Creating-entrepreneurial-mindset

CREATING ENTREPRENEURIAL MINDSETCHAPTER 8Environmental aspects of entrepreneurship- necessity in business eduationHanna KRUK * 111. IntroductionThe awareness of the fact that proper, rational management of the natural resourcesaccompanied by the necessity to take care of the environment are conditions contributingto permanent economic development and improving the quality of life is growing.Contemporary questions connected with environmental protection and the so-called“greening” of the economy is more and more frequently included in the national law ofdeveloped countries and – moreover – they should be also taken into considerationduring enterprises’ activities. Such a state stems from spreading the idea of the sustainabledevelopment and more frequent implementation of its principles in strategicdocuments or in domestic and international legislation. In spite of the fact that sustainabledevelopment concerns three dimensions: economic, social and ecological, onlytwo of them are mentioned in the following chapter: the relationship between economyand environment. These interactions between natural values and resources and theirinfluence on possibility of conducting economic activity in different branches, as wellas an effect of economic activity on environmental state have been already identified[i.e. Kistowski, Staszek, 1999, p. 97; Madej 2002, p. 85-87]. However, knowledge inthis topic and familiarisation with legal regulations are not commonly transmitted duringuniversity studies during management or economics fields.* Gdynia Maritime University (h.kruk@wpit.am.gdynia.pl)103