Among other aims, degrowth calls for a deprioritization of economic growth as primary indicator of success. However, deprioritizing economic growth is challenging because it is the antithesis of business as we know it today. Yet, in this study, we find examples of enterprises operating in the renewable energy industry in the Global South, which deprioritize traditional economic growth as their preferred indicator of success. We interviewed 30 renewable energy enterprises (REEs) on the basis of an importance-performance analysis (IPA). Our findings confirm that conventional measures of financial performance are not universally applicable to all enterprises in the Global South. Specifically, we observed that the REEs that are least satisfied with conventional economic performance indicators possess two characteristics in common: (1) they have strong social motivations (e.g., energy access and poverty alleviation) and (2) they are averse to economic growth in the traditional sense. We draw insights from these REEs for the future of post-growth enterprise, including the importance of localness in success and performance appraisal as the Global South transitions toward degrowth. We also introduce 14 alternative performance indicators, suggested by the REEs themselves, which may help bring enterprises closer to post-growth orientation in the Global South.

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超越经济增长的绩效：全球南方厌恶增长的企业的替代方案

除其他目标外，去增长要求将经济增长视为成功的主要指标。然而，将经济增长放在首位是具有挑战性的，因为它与我们今天所知的商业背道而驰。然而，在这项研究中，我们发现了在全球南方可再生能源行业运营的企业的例子，这些企业将传统经济增长作为他们首选的成功指标。我们在重要性绩效分析 (IPA) 的基础上采访了 30 家可再生能源企业 (REE)。我们的研究结果证实，传统的财务绩效衡量标准并非普遍适用于全球南方的所有企业。具体而言，我们观察到对常规经济绩效指标最不满意的 REE 具有两个共同特征：(1) 他们有强烈的社会动机（例如，获得能源和扶贫）； (2) 他们反对传统意义上的经济增长。我们从这些 REE 中汲取了关于后增长企业未来的见解，包括随着全球南方向去增长过渡，本地化在成功和绩效评估中的重要性。我们还引入了 14 个由 REE 自己建议的替代绩效指标，这可能有助于使企业更接近全球南方的后增长导向。包括本地化在成功和绩效评估中的重要性，因为全球南方正在向衰退过渡。我们还引入了 14 个由 REE 自己建议的替代绩效指标，这可能有助于使企业更接近全球南方的后增长导向。包括本地化在成功和绩效评估中的重要性，因为全球南方正在向衰退过渡。我们还引入了 14 个由 REE 自己建议的替代绩效指标，这可能有助于使企业更接近全球南方的后增长导向。