Search for dissertations about: "entrepreneurship in agriculture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words entrepreneurship in agriculture.

  2. 1. Value creation for sustainable rural development – perspectives of entrepreneurship in agriculture

    Author : Jennie Cederholm Björklund; Jeaneth Johansson; John Lindgren; Steffen Korsgaard; Högskolan i Halmstad; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Agriculture; farmer; entrepreneurship; value creation; sustainable rural development; support system; context; embeddedness; business models; Lantbruk; lantbrukare; entreprenörskap; värdeskapande; hållbar landsbygdsutveckling; stödsystem; kontext; inbäddning; affärsmodeller;

    Abstract : Entrepreneurship and innovation are regarded as key factors in the development of society - not least in the development of sustainable rural areas, where they are emphasised by both authorities and research. This thesis is situated in this field of inquiry and studies entrepreneurship in agriculture. READ MORE

  4. 2. Towards a Sustainable Food System : Entrepreneurship, Resilience and Agriculture in the Baltic Sea Region

    Author : Markus Larsson; Rebecka Milestad; Höjer Mattias; Thomas Hahn; Lars Drake; KTH; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sustainable agriculture; eutrophication; Baltic Sea; entrepreneurship; resilience; sustainable food system; Hållbart jordbruk; övergödning; Östersjön; entreprenörskap; resiliens; hållbart livsmedelssystem; Planering och beslutsanalys; Planning and Decision Analysis;

    Abstract : This thesis compares conventional agriculture and Ecological Recycling Agriculture (ERA) in terms of their environmental and socio-economic effects. Environmental effects include greenhouse gas emissions and energy use, but this analysis focuses on nutrient losses. READ MORE

  5. 3. Who am I, and if so, how many? Identity dynamics in agricultural entrepreneurship

    Author : Sarah Fitz-Koch; Mattias Nordqvist; Jönköping University; Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; identity dynamics; multiple work identities; entrepreneurship; new venture; agriculture; family business; entrepreneurial identity; founder identity;

    Abstract : Identity matters and identity is hailed increasingly as central to fully apprehending entrepreneurship. Identity is inherent to entrepreneurship because entrepreneurs establish and grow their ventures based on their identities. Hence, identity infuses entrepreneurial activities with meaning and guidance. READ MORE

  6. 4. Inertia and practice change related to greenhouse gas reduction : Essays on institutional entrepreneurship and translation in Swedish agri-food

    Author : Herman Stål; Karl Johan Bonnedahl; Jessica Eriksson; Peter Dobers; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Inertia; climate change; sustainability; agriculture; institutional entrepreneurship; institutional logics; convergent change; divergent change; practice; translation; Tröghet; klimatförändring; hållbarhet; jordbruk; institutionellt entreprenörskap; institutionella logiker; konvergent förändring; divergent förändring; praktik; översättning; företagsekonomi; Business Studies;

    Abstract : To avoid dangerous climate change a massive reduction in greenhouse gas emissions is required in a relative short time span. However, as development is moving in the wrong direction, there appears to be great inertia in changing activities. READ MORE

  7. 5. Progress, Hunger and Envy: Commercial Agriculture, Marketing and Social Transformation in the Venezuelan Andes

    Author : Monica Lindh de Montoya; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; markets; rural trade; commercialization; Venezuela; entrepreneurship; social change; Social anthropology; Socialantropologi;

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