When your value proposition is to improve others' energy efficiency: Analyzing the internationalization dilemma of eco-innovations in SMEs

Calvo, Nuria; Amor, Ariadna Monje; Larrínaga, Óskar Villarreal

doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2022.122069

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“…Previous research has concluded that successful business models will require that SMEs would relate the external drivers of eco-innovation (consumer preferences, incentives/penalties of the legal framework, stakeholders' pressure) to internal drivers, like increasing the market share while simultaneously reducing internal energy consumption and utilisation of raw materials (Calvo et al, 2022). Energy efficiency is a driver of entrepreneurship and one of the economic drivers for the development of a more effective business strategy (Drago & Gatto, 2022).…”

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Challenges and opportunities for improving energy efficiency in SMEs: learnings from seven European projects

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This paper analyses challenges and opportunities for improving energy efficiency in small and medium enterprises (SMEs) by reviewing research design and results out of seven European projects: SPEEDIER, SMEmPower Efficiency, E2Driver, Innoveas, Triple-A, DEESME and ICCEE. These projects aim to improve SMEs’ awareness of energy efficiency and support an effective decision-making-oriented approach to it. Drivers and barriers to energy efficiency improvements in European SMEs of various industrial sectors have been investigated by means of surveys, focused group discussions and interviews. A meta-analysis of the results of the seven EU projects was carried out to discover trends related to energy efficiency in European SMEs; this was supported by the use of a unifying analytic framework that enabled merging and cross-validation of the findings of the seven projects. The analysis indicated, by means of new data collected by the seven projects, that staff training, facilitation of energy audits, development of corporate policy measures and collaboration between SMEs involved in the same supply chain are key mechanisms to improve the uptake of energy efficiency measures in SMEs which has significant potential to achieve higher energy savings and energy cost reductions.

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“…This study is based on the theory of resources and capacities of firms (Barney, 1986;Wernerfelt, 1984), particularly because this theory explains how manufacturing firms can take advantage of resources and capacities of other companies and organizations (Calvo et al, 2022). This theory argues that manufacturing firms that have certain types of resources (tangible or intangible) and capabilities that are valuable, rare, difficult to imitate and organized to generate value have a competitive advantage (Barney et al, 2021), and that competitive advantage is increased through collaboration (Calvo et al, 2022). Thus, from a business perspective, manufacturing firms relate the external activities of eco-innovation (consumer preferences, legal framework incentives and pressure from stakeholders), with internal activities, supported by an increase in efficiency of the business (reduction of internal consumption of energy and raw materials) (Calvo et al, 2022).…”

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“…Thus, collaboration creates spaces and opportunities for companies to improve eco-innovation activities, through effective use of their resources (Cramer, 2020) and capabilities (Aspeteg and Bergek, 2020), which can substantially improve their level of economic performance (Kanda et al, 2020). This study is based on the theory of resources and capacities of firms (Barney, 1986;Wernerfelt, 1984), particularly because this theory explains how manufacturing firms can take advantage of resources and capacities of other companies and organizations (Calvo et al, 2022). This theory argues that manufacturing firms that have certain types of resources (tangible or intangible) and capabilities that are valuable, rare, difficult to imitate and organized to generate value have a competitive advantage (Barney et al, 2021), and that competitive advantage is increased through collaboration (Calvo et al, 2022).…”

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Section: Literature Reviewmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This theory argues that manufacturing firms that have certain types of resources (tangible or intangible) and capabilities that are valuable, rare, difficult to imitate and organized to generate value have a competitive advantage (Barney et al. , 2021), and that competitive advantage is increased through collaboration (Calvo et al. , 2022).…”

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When your value proposition is to improve others' energy efficiency: Analyzing the internationalization dilemma of eco-innovations in SMEs

Cited by 11 publications

References 78 publications

Challenges and opportunities for improving energy efficiency in SMEs: learnings from seven European projects

Challenges and opportunities for improving energy efficiency in SMEs: learnings from seven European projects

Collaboration, eco-innovation and economic performance in the automotive industry

Measuring the impact of corporate social responsibility in the energy sector

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