TY - JOUR

T1 - Psychological Time of Green Entrepreneurs: A Mixed Methods Study of SMEs 

AU - Забелина , Екатерина Вячеславовна

AU - Cruz-Cárdenas, Jorge

AU - Дейнека, Ольга Сергеевна

AU - Максименко, Александр Александрович

AU - Guadalupe-Lanas, Jorge

AU - Ramos-Galarza, Carlos

N1 - Zabelina E., Cruz-Cárdenas J., Deyneka O., Maksimenko A., Guadalupe-Lanas J., Ramos-Galarza C. Psychological Time of Green Entrepreneurs: A Mixed Methods Study of SMEs // International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behavior & Research. 2022. DOI: 10.1108/IJEBR-06-2022-0533

PY - 2023/7/13

Y1 - 2023/7/13

N2 - Purpose: Green entrepreneurship is a topic of transcendental importance for today's societies. Studies on why entrepreneurs engage in green business have primarily focused on external influences, paying little attention to internal factors such as cognitive mechanisms. This study aims to fill this gap by focusing on the characteristics of the perceived (psychological) time of entrepreneurs who choose green businesses. Design/methodology/approach: Using a sequential exploratory mixed methods design, this study conducts a series of 20 in-depth interviews with green entrepreneurs in Russia, an emerging economy, and then formulates the hypotheses. The hypotheses are tested in the quantitative phase by surveying 389 green and non-green entrepreneurs. Findings: The data obtained in the survey phase support several hypotheses. Specifically, green entrepreneurs think more critically about their past than their non-green colleagues. Similarly, green entrepreneurs have a longer time perspective and are more focused on possible future events. Finally, green entrepreneurs are farsighted and perceive the future more negatively than non-green entrepreneurs. Research limitations/implications: The data obtained in the survey phase support several hypotheses. Compared with non-green entrepreneurs, green entrepreneurs think more critically about their past, have a longer time perspective and are more focused on possible future events. In addition, green entrepreneurs are farsighted and perceive the future more negatively than their non-green counterparts. Originality/value: This study contributes to the least examined area in the relevant literature by identifying internal factors that explain green entrepreneurship. Furthermore, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, it is one of the first to provide an in-depth understanding of the characteristics of the perceived (psychological) time of green entrepreneurs.

AB - Purpose: Green entrepreneurship is a topic of transcendental importance for today's societies. Studies on why entrepreneurs engage in green business have primarily focused on external influences, paying little attention to internal factors such as cognitive mechanisms. This study aims to fill this gap by focusing on the characteristics of the perceived (psychological) time of entrepreneurs who choose green businesses. Design/methodology/approach: Using a sequential exploratory mixed methods design, this study conducts a series of 20 in-depth interviews with green entrepreneurs in Russia, an emerging economy, and then formulates the hypotheses. The hypotheses are tested in the quantitative phase by surveying 389 green and non-green entrepreneurs. Findings: The data obtained in the survey phase support several hypotheses. Specifically, green entrepreneurs think more critically about their past than their non-green colleagues. Similarly, green entrepreneurs have a longer time perspective and are more focused on possible future events. Finally, green entrepreneurs are farsighted and perceive the future more negatively than non-green entrepreneurs. Research limitations/implications: The data obtained in the survey phase support several hypotheses. Compared with non-green entrepreneurs, green entrepreneurs think more critically about their past, have a longer time perspective and are more focused on possible future events. In addition, green entrepreneurs are farsighted and perceive the future more negatively than their non-green counterparts. Originality/value: This study contributes to the least examined area in the relevant literature by identifying internal factors that explain green entrepreneurship. Furthermore, to the best of the authors’ knowledge, it is one of the first to provide an in-depth understanding of the characteristics of the perceived (psychological) time of green entrepreneurs.

KW - мотивация, психологическое время, устойчивость, познание

KW - Attitude toward future

KW - Environmental entrepreneurship

KW - Future

KW - Green entrepreneurs

KW - Present hedonistic

KW - Psychological time

KW - Time attitude

KW - Time perspective

UR - https://www.mendeley.com/catalogue/19efceb7-e2f2-3091-9fed-49681be1da70/

U2 - 10.1108/ijebr-06-2022-0533

DO - 10.1108/ijebr-06-2022-0533

M3 - Article

VL - 29

SP - 1427

EP - 1452

JO - International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

JF - International Journal of Entrepreneurial Behaviour and Research

SN - 1355-2554

IS - 7

ER -