Developing Eco-Innovation in Business Practice in Slovakia

Vicianová, Jana Hroncová; Jaďuďová, Jana; Hronec, Martin; Rolíková, Silvia

doi:10.3846/16111699.2017.1381146

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“…Cooperation with universities is essential to achieve more radical innovations (del Rio et al , 2015) as they allow companies to upgrade their internal technological capabilities while reducing the risk inherent in innovation activities (Scarpellini et al , 2017). Because of these benefits, different studies attest that cooperation with universities and research centers has a positive effect on eco-innovation development (Triguero et al , 2016; Vicianova et al , 2017; Zubeltzu-Jaka et al , 2018). However, there is also evidence of little participation of universities in eco-innovation development (Duran-Romero and Urraca-Ruiz, 2015), which may be justified by the distinct objectives between universities and companies.…”

Section: Interorganizational Cooperation and Eco-innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interorganizational cooperation and eco-innovation: a literature review

Pereira

MacLennan

Tiago

2020

IJIS

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Purpose The presentation of the specificities inherent in the adoption of the cooperation practices for the eco-innovation development is sometimes fragmented and superficial in the literature. So, the purpose of this paper is to analyze how the literature has studied the association between interorganizational cooperation and the development of eco-innovation, for the developing a framework with the different faces of this connection. Design/methodology/approach To achieve the proposed objective, the authors conducted a literature review through the Web of Science database. The selected manuscripts were analyzed from the following categories: Why to cooperate?, What is cooperation?, How to cooperate?, Who to cooperate with?, How much is it worth to cooperate?, Where does cooperation take place?, When to cooperate?, and So what?. Findings Given the proposed objective, as a general aspect highlighted, the analyzed articles revealed that interorganizational cooperation has been presented as relevant for the development of eco-innovations. Thus, cooperation on their different faces allows companies to overcome resource constraints, even partially, while facilitating the development of different types of ecological innovations as costs and risks are reduced. Originality/value The theoretical contribution is expected to be the proposition of a framework capable of systematizing several specificities, including the antecedents and motivations, definitions and cooperation types, cooperation partners, important conditions that highlight how much cooperation is worth, where and when cooperation occurs and, finally, the main insights of this association, to guide future studies.

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Section: Interorganizational Cooperation and Eco-innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Interorganizational cooperation and eco-innovation: a literature review

Pereira

MacLennan

Tiago

2020

IJIS

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“…Also, a vital resource is an energy, which demand is growing rapidly, cannot be wasted -it should be converted or dissipated (Tseng et al, 2018). Moreover, green innovation can improve organizational processes as well as products, which lead to economic and environmental performance (Shafique et al, 2017) and provide the economic and environmental benefits from which businesses can profit following the introduction of eco-innovations (Hroncova Vicianova et al, 2017). Overall, non-recyclable waste should be a rare issue and should appear only if this is under the law of nature.…”

Section: The Replacement Of Linear Economy By Circular Economymentioning

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Eco-Innovation as a Pillar for Sustainable Development of Circular Economy

Stankevičienė

Nikanorova

2020

Business: Theory and Practice

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Circular economy (CE) is based on environmental, economic and social dimensions which aim to ensure sustainable development on each step of product creation, transformation and conversion by creating a closed-loop economy. The purpose of the article is to propose a concept of measurement the development of eco-innovations in the context of circular economy, apply and provide empirical evidence based on the data of Baltic Sea Region countries. The study augmented for the models that include the analysis of the circular economy concept, the importance of eco-innovation in the context of circular economy including the accent on recycling, circular material usage, material efficiency and waste management. The multi-criteria decision methods MULTIMOORA and TOPSIS were used to assess the eco-innovation as a pillar of circular economy. Results are useful to add to theoretical building and also evaluate the socio-economic aspect in the concept of circular economy.

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“…However, the results show, that the share of SMEs re-designing their products and services to minimize material inputs and to use recycled materials more efficiently is still in Slovakia low. Thought the SMEs have indicated as the main issue they encountered with regard to undertaking eco-innovation activities the financial reasons (cost of meeting regulations and standards and accessing the finance), in many cases it is a matter of their environmental beliefs (Hroncova, Vicianova, 2017).…”

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Small and medium enterprises and eco-innovations: empirical study of Slovak SME´s

Lesáková

2019

MMI

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Eco-innovation and green technologies are key to Europe´s future and they are at the heart of the European Union (EU) policies. The EU´s economic prosperity and well being are linked to its natural environment and the global demand for renewable energy and resource-efficient solutions will be a source of new jobs and economic growth in the years to come. As the numerous practical examples from industry demonstrate, eco-innovation is a powerful instrument that combines reduced negative impact on the environment with a positive impact on the economy and society. Eco-innovation call attention to the positive contribution that the small and medium enterprises can make to sustainable development and a competitive economy. To step towards sustainable economic growth, there is a need for much more eco-innovations to appear in small and medium enterprises (SMEs). The aim of the paper is to present the results of empirical research aimed at SME´s involvement in eco-innovation activities in Slovakia and to compare them with the EU 28 average. Our analysis is aimed at five eco-innovation activities contributing deeply to the circular economy. That is a) waste recycling and minimizing waste generation; b) re-planned energy usage to minimize consumption; c) redesigning products and services to minimize the use of materials or using recycled materials; d) changes to the use of water to minimize consumption and to maximize water re-usage; e) usage of renewable energy sources. Identified will be the actual and perceived issues (problems, difficulties) encountered by Slovak SMEs with regard to undertaking eco-innovations. Based on the research results formulated are the implications for SMEs managers and policymakers in Slovakia concerned with the SME´s involvement in ecoinnovation. Our study is qualitative and descriptive in nature and most of the data is based on secondary sources. The data used to assess the SME´s involvement in eco-innovation activities come from the survey commissioned by the EC in the year 2016 with the aim to explore SME´s activities in relation to the circular economy (including the ecoinnovation activities) in the period of years 2014-2016. As to the Slovakia 383 SMEs operating in manufacturing, services and in the industry sector has been interviewed. The methods used in the paper are the methods of causal analysis, deduction, abstraction, comparison as well as synthesis.

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Developing Eco-Innovation in Business Practice in Slovakia

Cited by 12 publications

References 25 publications

Interorganizational cooperation and eco-innovation: a literature review

Interorganizational cooperation and eco-innovation: a literature review

Eco-Innovation as a Pillar for Sustainable Development of Circular Economy

Small and medium enterprises and eco-innovations: empirical study of Slovak SME´s

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