Does a National Innovation System Encourage Sustainability? Lessons from the Construction Industry in Serbia

Abstract

Influences from the modern business environment indicate the need for the incorporation of sustainability concepts from an innovation system perspective. In the presented research, we emphasize the energy efficiency concept within the frame of sustainability and innovation. The aim of this research was to underline and explore the relationships between innovation, energy efficiency, and sustainability in the construction industry. To answer the research questions, a questionnaire was created to explore the impact of the energy efficiency certification process on the innovation behavior of construction industry enterprises in Serbia. The results show that energy efficiency has supported innovation, and that there exists a relationship between sustainability and innovativeness in the construction industry. Applying energy efficiency passports has influenced the co-operation of enterprises in the construction sector and other actors in the national innovation system in Serbia. The innovation concept demonstrates that enterprises in the construction industry should be observed as a part of the wider picture—the national innovation system. In turn, the specific context of a particular national innovation system should be seen within the wider picture of national innovation systems of Central and Eastern European Countries (CEECs).

Uloga i značaj kompanija u oblikovanju i funkcionisanju inovacionog sistema

“…otvorenim inovacijama (open innovation) i otvorenom naukom (open science). 34 Nova paradigma otvorenosti neće zamijeniti postojeće temelje saradnje, nego će ih nadopuniti što će omogućiti kompanijama da se lakše i brže transformišu u kompanije koje kreiraju znanje (Knowledge-Creating Company) 35 i učeće organizacije (Learning Organizations). Takvim poslovnim pristupom i strateškim opredjeljenjem navedene kompanije uspijevaju da izgrade dugoročno održivu konkurentsku prednost, intenziviraju saradnju sa univerzitetima, te doprinose efikasnosti inovacionih sistema, bržem privrednom rastu i konkurentnosti zemlje.…”

“…Entrepreneurship & Regional Development. 34 35 Vukotić S., Zakić N. i Ćurčić N. (2017). Menadžment znanja i upravljanje inovacijama kao izvor poslovnog uspeha i konkurentske predosti preduzeća.…”

The Analysis of the Innovation Consciousness of College Student Entrepreneurs Under the Teaching Concept of Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture

“…At present, the form of innovation is more abundant, and its role in economic development becomes more and more obvious. Encouraging innovation has become a regular and long-term policy ( Yang, 2019 ; Ruii et al, 2021 ). Influenced by the current social environment and the impetuous market environment, the perception of traditional culture of college students is not so clear.…”