Managing sustainable innovation

Ratten, Vanessa; Ramírez‐Pasillas, Marcela; Lundberg, Hans

doi:10.4324/9780429264962-1

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“…Contemporary companies, while working on innovations, frequently cooperate with other business entities, research institutions, universities, etc. and this enables them to build a community of practice around sustainability [14,15]. As sustainability has recently become an issue of global competitiveness, companies are forced to implement innovative thinking in the area of corporate strategy, investment prioritisation, technology development, etc.…”

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Exploring Determinants of Innovation Capability in Manufacturing Companies Operating in Poland

Sudolska

Łapińska

2020

Sustainability

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The innovation capability of a company is considered the determinant of its competitiveness in the long-term. Therefore, it is of increasing importance to understand the critical variable behind a firm’s innovation capability. The paper explores these issues and contributes to the research on the factors that drive a company’s innovation capability. The aim of the paper is to identify which factors determine the innovation capability of manufacturing enterprises operating in Poland. In the theoretical part, it provides an overview of recent contributions to the literature on a company’s innovation capability enhancers. The empirical contribution of the paper refers to recognising the relationship between the certain practices pursued by Polish manufacturing enterprises and their innovation capability measured by innovation output. Using a model for panel data, the study finds that that the factors driving innovation capability of manufacturing enterprises operating in Poland are the following: inter-organisational cooperation, hiring employees in research and development (R&D) activities as well as firms’ internal expenditures on R&D. The study is based on the data from publications of the Central Statistical Office of Poland, which contain information on the activities of manufacturing enterprises and reports presenting the results of research on the innovation capability of enterprises.

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Exploring Determinants of Innovation Capability in Manufacturing Companies Operating in Poland

Sudolska

Łapińska

2020

Sustainability

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“…Sustainable innovation and design are not essentially related to new technologies but to the rethinking of approaches to address the need for growth while reducing negative environmental and social impacts [50]. As a sustainable innovation, offering additional services for products is rapidly emerging as an increasingly important consideration for manufactories [51]. Adding the word 'sustainable' to the word 'innovation' results in a broader approach to change.…”

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The Relation between Sustainable Development Trends and Customer Value Management

Spychalska-Wojtkiewicz

2020

Sustainability

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The sustainable development movement is an essential trend that can resist the excessive consumption and over-exploitation of resources. There have been considerable changes in the perception of the term “sustainable development” over the last 30 years. Difficulties in implementing the principles of rational use of natural resources have resulted from a general conflict between the objectives of economic development and the increasing dynamics of industrial production, the quality of the environment and the objectives of environmental protection. This research goal was to describe ways of linking sustainable development trends and the customer value management process. Research also aimed to indicate what this relationship drives. In order to process the collected individual in-depth interview (IDI) material, the author applied a qualitative analysis. As a result of the exploratory research, it was found that there is no complete agreement on who is responsible for implementing the sustainable development assumptions: producers or customers. However, the process of linking sustainable development trends and customer value management can be pointed out. According to this study, as those who make purchasing decisions, customers are the axis of this relationship. On the basis of the results of this research, as long as customers buy particular products, they will be offered by producers.

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“…FI is becoming a significant global phenomenon as it addresses the problems of social inequities (Ratten, 2019), and the growing awareness of overconsumption (Prabhu, 2017). As more people and businesses adopt it, it is attracting increasing attention from policy makers, corporate sector, and governments (Ratten, 2019). The science of FIs is still incipient (Hossain, 2018; Weyrauch et al , 2020) and therefore needs theoretical development.…”

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“…Many Western MNCs like GE, Siemens, Nokia, Nissan, Toyota, Volkswagen, Procter and Gamble, Philips, Unilever and a number of emerging MNCs like Hyundai, Tata, Godrej, Haier are using FI to meet stiff competition from smaller, more nimble players, or to capture markets in developed economies (Hossain, 2017; Radjou and Prabhu, 2015; Brem and Wolfram, 2014; Sharmelly and Ray, 2018). Moreover, many large companies are now trying to adopt FI as a means to serve the un(der)served, and address issues of sustainability (Hossain, 2017, 2018; Prabhu, 2017; Ratten et al , 2019). As large firms increasingly use frugality as a cost-effective strategy for innovation using fewer resources, it is becoming increasingly important to understand how to manage the process, and particularly the front end of the process, in a systematic manner.…”

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Frugal creativity: a new conceptualization as planned behavior

Ahmad

Agarwal

2021

IJIS

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Purpose This paper aims to introduce, define and propose a model for the concept of “frugal creativity” (FC), as the front end of the frugal innovation (FI) process. Modeling FC as a planned behavior makes it useful to large organizations who may wish to strategically promote such behavior. Design/methodology/approach Identifying common themes from the literature, the authors propose a comprehensive definition of FI. Using this definition, they define FC. Next, a model for FC is proposed based on the theory of planned behavior. Findings The conceptual model proposes that frugal creativity intention (FCI) can be predicted by the prosocial motivation, dissatisfaction with status-quo and the threat-opportunity perception of resource constraints of an individual. The authors further propose that FCI would translate into FC more frequently when work is perceived as meaningful. Research limitations/implications The proposed model opens avenues for further conceptual and empirical research in the area, although it first requires empirical validation. Practical implications The model of FC as a planned behavior can help multinationals, established firms or governments, seeking to use FI as a deliberate strategic choice, to develop suitable human capital and context for FI. Originality/value First, the authors propose a comprehensive definition for FI by consolidating related constructs. Second, they introduce the concept of FC as the idea generation stage of FI. Third, they propose a model for FC as a planned behavior. To the authors’ knowledge, the last two have not been attempted earlier.

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Managing sustainable innovation

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Exploring Determinants of Innovation Capability in Manufacturing Companies Operating in Poland

Exploring Determinants of Innovation Capability in Manufacturing Companies Operating in Poland

The Relation between Sustainable Development Trends and Customer Value Management

Frugal creativity: a new conceptualization as planned behavior

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