The myth of entrepreneurship as a tool : reorienting business venturing as a goal in itself in a post-growth society

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dc.contributor.authorMAZZONI, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorNAUDÉ, Wim
dc.contributor.authorINNOCENTI, Niccolò
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-29T14:55:24Z
dc.date.available2024-11-29T14:55:24Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.descriptionPublished online: 29 November 2024en
dc.description.abstractAn enduring myth is of entrepreneurship as the means to the goal of economic growth. With a growing realization that perpetual economic growth and firm growth are not sustainable and violate the planet's biophysical limits, entrepreneurship should focus on contributing to a post-growth society. However, in this paper, we argue that the problems with this are twofold: one, the notions of a post-growth society are not at present compatible with entrepreneurship, and two, such an orientation continues to consider entrepreneurship as a means to a goal - in other words as a tool to fix the problems caused by excessive economic growth. In this light, we call for a de-emphasis on entrepreneurship as a means to economic growth and for more research and policies towards business venturing as a goal. Such a reorientation may also provide a basis for conceptualizing entrepreneurship in a post-growth society.en
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dc.identifier.citationJournal of business venturing insights, 2024, Vol. 23, Art. e00512, OnlineFirsten
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.jbvi.2024.e00512
dc.identifier.issn2352-6734
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1814/77577
dc.identifier.volume23en
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dc.titleThe myth of entrepreneurship as a tool : reorienting business venturing as a goal in itself in a post-growth societyen
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