Alice Carle

• Doctor of Philosophy
• Research Associate at École Polytechnique

While the literature has emphasized that sustainable entrepreneurs have to carry out institutional entrepreneurship against their own adverse environment, we still know little about entrepreneurs' perception of their entrepreneurial ecosystem and how its evolution might influence the need for institutional entrepreneurship. We address this gap by c...

Traditionally known for their contribution to innovation and the economy, startups are now considered promising organizations for addressing social and environmental issues. However, turning to startups is not straightforward. Not only does such an expectation add to the already challenging task of launching a startup, but the contribution of start...

Innovation policies have a tradition of targeting entrepreneurship, but more recently some have investigated their ability to foster responsible innova- tion. These approaches are emerging, and they might spread. However, as the literature emphasizes startups’ sustainability impact assessment issues, chal- lenges might arise. We conducted an explor...

While startups are acknowledged for their potential to address sustainability issues, little is known on how to assess their impact, given the uncertainty they deal with and their lack of resources. This paper investigates the ones that are supposed to be ‘best-in-class’ in that matter, that is, startups targeting sustainability, in order to explor...