In the process of industrial evolution, it is a general tendency that companies which specialize in a specific value chain have emerged. These companies should construct a business eco-system based on their own platform to compete successfully with vertically integrated companies and other specialized companies. They continue to sustain their competitive advantage only when they share their abi...

This paper studies and measures the output of sustainable (eco) innovation in the OECD area. Results are based on patent records and their use as indicators of innovation output. Two points have to be noted: First, It is of particular importance, when examining the innovation output of a broad area, which comprises of many and different countries, to identify main trends, highlight major innova...

Ecological environment and awareness of waste management have pushed firms to adopt innovation for attaining a competitive advantage. Firms are keen eco-innovation packaging, follow its responsibility towards the contribute prevention. Regardless innovative technological advancement, expanding number global supply chains items has prompted utilization packaging related all along process. Conseq...

Evaluation of eco-innovation practices in companies has been widely studied, however, there is a gap the literature on adoption eco-innovative located Amazon/Brazil. Therefore, objective this research to analyze process an industry Amazon related sustainable forest management. The purpose was conduct exploratory case study (in-depth case) logging company relevance lies making eco-innovations de...

The objective of this paper is to understand and study sustainable product development using a systems approach. In the real world, artifacts interact with each other to form a web structure (known as artifact system (AS)), which has its own laws of evolution. Specifically, this paper focuses on development of “Factor X” model to study the diffusion of ecoinnovation strategies. The concept of “...

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The research project CondEcol is structured as a multidisciplinary study of the conditions for moving existing production and consumption patterns in the direction of sustainable development. Working closely in the initial phase with two industrial partners, Norsk Hydro and Renewable Energy Corporation, the project has been given access to high-profile cases of technology and product developmen...

In this paper we merge research approaches from information systems, social and environmental psychology, as well as innovation diffusion to investigate the effect of cultural factors on the adoption of eco-innovations. Specifically, we conduct an empirical study based on the Decomposed Theory of Planned Behavior and the Value Belief Norm Theory to estimate how culture influences the intention ...

Eco-innovation is conducive to reducing the costs and impacts on environment. Meanwhile, executives play an important role in whole process of enterprise innovation. However, it unclear whether what extent executives’ environmental awareness (EA) affects eco-innovation (EI). Based attention-based view, this study discussed mediating effect resource flexibility (RF) impact EA EI explored moderat...