Citation
(2012), "Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 13 No. 3. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijshe.2012.24913caa.007
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2012, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Entrepreneurship, Innovation and Sustainability
Article Type: Books and resources From: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Volume 13, Issue 3
Edited by Marcus WagnerGreenleafSheffield2012310 pp.£40.00ISBN 9781906093730
This book addresses the intersection of entrepreneurship, innovation and sustainability (EIS), presenting high-quality research illuminating the relationship between the three fields. The EIS nexus is particularly relevant from a European point of view given the focus of the European Commission on corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainability, as well as the prominent role of the latter in the Framework Programme of the EU. Also, the Lisbon agenda, with its focus on the quality of life for European citizens, requires that firms reconcile sustainability aspects with profitability and innovation and entrepreneurs are seen as key diffusers of these aims. Sustainability requires both radical (technological) and incremental (product- and process-related) innovation. In many cases, such innovations come from small to medium-sized enterprises and so the role of the entrepreneur is key to their success.