| Title: | Uneven entrepreneurial sustainability across development contexts : divergence in orientation, action, and SDG engagement |
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| Authors: | ID Bradač Hojnik, Barbara (Author) |
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| Files: |  https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2590051X26000560?via%3Dihub
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| Language: | English |
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| Work type: | Scientific work |
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| Typology: | 1.01 - Original Scientific Article |
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| Organization: | EPF - Faculty of Business and Economics
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| Abstract: | This study examines how entrepreneurial sustainability varies across country development contexts and between early-stage and established entrepreneurs. Using country-level data derived from the Global Entrepreneurship Monitor sustainability module and matched SDG Index scores, the analysis covers 49 countries and compares four distinct dimensions of entrepreneurial sustainability: sustainability orientation, sustainability action, SDG awareness, and SDG prioritization. Rather than treating entrepreneurial sustainability as a single construct, the study distinguishes between how entrepreneurs frame sustainability, how they act on it, and how they relate to the formal SDG agenda. The results show that entrepreneurial sustainability is developmentally uneven, but not in a linear or uniform way. Early-stage entrepreneurs report significantly stronger sustainability orientation than established entrepreneurs, especially in terms of social consideration and prioritizing social and/or environmental impact over profitability or growth. However, they do not report higher overall sustainability action, while established entrepreneurs report significantly more environmental action. At the country level, higher SDG Index scores are associated with greater entrepreneurial awareness of the SDGs, but with lower sustainability orientation and lower SDG prioritization. Sustainability action, by contrast, is not systematically associated with country-level SDG performance. These findings suggest that awareness, commitment, and action should not be conflated. The paper contributes to research on sustainable entrepreneurship and global development by showing that entrepreneurial sustainability reflects an uneven and only partially aligned translation of global sustainability agendas across country contexts and entrepreneurial stages. |
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| Keywords: | sustainable entrepreneurship, sustainable development goals, entrepreneurial sustainability, early-stage entrepreneurship, uneven development, cross-country analysis |
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| Publication status: | Published |
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| Publication version: | Version of Record |
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| Publication date: | 03.09.2026 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2026 |
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| Number of pages: | str. 1-11 |
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| Numbering: | Vol. 13, [article no.] ǂ100388 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DKUM-100545  |
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| UDC: | 005.342:502.131.1 |
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| ISSN on article: | 2590-051X |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 292130819 |
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| DOI: | 10.1016/j.resglo.2026.100388 |
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| Publication date in DKUM: | 23.09.2026 |
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