A case study of exploring the barriers of pro-environmental behaviour

Autor:	Eeva Aromaa, Ville-Veikko Piispanen, Kaisa Henttonen
Rok vydání:	2019
Předmět:	Entrepreneurship Economics and Econometrics Interview Energy (esotericism) Circular economy Strategy and Management Sensemaking Single-subject design Content analysis Management of Technology and Innovation Sustainability Business Business and International Management Industrial organization
Zdroj:	International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Innovation Management. 23:466
ISSN:	1741-5098 1368-275X
DOI:	10.1504/ijeim.2019.102036
Popis:	The research focuses on the barriers of pro-environmental behaviour in a circular economy. More specifically, the aim is to study how an entrepreneur makes sense of existing barriers when reflecting on the business. Previous studies on environmental awareness and behaviour have focused extensively on the individual and business level, yet barriers resulting from a circular economy have not been studied in small- and medium-sized businesses. In this single case study, the gap is explored by innovating a reflective circular economy diagnostics tool and interviewing one entrepreneur in an energy and resource-intensive industry, which has many established and deep-rooted historical industrial practices. Content analysis and sensemaking practices have been used to analyse the data. The findings show that the barriers are mostly related to economics, and they can be structural, cultural, and contextual. The analysis also shows that pro-environmental concerns do not always lead to pro-environmental behaviour.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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