Escaping the green prison: Entrepreneurship and the creation of opportunities for sustainable development

Journal of Business Venturing

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 464-480

  Pacheco, Desirée F ^a   Dean, Thomas J ^b   Payne, David S ^c  

^a PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

Creation entrepreneurship; Institutional economics; Prisoner's dilemma; Sustainable development; Sustainable entrepreneurship

Indexed keywords

EID: 77955331777     PISSN: 08839026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jbusvent.2009.07.006     Document Type: Article

References (136)

1. 4C. 2009a. Common Code for the Coffee Community Association, Home page content. Retrieved from http://www.4c-coffeeassociation.org.
2. 4C. 2009b. Common Code for the Coffee Community Association, Code Document; Updated version February 2008. Retrieved from http://www.4c-coffeeassociation.org.
3. 4C. 2009c. "Terms of Reference for the Mediation Board of the Common Code for the Coffee Community Association". Retrieved from http://www.4c-coffeeassociation.org.
4. Acheson J.M. The lobster fiefs revisited: economic and ecological effects of territoriality in Maine lobster fishing. The Question of the Commons. The Culture and Ecology of Communal Resources 1987, 37-65. University of Arizona Press, Tucson.
5. Aldrich H.E., Fiol C.M. Fools rush in? The institutional context of industry creation. Acad Manag Rev 1994, 19(4):645-670.
6. Aldrich, H.E. and Kenworthy, A.L. 1999. The accidental entrepreneur: Campbellian antinomies and organizational foundings. In. Variations in Organization Science: In Honor of Donald T. Campbell, Baum, J.A.C., McKelvey, B. eds. Sage: Thousand Oaks, CA, pp. 19-33.
7. Alston L.J., Mueller B. Property rights and the state. Handbook of New Institutional Economics 2005, 573-590. Printed in the Netherlands, Springer. C. Menard, M. Shirley (Eds.).
8. Alston L., Eggertsson T., North D. Empirical Studies in Institutional Change 1996, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
9. Alvarez S.A., Barney J.A. Discovery and creation: alternative theories of entrepreneurial action. Strategic Entrepreneurship Journal 2007, 1:11-26.
10. Andersen T.L., Hill Peter J. The Not So Wild, Wild, West: Property Rights on the New Frontier 2004, Stanford University Press, Stanford, CA.
11. Anderson T.L., Leal D. Enviro-capitalists: Doing Good while Doing Well 1997, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, Md.
12. Anderson T., Huggins L. Property Rights: A Practical Guide to Freedom and Prosperity 2003, Hoover Institution Press, Stanford.
13. Anderson T.L., Leal D.R. Free Market Environmentalism 2001, NY, NY, Palgrave.
14. Astley W.G., Fombrum C.J. Collective strategy: social ecology of organizational environments. Academy of Management Review 1983, 8(4):576-587.
15. AWEA. 2009a. American Wind Energy Association, "about board of directors 2008-2009". Retrieved from http://www.awea.org/about/board_of_directors.html.
16. AWEA. 2009b. American Wind Energy Association "Awea staff; Policy". Retrieved from http://www.awea.org/about/policy.html.
17. Axelrod R The Evolution of Cooperation 1984, Basic Books, New York.
18. Axelrod R. An evolutionary approach to norms. The American Political Science Review 1986, 80(4):1095-1111.
19. Barney J. Firm resources and sustained competitive advantage. Journal of Management 1991, 17(1):99-120.
20. Barzel Y. Economic Analysis of Property Rights 1997, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
21. Bator F.M. The anatomy of market failure. Quarterly Journal of Economics 1958, 72:351-379. August.
22. Bendor J., Swistak P. The evolution of norms. American Journal of Sociology 2001, 106(6):1493-1545.
23. Bennett S.J. Eco-preneuring: The Complete Guide to Small Business Opportunities from the Environmental Revolution 1991, John Wiley, New York.
24. Bennett P. Governing environmental risk: regulation, insurance, and moral economy. Progress in Human Geography 1999, 23(2):189-208.
25. Berele G. The Green Entrepreneur: Business Opportunities that Can Save the Earth and Make You Money 1991, Liberty Hall Press, Blue Ridge Summit, PA.
26. Bhaskar R. A realist theory of science 1978, Brighton, Harvester.
27. Bhaskar R. Scientific Realism and Human Emancipation 1986, Verso, London.
28. Bimonte S. The "tragedy of tourism resources" as the outcome of a strategic game: a new analytical framework. Ecological Economics 2008, 67(3):457-464.
29. Bitzer V., Francken M., Glasbergen P. Intersectoral partnerships for a sustainable coffee chain: really addressing sustainability or just picking (coffee) cherries?. Global Environmental Change 2008, 18:271-284.
30. Blue J. Ecopreneuring: Managing for Results 1990, Scott Foresman, London.
31. Botkin D.B., Keller E.A. Environmental Science: Earth as a Living Planet 2003, John Wiley & Sons, New York, NY.
32. Bromley D.W. Economic Interests & Institutions 1989, Basil Blackwell, New York.
33. Brundtland G. Our Common Future: The World Commission on Environment and Development 1987, Oxford University Press, Oxford.
34. Carraro C., Fragnelli V. Game Practice and the Environment 2004, Edward Elgar, Northampton, MA.
35. Center for Public Integrity, 2009. Annual Lobbying by Khosla Ventures. Retrieved from http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/clientsum.php?lname=Khosla+Ventures&year=2008.
36. Chicago Climate Exchange (CCX). 2006. Trading on the Chicago Climate Exchange. Retrieved from http://www.chicagoclimatex.com/trading/.
37. Chiles T.H., Bluedorn A.C., Gupta V.K. Beyond creative destruction and entrepreneurial discovery: a radical Austrian approach to entrepreneurship. Organization Studies 2007, 28(04):467-493.
38. Christmann P., Taylor G. Globalization and the environment: determinants of firm self-regulation in China. Journal of International Business Studies 2001, 32(3):439-458.
39. Colborn T., Dumanoski D., Meyers J.P. Our stolen future: how we are threatening our fertility 1997, Intelligence and Survival, Plume.
40. Colman A.M. Thomas C. Schelling's psychological decision theory: introduction to a special issue. Journal of Economic Psychology 2006, 27:603-608.
41. Cropper M.L., Oates W.E. Environmental economics: a survey. Journal of Economic Literature 1992, 30(2):675-740.
42. Cusick, D., 2007. Southern Utilities led effort to squash Senate RPS proposal. Greenwire Magazine, posted on June 26th, 2007.
43. Daft R.L. A dual-core model of organizational innovation. Academy of Management Journal 1978, 21(2):193-210.
44. Damanpour F. The adoption of technological, administrative, and ancillary innovations: impact of organizational factors. Journal of Management 1987, 13(4):675-688.
45. Dean T.J., McMullen J. Toward a theory of sustainable entrepreneurship: reducing environmental degradation through entrepreneurial action. Journal of Business Venturing 2007, 22(1):50-76.
46. Dean T.J., Meyer G.D. Industry environments and new venture formations in U.S. manufacturing: a conceptual and empirical analysis of demand determinants. Journal of Business Venturing 1996, 11(2):107-132.
47. Dees G.D. The meaning of social entrepreneurship. Working Paper 2001, Stanford University.
48. Dierickx I., Cool K. Asset stock accumulation and sustainability of competitive advantage. Management Science 1989, 35(12):1504-1511.
49. Dorfman R. Some concepts from welfare economics. Economics of the Environment: Selected Readings 1993, W.W. Norton, New York. R. Dorfman, N.S. Dorfman (Eds.).
50. Durlauf S.N., Blume L.E. The New Palgrave Dictionary of Economics 2008, Second Edition, Palgrave Macmillan.
51. Eggertson T. Economic Behavior and Institutions 1990, Cambridge University Press, New York, NY.
52. Ferguson J.J. 2004. Organic Certification Procedures and Costs. Horticultural Sciences Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Retrieved from http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu.
53. Fishbein B. Industry Program to Collect Nickel-Cadmium (Ni-Cd) Batteries 2009, Retrieved from www.informinc.org/recyclenicd.php on June 28th, 2009.
54. Food Chemical News 2006. USDA proposes bringing organic program into line with court decision. 48 (13): 1, May 8.
55. Fromartz S Organic, Inc. Natural Foods and How They Grew 2006, Harcourt Books, Orlando, Fl.
56. Gartner W.B. A conceptual framework for describing the phenomenon of new venture creation. Academy Management Review 1985, 10:696-706.
57. Governor Sonny Perdue, Office of the Governor 2007. Range Fuels to build first wood-based ethanol plant in Georgia, February 7. Retrieved from http://www.georgia.gov.
58. Grand Junction Daily Sentinel, 2007. Powerful farmers negotiating water deal. August 1, 2007.
59. Hackett Environmental and Natural Resource Economics: Theory, Policy, and the Sustainable Society 1997, M.E. Sharpe, New York.
60. Hardin G. The tragedy of the commons. Science 1968, 162:1243-1248.
61. Hardin R. Trusting persons, trusting institutions. Strategy and Choice 1991, 185-209. MIT Press, London, UK. R.J. Zeckhauser (Ed.).
62. Hawken P. The Ecology of Commerce 1994, New York, Harper Collins.
63. Hawken P., Lovins A.B., Lovins L.H. Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution 1999, Little Brown, Boston.
64. Hayek F.A.v. The use of knowledge in society. The American Economic Review 1945, 35:519-520. September.
65. Heavner B., Pacheco D., Tegen S. A lifecycle analysis of photovoltaic panels. Paper Presented at the Colorado Renewable Energy Society Annual Conference 2003, Summer 2003.
66. Hess D.J. Organic food and agriculture in the US: object conflicts in a health-environmental social movement. Science as Culture 2004, 13(4):493-513.
67. Huybers T., Bennett J. Inter-firm cooperation at nature-based tourism destinations. Journal of Socio-Economics 2003, 32:571-587.
68. Inform, 2005. Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation Fails to Deliver on its Promises. Retrieved from on June 28th, 2009. http://www.informinc.org.
69. International Institute for Sustainable Development. 2009. Sustainable Coffee Partnership. Retrieved from http://www.iisd.org/markets/policy/scp.asp.
70. Johnson R.N., Libecap G.D. Contracting problems and regulation: the case of the fishery. American Economic Review 1982, 72(5):1005-1022.
71. Keogh P.D., Polonsky M.J. Environmental commitment: a basis for environmental entrepreneurship?. Journal of Organizational Change Management 1998, 11(1):38-49.
72. Khanna M. Non-mandatory approaches to environmental protection. Journal of Economic Surveys 2001, 15(3):291-324.
73. Khosla V. A Near Term Energy Solution Retrieved from. http://www.khoslaventures.com.
74. Kimberly J.R., Evanisko M. Organizational innovation: the influence of individual, organizational and contextual factors on hospital adoption of technological and administrative innovations. Academy of Management Journal 1981, 24:689-713.
75. King A., Lenox M.J. Industry self-regulation without sanctions: the chemical industry's responsible care program. Academy of Management Journal 2000, 43(4):698-716.
76. Kirzner I.M. Competition and Entrepreneurship 1973, University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
77. Kirzner I.M. Perception, Opportunity, and Profit 1979, University of Chicago Press, Chicago.
78. Krupp F., Holliday C. Let's get nanotech right. The Wall Street Journal 2005, 14 June 2005.
79. Kuznets S. Modern Economic Growth: Rate, Structure, and Spread 1966, Yale University Press, New Haven, CT.
80. Kuznets S. Modern economic growth: findings and reflections. Le Prix Nobel en 1971 1972, Bonnier, Stockholm.
81. Langlois R. Orders and organizations: toward an Austrian theory of social institutions. Austrian Economics: Tensions and New Directions 1992, 165-183. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Boston. B. Caldwell, S. Boehm (Eds.).
82. Lee L. Certifying the harvest: the role of standards-based certification organizations in the organic food industry 2006, Paper Presented at the West Coast Research Symposium on Technology Entrepreneurship, Seattle.
83. Lewis D. Convention: a Philosophical Study 1969, Harvard University Press, Cambridge, MA.
84. Libecap G. Contracting for Property Rights 1989, Cambridge University Press, New York.
85. Little A.G. Something ventured, something gained. Grist 2006, December 8, 2006.
86. Low M.B., Abrahamson E. Movements, bandwagons, and clones: industry evolution and the entrepreneurial process. Journal of Business Venturing 1997, 12:435-457.
87. Luce R.D., Raiffa H. Games and Decisions 1957, John Wiley & Sons, New York.
88. Mailath G.J. Introduction: symposium on evolutionary game theory. Journal of Economic Theory 1992, 57:259-277.
89. Maxwell J.W. What to do when win-win won't work: environmental strategies for costly regulation. Business Horizons 1996, 39(5):60-63.
90. Maynard Smith J. Evolution and the Theory of Games 1982, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
91. Maynard Smith J., Price G. The logic of animal conflict. Nature 1973, 246:15-18.
92. McWhinnie S.F. The tragedy of the commons in international fisheries: an empirical examination. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 2009, 57(3):321-333.
93. Muradian R., Pelupessy W. Governing the coffee chain: the role of voluntary regulatory systems. World Development 2005, 33(12):2029-2044.
94. Namasté Solar 2007. About Us. Retrieved from: http://www.namastesolar.com.
95. Nash John Equilibrium points in n-person games. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 1950, 36(1):48-49.
96. National Biodiesel Board 2006. Press Release. Retrieved from http://www.biodiesel.org/resources/pressreleases/gen/20060426_Jobe_testimonyNR.pdf.
97. National Organic Program. 2006, Background Information. Retrieved November 2, 2006, from http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop/FactSheets/Backgrounder.html.
98. North D.C. Institutions, Institutional Change, and Economic Performance 1990, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
99. North D.C. Institutions. Journal of Economic Perspectives 1991, 5(1):97-112.
100. North D.C., Thomas R.P. An economic theory of the growth of the western world. The Economic History Review 1970, 23(1):1-17.
101. Oliver C. Strategic responses to institutional processes. Academy Manage Review 1991, 16(1):145-179.
102. Olson M. The Logic of Collective Action 1965, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
103. Oses-Eraso N., Viladrich-Grau M. On the sustainability of common property resources. Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 2007, 53:393-410.
104. Ostrom E. Governing the Commons: The Evolution of Institutions for Collective Action 1990, Cambridge University Press, New York.
105. OTA 2009. Organic Trade Association, Overview. Retrieved from http://www.ota.com.
106. Parker, S. 2007. National RPS to Include Coal & Nuclear? June 13, 2007. Retrieved from http://www.renewableenergyworld.com.
107. Perfecto I., Rice A.R., Greenberg R., van den Voort M.E. Shade coffee: a disappearing refuge for biodiversity. Bioscience 1996, 46(8):598-608.
108. Pigou A.C. The Economics of Welfare 1932, MacMillan and Co., London. 4th ed.
109. Pozzebon M. The influence of a structurationist view on strategic management research. Journal of Management Studies 2004, 41(2):247-272.
110. PR Newswire, 2006. Western Milling and Khosla Ventures Join Forces to Form Cilion. June 21, 2006. Retrieved from http://www.prnewswire.com/.
111. Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation, 2008. Rechargeable Battery Recycling Corporation (RBRC) Expands Collection Program For The First Time In Seven Years: New Battery Chemistry Recognized by RBRC; Nickel Zinc (Ni-Zn) Rechargeable Batteries Now Accepted Through Call2Recycle™. Retrieved from on June 28th, 2009. http://www.rbrc.org/corporate/mediacenter_news.shtml.
112. Rumelt R.P. Theory, strategy, and entrepreneurship. The Competitive Challenge: Strategies for Industrial Innovation and Renewal 1987, 137-158. Ballinger, Cambridge, Massachusetts. D.J. Teece (Ed.).
113. Sarason Y., Dean T.J., Dillard J.F. Entrepreneurship as the nexus of individual and opportunity: a structuration view. Journal of Business Venturing 2006, 21(3):286-305.
114. Sarason, Y., Dillard, J. F., and Dean T. J. 2008. How can we know the dancer from the dance? Journal of Business Venturing. Forthcoming.
115. Sarasvathy S.D. Causation and effectuation: toward a theoretical shift from economic inevitability to entrepreneurial contingency. Academy Management Review 2001, 26(2):243-288.
116. Sarasvathy S.D., Dew N., Velamuri S.R., Venkatraman S. Three views of opportunity. Handbook of Entrepreneurship Research 2003, 141-160. Kluwer.
117. Schelling T.C. Micromotives and Macrobehavior 1978, W.W. Norton and Company, New York.
118. Schotter A. The Economic Theory of Institutions 1981, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
119. Schumpeter J.A. Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy 1942, Harper, New York.
120. Shane S., Venkataraman S. The promise of entrepreneurship as a field of research. Academy Management Review 2000, 25(1):217-226.
121. Shaper, M. 2002. Introduction: the essence of ecopreneurship. Greener Management International: Theme Issue: Environmental Entrepreneurship Summer: 26-30.
122. Snyder, J. 2007. Southern Co. Takes Aim at Renewable Energy Bill. May 14, 2007. Retrieved from http://renewableenergyworld.com.
123. Solar Energy Industries Association. 2007. Federal Issues. Retrieved from: http://www.seia.org.
124. Soroos M.S. Global change, environmental security, and the prisoner's dilemma. Journal of Peace Research 1994, 31(3):317-332.
125. Sugden R. The Economics of Rights, Cooperation, and Welfare 1986, Basil Blackwell, Oxford.
126. Taylor M. The Possibility of Cooperation 1987, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge.
127. The Opening of the Chicago Climate Exchange 2002, The Economist, October 17, 2002.
128. Change We Can Profit from 2009, The Economist, January 31, 2009.
129. Tietenberg T. Environmental and Natural Resource Economics 2000, Addison Wesley, New York.
130. Funds to Defray Costs of Organic Certification, AMS No. 159-04, May 2004, USDA (U.S. Department of Agriculture, Retrieved from http://www.ams.usda.gov/nop.
131. Van Mill D. Liberty, Rationality, and Agency in Hobbes's Leviathan 2001, State University of New York Press, Albany, NY.
132. von Neumann J., Morgenstern O. Theory of Games and Economic Behavior 1947, Princeton University Press, Princeton, NJ.
133. Voss T Game theoretical perspectives on the emergence of social norms. social norms 2001, 105-138. Russell Sage Foundation. M. Hechter, K.D. Opp (Eds.).
134. Walley N., Whitehead B. It's Not Easy Being Green. Harvard Business Review 1994, 72(3):46-52.
135. Wirth T.E., Khosla V., Podesta J.D. Change the rules, change the future. Grist 2007, May 22, 2007.
136. Young H.P. The Evolution of Conventions. Econometrica 1993, 61(1):57-64.