Pro-social and other motivations of innovative start-ups
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Autor:in (Körperschaft)
Publikationsdatum
2024
Typ der Arbeit
Studiengang
Sammlung
Typ
04A - Beitrag Sammelband
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Übergeordnetes Werk
Start-up cultures in times of global crises. Sustainable and innovative approaches
Themenheft
DOI der Originalpublikation
Link
Reihe / Serie
Sustainable Business Development
Reihennummer
Jahrgang / Band
Ausgabe / Nummer
Seiten / Dauer
27-42
Patentnummer
Verlag / Herausgebende Institution
Springer Cham
Verlagsort / Veranstaltungsort
Cham
Auflage
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Programmiersprache
Abtretungsempfänger:in
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Zusammenfassung
tart-ups can contribute to improving the sustainability of business activu0002ities in our society. In this study, start-ups that participated in the Swiss Innovation
Challenge, a business plan competition, were examined regarding their motivation
to found a company. The research question is, which role pro-social motivations of
entrepreneurs play in the founding of a start-up. This was examined with an analysis
of the start-ups’ motivations in general and secondly with a detailed analysis of their
sustainability orientation. First, in a literature review of possible categories of motiu0002vations, these were identifed: fnancial motives, self-realization and identity, recogu0002nition and status, better working conditions, family tradition, and a pro-social
sustainability motivation. Then, semi-structured interviews were conducted with
the start-up teams and qualitatively analyzed. Many of the teams mentioned identiu0002fcation with the project and self-realization, this was the dominant motive. While
most of the start-ups were proft-oriented, several interviewees also mentioned susu0002tainability motives, with varying priorities. The range of sustainability aspects was
particularly wide, also due to the very different business models. Founding teams
that included sustainability aspects into their business generally had a higher susu0002tainability orientation. Thus, raising the awareness of sustainable management
issues, education, and training could improve the sustainability impact of start-ups.
Schlagwörter
Fachgebiet (DDC)
330 - Wirtschaft
658 - General Management
658 - General Management
Veranstaltung
Startdatum der Ausstellung
Enddatum der Ausstellung
Startdatum der Konferenz
Enddatum der Konferenz
Datum der letzten Prüfung
ISBN
978-3-031-53941-1
978-3-031-53944-2
978-3-031-53942-8
978-3-031-53944-2
978-3-031-53942-8
ISSN
Sprache
Englisch
Während FHNW Zugehörigkeit erstellt
Ja
Zukunftsfelder FHNW
Publikationsstatus
Veröffentlicht
Begutachtung
Fachlektorat/Editorial Review
Open Access-Status
Gold
Lizenz
Zitation
MILOW, Uta und Arie Hans VERKUIL, 2024. Pro-social and other motivations of innovative start-ups. In: Arie Hans VERKUIL (Hrsg.), Start-up cultures in times of global crises. Sustainable and innovative approaches. Cham: Springer Cham. S. 27–42. Sustainable Business Development. ISBN 978-3-031-53941-1. Verfügbar unter: https://doi.org/10.26041/fhnw-11044