Factors influencing the identification of sustainable opportunities by SMEs: Empirical Evidence from Zambia

Sustainability (Switzerland)

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2016, Pages

  Choongo, Progress ^a   Van Burg, Elco ^a   Paas, Leo J ^b   Masurel, Enno ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Developing countries; Opportunity identification; SMEs; Sustainable entrepreneurship; Sustainable opportunities; Zambia

Indexed keywords

ALTRUISM; DEVELOPING WORLD; EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENTREPRENEUR; MINING INDUSTRY; NATURE-SOCIETY RELATIONS; SMALL AND MEDIUM-SIZED ENTERPRISE; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE;

ZAMBIA;

EID: 84956704180     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20711050     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/su8010081     Document Type: Article

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