Innovation and environmentally sustainable economy: Identifying the best practices developed by multinationals in Brazil

Marcon, Arthur; Medeiros, Janine Fleith de; Ribeiro, José Luís Duarte

doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.02.101

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“…Furthermore, with the aim to standardize critical aspects of EI studies, the Eco-Innovation Observatory (EIO) [31] considers EI the "introduction of any new or significantly improved product, process, organizational change or marketing solution that reduces the use of natural resources and decreases the release of harmful substances across the whole life-cycle." Following this guideline, some recent studies [11,12,32] propose four different main dimensions of EIs: product, process, organizational and marketing.…”

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“…In these cases, the conclusions obtained do not accurately contemplate all eco-practices and can only provide a limited overview of the EI reality that exists within different sectors. Therefore, there are very few studies which provide a comprehensive framework for the analysis of EI in its main environmental dimensions (product, process, organizational and marketing), and they only contemplate a certain type of firm (e.g., small and medium size or multinationals) in non-European markets [11,12]. Furthermore, the vast majority of EI studies are focused on the industrial sector [13,14].…”

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confidence: 99%

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Multidimensional Assessment of Eco-Innovation Implementation: Evidence from Spanish Agri-Food Sector

García-Granero

Piedra‐Muñoz

Gómez

2020

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Understanding eco-innovation is an essential endeavor to achieve global sustainable development. In this sense, further research on implementation is needed to expand knowledge beyond current boundaries. The aim of this paper is to contribute to this debate by conducting an original multidimensional analysis using Spanish agri-food sector data. The empirical methodology applies a combination of descriptive statistics, cluster analysis and the chi-squared test. Two groups of well-differentiated eco-innovative firms are identified, those with high and low eco-innovation implementation levels. Quality certifications, environmental consulting and cooperation with stakeholders are the variables that contribute most to distinguishing these two groups. The results also reveal that operating income volume, number of employees and commercialization volume are key factors to become more eco-innovative. In this sense, larger firms are found to have a higher level of eco-innovation implementation than small- and medium-sized enterprises. The main contributions of this work are fourfold. Firstly, it presents a comprehensive framework of eco-innovation implementation in its four dimensions (product, process, organizational and marketing). Secondly, it fills existing gaps in the literature by analyzing green organizational and marketing eco-practices. Thirdly, it expands the sectorial scope of eco-innovation research primarily focused on high-tech sectors. Finally, this study makes it possible to design certain policies for public and private decision makers.

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Multidimensional Assessment of Eco-Innovation Implementation: Evidence from Spanish Agri-Food Sector

García-Granero

Piedra‐Muñoz

Gómez

2020

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“…Observa-se que a literatura relacionada ao contributo do potencial tecnológico da inovação organizacional é escassa (Mothe, & Nguyen, 2010), apesar desta possivelmente ser desenvolvida em todos os setores econômicos, inclusive no agronegócio (Geldes, Felzensztein, Turkina, & Durand, 2015), não sendo a ruralidade um critério impeditivo (Mas-Verdú et al 2016). Não obstante, a adoção de práticas de inovação organizacional contribui para estabelecer o equilíbrio entre os interesses empresariais e o desenvolvimento sustentável, o que requer uma posição gerencial proativa mediante o envolvimento de etapas evolutivas (Marcon et al 2017).…”

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Ensaio Teórico Sobre Inovação Organizacional No Agronegócio | Theoretical Essay About Organizational Innovation in the Agribusiness

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Menezes²,

Souza³

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Revista Gestão e Inovação

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A inovação configura-se como um fenômeno complexo e dinâmico, cuja interface organizacional que se caracteriza pela sua dificuldade de entendimento e, sobretudo de mensuração, reflete na minimização de estudos que intentam compreendê-la. Com vistas à essa perspectiva, este ensaio teórico aborda a problemática sob o contexto do agronegócio, considerando seus fenômenos e stakeholders. Além da relevância socioeconômica desse segmento, tal circunscrição é pautada pela maximização de apelos concernentes a segurança alimentar, avanços tecnológicos na produção de alimentos, criação de novos nichos de mercado e vantagem competitiva sustentável. Assim, embasadas na literatura clássica, no estado da arte e em descobertas empíricas são apresentadas distintas proposições genéricas a partir de constructos teóricos pré-estabelecidos. Dentre estas, tem-se a influência direta e positiva entre aprendizagem organizacional e inovação organizacional e entre orientação para o mercado e inovação organizacional. Também, verificou-se a possibilidade da capacidade absortiva agir como variável mediadora da relação entre inteligência competitiva e inovação organizacional. Sob uma abordagem específica, sugere-se também que as cadeias produtivas agroindustriais consideradas como curtas, tanto requerem quanto promovem a inovação organizacional. Desse modo, são oferecidos insigths acerca dessa tipologia de inovação, precariamente explorada no âmbito agrícola, de modo que se apresentam sugestões para investigações futuras pautadas nestas proposições. Palavras-chave: Atividades agrícolas. Gestão da inovação. Processo de inovação.

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“…Several previous studies have emphasized the vital role of environmental sustainability in various applications areas such as waste management [1][2][3][4], energy [5][6][7][8], sustainability performance [9][10][11], green product [12][13][14][15], low carbon and climate [16][17][18], tourism [19][20][21][22], information and communication technology [23][24][25][26], health [27,28], behavioral science [29,30], innovation [31][32][33], economic development [34][35][36][37], risk assessment [38][39][40], decision making [41][42][43][44], tourist behaviour [45][46][47][48], business practices …”

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Application of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to Solve Environmental Sustainability Problems: A Comprehensive Review and Meta-Analysis

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Most methodological areas assume common serious reflections to certify difficult study and publication practices, and, therefore, approval in their area. Interestingly, relatively little attention has been paid to reviewing the application of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) in environmental sustainability problems despite the growing number of publications in the past two decades. Therefore, the main objective of this study is to fill this gap by conducting a wide search in two main databases including Web of Science and Scopus to identify the studies which used SEM techniques in the period from 2005 to 2016. A critical analysis of these articles addresses some important key issues. On the basis of our results, we present comprehensive guidelines to help researchers avoid general pitfalls in using SEM. The results of this review are important and will help researchers to better develop research models based on SEM in the area of environmental sustainability.

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Innovation and environmentally sustainable economy: Identifying the best practices developed by multinationals in Brazil

Cited by 101 publications

References 96 publications

Multidimensional Assessment of Eco-Innovation Implementation: Evidence from Spanish Agri-Food Sector

Multidimensional Assessment of Eco-Innovation Implementation: Evidence from Spanish Agri-Food Sector

Ensaio Teórico Sobre Inovação Organizacional No Agronegócio | Theoretical Essay About Organizational Innovation in the Agribusiness

Application of Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to Solve Environmental Sustainability Problems: A Comprehensive Review and Meta-Analysis

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