Stakeholder Engagement for the Development of Sustainable Entrepreneurship in the Field of Urban Recycling: A Meta-Synthesis Approach

Stakeholder engagement is a new solution that can create innovation regarding the sustainability of the entrepreneurial ecosystem. Stakeholders play a vital role in providing innovative products and services for environmental sustainability by sustainable entrepreneurs. The purpose of this research is to examine studies related to the stakeholder’s contribution to the development of sustainable environmental entrepreneurship. This research was implemented using the Meta-analysis method of the Sandelowski & Barroso model. After searching in the reliable databases based on the determined criteria, 22 articles were selected. In this research, the codes are categorized in the form of 10 concepts and three categories. Based on the findings of the research, stakeholder engagement drivers in the development of sustainable businesses included the common goals and interests between stakeholders, networking between them, and government environmental policies. Engagement results manifested as creating social, economic and environmental values and promoting the environmental sustainability culture in the society. Also, the stakeholder engagement process included four stages of identifying and categorizing stakeholders, managing stakeholders, determining communication strategies, promoting and educating the environmental sustainability culture among stakeholders, and monitoring stakeholders.