A Systematic Review of the Concept of Green Entrepreneurship in the Higher Education System

Mohammadi, Mehdi; Naseri Jahromi, Reza; Khademi, Solmaz; Azadi, Daniyal; Shadi, Sedigheh

doi:10.30473/ee.2023.64242.2529

A Systematic Review of the Concept of Green Entrepreneurship in the Higher Education System

Document Type : Research Paper

Authors

¹ Associate Prof, Department of Management and Curriculum Planning, Faculty of Educational Sciences and Psychology, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

² PhD in Curriculum Planning, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

³ PhD Student in Curriculum Planning, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

⁴ M.Sc of Clinical Psychology, Tehran University of Research Sciences

⁵ M.Sc. in Curriculum Planning, Shiraz University, Shiraz, Iran

10.30473/ee.2023.64242.2529

Abstract

Green entrepreneurship, with its positive effects on the environment, contributes significantly to sustainable economic development. The present study was conducted with the aim of a systematic review of the concept of green entrepreneurship in the higher education system. This qualitative research was conducted using the seven-step method of Sandlovski and Barroso (2007). The meta-composite team consisted of two experts in curriculum planning, one expert in educational psychology, one knowledgeable in the field of environment, and one person proficient in the meta-composite research method. 13 related research sources were the basis of the analysis. The validity of the data was confirmed by using the techniques of reliability, transferability, and alignment of data, and the reliability of the data was also confirmed by the accurate guidance of the flow of information collection and alignment of the researchers. Data analysis was done using the thematic analysis method. Based on the results, the concept of green entrepreneurship includes the themes of creativity and mental initiative, adaptation to the environment, environmental innovation, value creation, identifying green opportunities, reducing natural hazards, creating sustainable development, and risk-taking. A proper understanding of the above-mentioned factors helps in the development of university educational programs and the culturalization of environmental protection.

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