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2021
Systems entrepreneurship: a conceptual substantiation of a novel entrepreneurial “species”
Systems entrepreneurship: a conceptual substantiation of a novel entrepreneurial “species”
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In this paper, we explore the notion of systems entrepreneurship in the context of innovation systems (IS) dedicated to transformations towards sustainability. To this end, our paper draws primarily but not exclusively on the leverage points concept, which was originally proposed by Donella H. Meadows and recently refined by sustainability scientists. More precisely, we flesh out four general propositions about the systems entrepreneurial process that serve as a starting point for illuminating how systems entrepreneurs can intervene at deep leverage points to introduce a dedication to sustainability in IS. The paper touches the important issues of directionality, formal institutions, as well as information flows and network structure that have received insufficient attention from researchers, policymakers, and practitioners aiming at transformations towards sustainability (e.g., funders and other support organizations). Taken as a whole, the paper serves as a conceptual basis for further theoretical and empirical work on systems entrepreneurs and dedicated IS. It should be read as a reminder that the fundamentally uncertain processes of systemic change call for collaborative efforts that transcend mental and organizational boundaries.
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Sustainability science, 16 (2021), 3, 781-794.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-020-00850-6.
ISSN: 1862-4057
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Schlaile, M. P., Urmetzer, S., Ehrenberger, M. B., & Brewer, J. (2021). Systems entrepreneurship: a conceptual substantiation of a novel entrepreneurial “species”. Sustainability science, 16(3). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-020-00850-6
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@article{Schlaile2021,
url = {https://hohpublica.uni-hohenheim.de/handle/123456789/16274},
doi = {10.1007/s11625-020-00850-6},
author = {Schlaile, Michael P. and Urmetzer, Sophie and Ehrenberger, Marcus B. et al.},
title = {Systems entrepreneurship: a conceptual substantiation of a novel entrepreneurial “species”},
journal = {Sustainability science},
year = {2021},
volume = {16},
number = {3},
pages = {781--794},
}