Environmental entrepreneurship and public policy: the case of the Programa Emprender para la Vida (Entrepreneurship for Life Program)

Nowadays, several mega-trends capture the attention of governments, academia and the public in general given their implications for the quality of life and the development of nations. This work deals with two of them: entrepreneurship and environmental protection, as a result of research aimed at an...

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Published inCuadernos de administración (Cali, Colombia) Vol. 34; no. 61; pp. 45 - 59
Main Authors Arroyave Puerta, Adriana María, Marulanda Valencia, Flor Ángela
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Portuguese
Published Universidad del Valle 01.08.2018
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MANAGEMENT
Politiques publiques
Eco emprendimiento
Políticas públicas
Évaluation des politiques publiques
Public policies
Emprendimiento ambiental
Éco-entrepreneuriat
Assessment of public policies
Eco-entrepreneurship
Gestion et organisations
Administración y organizaciones
Environmental entrepreneurship
Evaluación de políticas públicas
Entrepreneuriat environnemental
Administration and organizations
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Summary:Nowadays, several mega-trends capture the attention of governments, academia and the public in general given their implications for the quality of life and the development of nations. This work deals with two of them: entrepreneurship and environmental protection, as a result of research aimed at analyzing the processes, actors and results of the “Entrepreneurship for Life” Program led by the Valle de Aburrá Metropolitan Area, executed during the period from 2012 to 2015, in order to contribute to the improvement of public policies on eco-entrepreneurship. The methodology of the Synergy System1, applied by the Colombian Government, was used to appraise public policies. The required information was collected through in-depth interviews with the creator of the program, the entrepreneurs who benefited from it, officials of the entities involved and experts. Then, it was complemented by the analysis of documents such as minutes, reports and other sources. Among other results, it was evident that, although the public policy on environmental entrepreneurship is still incipient, the evaluated Program met the objectives for which it was created.
ISSN:0120-4645
2256-5078
DOI:10.25100/cdea.v34i61.6084