growth (ACIEK)”, guest edited by Alba Yela Aránega and Rafael Castaño Sánchez.
The authors are grateful to the financial support of the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan, ROC under grant MOST 109-2410-H-141-009.
Citation
Huarng, K.-H. and Yu, T.H.-K. (2022), "Holistic configural models for sustainable entrepreneurs", International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research, Vol. 28 No. 1, pp. 67-82. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEBR-05-2021-0416
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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