KÜMELENMELER: SÜRDÜRÜLEBİLİR GİRİŞİMCİLERİN SERPİLMELERİNE ELVERİŞLİ EKOSİSTEMLER MİDİR?

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İklim değişikliği sorunlarının, derin sosyal eşitsizliklerin ve doğal kaynakların tükenmesinin damgasını vurduğu bir çağda yaşamaktayız. Geleneksel olarak girişimcilik kar odaklıdır, ancak çevre ve toplum aleyhine finansal kazanç elde etmek sürdürülebilir değildir. Gelecek nesiller de kendi ihtiyaçlarını karşılayabilmelidir. Bu nedenle sürdürülebilir girişimciler, çevresel ve sosyal değer yaratan, finansal açıdan sürdürülebilir ve yenilikçi iş modelleri oluşturarak sürdürülebilir kalkınma çabalarında önemli bir role sahiptir. Kümelenmeler, birden fazla aktör arasında sinerji yaratan dinamik yapıları ile bu sürece katkıda bulunabilirler. Literatür incelemesi, kümelenmelerin sürdürülebilir girişimcilik üzerindeki etkisinin yeterince araştırılmadığını ve bu alanda bir boşluk olduğunu ortaya koymuştur. Bu makale, bu kavramlarla ilgili literatürü gözden geçirerek ve sürdürülebilir girişimciliği teşvik eden birkaç kümelenmeyi analiz ederek, sürdürülebilir girişimciliğin kümelenmelerde nasıl ortaya çıkabileceğini ve gelişebileceğini araştırmaktadır. Son olarak makale, Türkiye'deki iş ortamına yönelik önerilerle sona ermektedir.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Kümelenme
• Ekosistem
• Sürdürülebilir Kalkınma
• Sürdürülebilir Girişimcilik

CLUSTERS: ARE THEY PROPITIOUS ECOSYSTEMS WHEREIN SUSTAINABLE ENTREPRENEURS CAN THRIVE?

Öz

We live in an era marked by climate change issues, gaping social inequalities, and natural resource depletion. Traditionally, entrepreneurship is focused on profits but obtaining financial gain to the detriment of the environment and society is not sustainable. Future generations should also be able to meet their own needs. Therefore, sustainable entrepreneurs have an essential role in sustainable development efforts by creating financially viable and innovative business models that create environmental and social value. Clusters might contribute to this process by their dynamic structure that creates synergy among multiple actors. The literature review revealed that the impact of clusters on sustainable entrepreneurship is under-researched and that there is a gap. This article explores how sustainable entrepreneurship can emerge and thrive in clusters by reviewing the relevant literature on these concepts and analyzing several clusters fostering sustainable entrepreneurship. Finally, the article concludes with suggestions for the Turkish business context.

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Cluster
• Ecosystem
• Sustainable Development
• Sustainable Entrepreneurship

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