Patterns of Knowledge-Intensive “Green” Entrepreneurship: An analysis of the PIPE Program in the State of São Paulo, Brazil
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https://doi.org/10.20401/rasi.11.2.1030Keywords:
Knowledge-Intensive Entrepreneurship, Green Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurial Ecosystem, Green KIE, BrazilAbstract
Recent industrialization has harmed the environment, causing global warming, emissions, and contamination. This has spurred interest in green solutions and integrating them into business strategies, with green entrepreneurship and innovation emerging as solutions. This research, within entrepreneurship and sustainability, uses PIPE program data from FAPESP in São Paulo to identify environmental patterns in knowledge-intensive projects. It employs a qualitative-quantitative approach, analyzing 1,844 projects using hierarchical clustering. The study examines Green KIE as a distinct type, exploring its role in sustainable transitions within the Entrepreneurial Ecosystem. It highlights the leadership of certain ecosystems, the absence of entrepreneurial approaches in some SDGs, and the varied handling of social and environmental issues.
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