Grotjan, Felix (2024) How do stakeholder demands influence the way incubator organizations support starting entrepreneurs in implementing ESG initiatives in the North of the Netherlands? Master thesis, Sustainable Entrepreneurship (SE).
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Abstract
This thesis explores how stakeholder demands affect business incubators' ESG support tools for entrepreneurs. The empirical research examines the complex relationships between internal and external stakeholder logics using qualitative methods in form of semi-structured interviews. Interview participants involve business incubator managers, mentors, and experts in the field of business incubator ecosystems. The findings indicate that public sector policies and financial resources are key to implementation of ESG support mechanisms. Public incubators prioritize sustainability more than private and hybrid incubators. Resource constraints, lack of frameworks, and interest conflicts of different stakeholders are key issues for slow implementation of ESG support mechanisms. Economic goals are often priorities above long-term sustainability. The thesis advocates for a comprehensive and standardization of an ESG framework for business incubators and entrepreneurs. A multi-stakeholder governance is crucial to balance economic, environmental, and social issues.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Master) |
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| Name supervisor: | Folmer, E.C. |
| Date Deposited: | 17 Jun 2024 12:27 |
| Last Modified: | 17 Jun 2024 12:27 |
| URI: | https://campus-fryslan.studenttheses.ub.rug.nl/id/eprint/473 |
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