Inventing a sustainable future: Australia and the challenge of eco-innovation

Falk, Jim; Ryan, Christopher M.

doi:10.1016/j.futures.2006.01.007

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“…Lundstrom and Zhou (2011) explored the distinctive characteristics of social innovation parks and explained how social academic entrepreneurship is fostered by them through strategy and policy-making at local, national, and global levels. Falk and Ryan (2007) focused on the powerful potential role of ICT in facilitating technological and social innovation towards sustainability through ecoinnovation in Australia and discussed key strategic principles in the context of the potential of technologies already under development. Moore and Tjornbo (2012) revealed that many socioecological systems across the globe are currently being governed unsustainably.…”

Section: Social Innovations In Public Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Our comprehensive review of academic literature in the area of social innovations indicates that research studies have largely focused on the fields related to ICT/information technology (e.g. Biasiotti and Nannucci, 2004;Falk and Ryan, 2007;Loader and Dutton, 2012;Ornetzeder, 2001;Ramirez, 1999;Ugo, 2008), social entrepreneurship/intrapreneurship (e.g. Biggs et al, 2010;Dacin et al, 2011;Lundstrom and Zhou, 2011;Menzel et al, 2007;Witkamp et al, 2011), ecology/environment/climate variability (e.g.…”

Section: Social Innovations In Public Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

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Profiling Existing Research on Social Innovation in the Public Sector

Rana

Weerakkody

Dwivedi

et al. 2014

Information Systems Management

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This study explores the progress of social innovation research in a public sector context by systematically analysing its existing body of knowledge to identify areas of societal impact and reveal areas of limitations and potential further research. The findings revealed that most of the studies on social innovation in the public sector are conceptual in nature. The paper presents propositions based on the diagnosed limitations of research in the area. is focused on the marketing and operations management challenges that face entrepreneurs, both in terms of the classic self-employed entrepreneur and also the organizational-entrepreneur. This latter group may operate within a large corporate structure, but share many characteristics with the classic entrepreneur. Extending understanding of how to engage and support organizational entrepreneurs has been the focus of his latest research.

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Section: Social Innovations In Public Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Social Innovations In Public Sectormentioning

confidence: 99%

Profiling Existing Research on Social Innovation in the Public Sector

Rana

Weerakkody

Dwivedi

et al. 2014

Information Systems Management

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“…Knowledge management in an age of complexity [44] Innovation and disaster resilient communities [54] Innovation trends in and opportunities for sustainability in learning societies [71] Innovation and entrepreneurship [45] Social innovation at different points in history [55] Environmental innovation that is issue-specific, e.g., global warming and social innovation [72]; discipline-specific, e.g., coastal engineering [73]; locality-specific, e.g., innovative states [58] and regions [74,75]; community focused [76]; and sectorspecific, e.g., sustainable energy [77] and electricity systems [78] Tools for creative thinking and innovation [46] Design-driven innovation [47] Host of sector-specific studies Much of the literature on innovation is framed by the imperative to foster innovation in technology and business, with a focus on the private sector and at the organizational level of analysis. This focus is obviously too narrow for understanding how to transform unsustainable coastal livelihoods.…”

Section: Social Innovation Environmental Innovationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Coastal Innovation Paradox

Glavovic

2013

Sustainability

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Abstract:Coasts are the primary habitat for humanity. Throughout history, coastal cities and towns have been a crucible for innovation. However, business and technological innovations imperil coastal communities, because prevailing practices are unsustainable. Consequently, coasts are the frontline in humanity's endeavour to learn to live sustainably in the face of global change. Governance innovations have done little to stem the tide of unsustainable coastal activities. Paradoxically, innovation is necessary to navigate a way out of the vulnerability trap that past innovation has unwittingly set. This is the first of two articles that examine, in turn, the coastal innovation paradox and the coastal innovation imperative. This article explains the coastal problématique and innovation paradox. Then, the nature and dimensions of innovation are outlined. Notwithstanding wholesale innovations in governance and public sector management, the sustainability crisis is deepening. Why is it so difficult to mobilize effective collective action for coastal sustainability? Locating coastal management within the wider milieu of evolving and multi-layered governance helps to answer this question. Resolving the coastal innovation paradox necessitates coherent innovation across governance episodes, processes and cultures. The second article posits a transformative foundation of deliberative coastal governance to foster innovation and facilitate the transition to coastal sustainability.

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“…The term "eco-innovation" has been increasingly used in environmental management policies of companies and governments, although in diverse contexts and situations and with varied connotations that resulted in the reduction of their practical value [21,22]. In this way, an important question is to know how eco-innovation are classified in order to better understand its characteristics and turn them into successful features for the sustainable industry [22].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

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Sustainability and Innovation in the Automotive Sector: A Structured Content Analysis

2017

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This study aims to analyse the scientific literature on sustainability and innovation in the automotive sector in the last 13 years. The research is classified as descriptive and exploratory. The process presented 31 articles in line with the research topic in the Scopus database. The bibliometric analysis identified the most relevant articles, authors, keywords, countries, research centers and journals for the subject from 2004 to 2016 in the Industrial Engineering domain. We concluded, through the systemic analysis, that the automotive sector is well structured on the issue of sustainability and process innovation. Innovations in the sector are of the incremental process type, due to the lower risk, lower costs and less complexity. However, the literature also points out that radical innovations are needed in order to fit the prevailing environmental standards. The selected studies show that environmental practices employed in the automotive sector are: the minimization of greenhouse gas emissions, life-cycle assessment, cleaner production, reverse logistics and eco-innovation. Thus, it displays the need for empirical studies in automotive companies on the environmental practices employed and how these practices impact innovation.

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Inventing a sustainable future: Australia and the challenge of eco-innovation

Cited by 24 publications

References 5 publications

Profiling Existing Research on Social Innovation in the Public Sector

Profiling Existing Research on Social Innovation in the Public Sector

Coastal Innovation Paradox

Sustainability and Innovation in the Automotive Sector: A Structured Content Analysis

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