Editorial: the dark side of innovation

Coad, Alex; Nightingale, Paul; Stilgoe, Jack; Vezzani, Antonio

doi:10.1080/13662716.2020.1818555

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“…Under this idea, many organizations have not considered environmental and social factors [7]. In fact, some research highlights the disadvantages of innovation [48]. However, more and more, the literature on product and process innovation begins to show evidence that organizations are beginning to become aware of environmental sustainability [16].…”

Section: Manufacturing Innovation Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the Effects of Innovation Strategies and Size on Manufacturing Firms’ Productivity and Environmental Impact

2021

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In economies that are based on natural resources, efforts to achieve sustainability still seem unclear, especially in manufacturing companies. As a result, from a business perspective, many manufacturers have adopted various strategies to maintain their competitiveness in line with environmental regulations. In addition to product and process innovation, we have analyzed innovation based on product–service innovation (PSI), or servitization, which is seen as key to promoting more resource-efficient economies. This study examines the effects of innovation strategies on productivity and environmental impact. Based on data extracted from the National Innovation Survey of the manufacturing industries of Peru, a sample of 791 companies were analyzed. Our findings indicate that, although only a few companies carry out product and process innovation and especially product–service innovation, when they do, they have a positive effect on both productivity and environmental impact. However, this relationship is affected by the size of the company. Thus, the innovation strategies have a greater positive effect on environmental impact in large companies than companies with fewer than 50 employees. Finally, despite the importance of product–service innovation, it seems that this strategy is not yet established in Peruvian manufacturing companies. Given the positive effect on productivity and environmental impact, we conclude by emphasizing the importance of establishing public policies aimed at disseminating and promoting this type of innovation, with specific support for companies with fewer than 50 employees.

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Section: Manufacturing Innovation Strategiesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Exploring the Effects of Innovation Strategies and Size on Manufacturing Firms’ Productivity and Environmental Impact

2021

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“…Finally, we believe that EIs have the intrinsic characteristic of avoiding one of the main negative effects of innovations in general, one of the components of the "dark side of innovation" [79], namely, that of environmental degradation. Indeed, from the Industrial Revolution to the present day, many innovations have contributed to the environmental changes that are currently threatening the planet through pollution, loss of biodiversity, climate change, etc.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

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The Green Side of Industry: The Drivers and the Impacts of ECO-Innovations in Brazil

Sperotto

Tartaruga

2021

Sustainability

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This study aimed to provide an overview of eco-innovations in the Brazilian industry. To address this issue, we analyzed specific data of eco-innovative companies. In addition, we applied the cluster heatmap technique, which allowed us to analyze the different drivers and impacts of eco-innovations in different sectors. According to the results, companies that stated that innovation made it possible to reduce their environmental impact represent a third of all innovators. Moreover, they are companies that have shown greater effort to innovate and greater susceptibility to the benefits and obstacles of innovation. Furthermore, the eco-innovation strategy is mainly driven by market factors, such as reputation and codes of good practice. The impacts are mainly associated with the use of more widespread and less complex technologies, such as recycling. In addition to these results, the study considers some alternatives to guide the innovation policy, especially related to eco-innovations in semi-peripherical countries.

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“…Sixth, many RIS studies depart from the assumption that innovation is always positive, ignoring that it may also have a dark side, leading to unfavourable outcomes (Schot and Steinmueller 2018;Coad et al 2021). Arguably, innovation may not only lead to creative destruction (Schumpeter 1911) but also to destructive creation (Soete 2013).…”

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New directions for RIS studies and policies in the face of grand societal challenges

Tödtling

Trippl

Desch

2021

European Planning Studies

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The regional innovation system (RIS) approach has become a widely used framework for examining the dynamics of innovation across space and for crafting policies to promote the innovation capacity of regions. The dominant focus has been on technological and business innovation enhancing competitiveness and economic growth. In light of persistent environmental and social challenges such as climate change, aging and growing inequalities, this understanding appears to be too narrow. We argue that the RIS approach requires a critical reassessment for informing the next generation of regional innovation policies. We explore how RIS scholarship and policies could benefit from an alternative understanding of the innovation process. Inspired by recent work on mission-oriented and transformative innovation policies, we develop the notion of 'challenge-oriented RISs' (CoRISs). In contrast to conventional understandings of RISs, this approach embraces a more critical view of innovation, captures the directionality of change, opens up to new innovation actors at different territorial scales and pays more attention to the application side and upscaling of innovation within the region and beyond. Acknowledging that regions vary in their capacity for transformative change and challenge-oriented innovation, the article outlines new directions for place-based innovation policies.

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Editorial: the dark side of innovation

Cited by 95 publications

References 28 publications

Exploring the Effects of Innovation Strategies and Size on Manufacturing Firms’ Productivity and Environmental Impact

Exploring the Effects of Innovation Strategies and Size on Manufacturing Firms’ Productivity and Environmental Impact

The Green Side of Industry: The Drivers and the Impacts of ECO-Innovations in Brazil

New directions for RIS studies and policies in the face of grand societal challenges

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