Factors that drive and sustain eco-innovation in the construction industry: The case of Hong Kong

An integrative approach for structuring and prioritising eco-innovation determinants with a survey in knowledge-based companies

“…Companies which have a clear observability of the operations of eco-innovation are more willing to adopt further eco-innovative practices in future. Such enterprises have a profound understanding of how eco-innovations work and how they can lead to cost-saving through greater environmental efficiency (Hazarika and Zhang, 2019). The role of governments in supporting environmental targets with clear guidelines on best practice, without being overly prescriptive and with acknowledgement of the fact that different organisations will choose different paths to achieve the set targets depending on their particular capabilities, values and stakeholder expectations, is also important in supporting the priorities of external context (You et al , 2019; Wang et al , 2020).…”

“…‘Organizational structure and management support’ was found as one of the most important sub-determinants of structure. In this regard, firms that have a strong managerial unit who is eager and dedicated for persuading the firms on the track of eco-innovation, that is if environmental considerations are made an integrative part of their overall business strategy (Boons et al , 2013), are the ones that are most likely to succeed in establishing eco-innovation practices in present and in future (Hazarika and Zhang, 2019).…”

“…Concentration on ‘technological advisory oriented to environment’ as the first priority of the sub-determinants of learning will lead to substantial reductions in environmental impacts and radical changes in current business bases. It also leads to creation of collaborations with new partners, alliances and networks (Hazarika and Zhang, 2019). By focusing on ‘commitment to continually improve and make eco-innovations’ as the first priority of the sub-determinants of strategies, companies will achieve operational efficiency, cost reductions and price leadership.…”

Energy- and Environment-Biased Technological Progress Induced by Different Types of Environmental Regulations in China

“…Energy-and environment-biased technological progress, as the generally accepted answer to the energy environment problem during economic growth, is the technical breakthrough of realizing the harmony among energy, environment, and economy-the 3E system [2,3]. Environmental regulation is one of the most direct and well received means of improving energy and environmental efficiency [4][5][6][7][8][9]. Energy-environment-oriented technological innovation directly addresses the energy and environmental issues of a sustainable economic development to achieve the SDGs proposed by the United Nations' Sustainable Development Agenda in 2016, (mainly for SDGs 3,6,7,11,12,13,14,and 15), so that an ecological civilization can be constructed [10,11].…”

Energy eco‐innovations for sustainable development: Exploring organizational strategic capabilities through an energy cultures framework

“…Typically, the framework has been used to understand energy change at an individual or household level but emerging work finds the framework useful for organizational analysis (Bell, Carrington, Lawson, & Stephenson, 2014). Although the literature has focused on how external factors determine ecoinnovation (Aboelmaged & Hashem, 2019), recent research suggests some internal organizational capabilities (see Salim, Ab Rahman, & Abd Wahab, 2019), such as absorptive capacity (Yang, Cheng, & Yao, 2019), dynamic organizational capability (Wu et al, 2016), and organizational environmental capability (Hazarika & Zhang, 2019), to be primary driving forces of eco-innovation. However, there is still a need for research to examine the effects organizational capabilities on eco-innovation (Aboelmaged & Hashem, 2019;Delmas, Hoffmann, & Kuss, 2011;Salim et al, 2019;Wu et al, 2016).…”