Role of Design Thinking and Biomimicry in Leveraging Sustainable Innovation

Kanwal, Narmeen; Awan, Usama

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“…, 2013). However, the existing literature has yet to determine what drives GPI and GPRI in manufacturing industries (Kanwal and Awan, 2020). Reiter-Palmon and Illies (2004) divulged that firm's creative activities are dependent upon leadership and extensive cognitive processes.…”

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“…Prior research conducted in manufacturing industries reveals green innovation as an important organizational antecedent to improve environmental performance (Rehman et al, 2021;Singh et al, 2020;Lin et al, 2013). However, the existing literature has yet to determine what drives GPI and GPRI in manufacturing industries (Kanwal and Awan, 2020). Reiter-Palmon and Illies (2004) divulged that firm's creative activities are dependent upon leadership and extensive cognitive processes.…”

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Achieving green product and process innovation through green leadership and creative engagement in manufacturing

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Ali

Awan

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PurposeThe aims of this study were three-fold: to determine the impact of green transformational leadership on creative process engagement, green product innovation and green process innovation; to examine the association of creative process engagement with green product and process innovation and to identify the mediating influence of creative process engagement in the association between green transformational leadership and green process and product innovation.Design/methodology/approachData was collected through a survey questionnaire from 291 middle- and lower-level managers and employees through simple random sampling in four high-tech manufacturing industries situated in Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen in China. We examined the data through structural equation modeling using partial least squares to test the study hypotheses.FindingsThe findings unveiled that green transformational leadership and creative process engagement positively influence green product innovation and green process innovation. Similarly, green transformational leadership is positively linked with creative process engagement. The findings further revealed that creative process engagement mediates the impact of green transformational leadership on green process and product innovation. Hence, our findings provide strong support for the role of green transformational leadership and creative process engagement in improving green process and product innovation.Research limitations/implicationsOur sample is limited to China and collected from high-tech manufacturing industries.Practical implicationsDrawing on the componential theory of creativity, the authors suggest that organizational leaders, specifically those who practice green transformational leadership, should increase creative process engagement among subordinates, as it is a crucial intangible resource for green process and product innovation.Social implicationsWe suggest that a combination of green transformational leadership and creative process engagement improves green process and product innovation as well as the environmental performance of a business by eliminating all forms of hazardous material and waste.Originality/valueThis work is one of the earliest empirical studies to evaluate the influence of green transformational leadership on fostering green product and process innovation and the mediating impact of creative process engagement on the linkage among green transformational leadership, green product and process innovation within the manufacturing context.

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Achieving green product and process innovation through green leadership and creative engagement in manufacturing

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“…The increased need for coronavirus testing capacities may shorten the learning curves by sharing knowledge and technological spillovers (Kumar et al 2020). The technical absorptive capacity is not only helpful to mitigate negative environmental concerns, but can be further used in many healthcare interventions to reduce the risk of infectious diseases (Sarkar et al 2020, Cheng et al 2020, Kanwal and Awan 2020, Tromberg et al 2020. The financial risk reporting based on generating algorithms can use to avoid bankruptcy, which required prudential economic policies to prevent it from systemic risk (Kou et al 2014(Kou et al , 2019(Kou et al , 2021Chao et al 2019Chao et al , 2020.…”

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Financial development during COVID-19 pandemic: the role of coronavirus testing and functional labs

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The outbreak of the SARS-CoV-2 virus in early 2020, known as COVID-19, spread to more than 200 countries and negatively affected the global economic output. Financial activities were primarily depressed, and investors were reluctant to start new financial investments while ongoing projects further declined due to the global lockdown to curb the disease. This study analyzes the money supply reaction to the COVID-19 pandemic using a cross-sectional panel of 115 countries. The study used robust least square regression and innovation accounting techniques to get sound parameter estimates. The results show that COVID-19 infected cases are the main contributing factor that obstructs financial activities and decrease money supply. In contrast, an increasing number of recovered cases and COVID-19 testing capabilities gave investors confidence to increase stock trade across countries. The overall forecast trend shows that COVID-19 infected cases and recovered cases followed the U-shaped trend, while COVID-19 critical cases and reported deaths showed a decreasing trend. Finally, the money supply and testing capacity show a positive trend over a period. The study concludes that financial development can be expanded by increasing the testing capacity and functional labs to identify suspected coronavirus cases globally.

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“…In other words, firms often consider environmental and social outcomes when planning to create new value using rural resources (Chiodo et al, 2019b;Hall, 2004). However, scholars and firms would do well to devote greater attention to the ways in which design thinking can be used to craft sustainable value (Kanwal and Awan, 2021). Figure 10 visualises the outcomes discussed above.…”

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The innovation ecosystem in rural tourism and hospitality – a systematic review of innovation in rural tourism

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Kaur

Mazzoleni

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Purpose Innovation in rural tourism and hospitality (RT) is a complex process that involves the exchange of knowledge and resources between many actors and the interrelationships between those actors in the business environment. The purpose of this paper is to provide structure to this “knowledge and resource ecosystem” through a thorough systematic review of the extant literature. Design/methodology/approach The current study uses a time-tested and reproducible systematic literature review process to identify and analyse 79 research papers that have discussed innovation in RT. Findings Through content analyses, this review identifies critical stakeholders in the innovation ecosystem, as well as the enabling and hindering roles these stakeholders play in innovation. The thematic analysis uncovers three key research foci: stakeholders and their roles, outcomes of innovation and business model innovation. The review also identifies types of innovation and critically analyses the bibliographical research profile. The authors summarise the findings in an RT innovation ecosystem model, which includes the various actors and their knowledge and resource sharing roles within the business environment. Originality/value This is one of the first systematic reviews to concentrate on RT innovation and, within that focus, on knowledge and resource networks in particular rather than on innovation in tourism in general, which was the focus of prior reviews. The authors encourage cross-pollination of ideas by introducing theories from the strategic management, innovation, knowledge management and business model innovation literature wherever appropriate. To consolidate and present the findings on the innovation process’s antecedents and outcomes, the authors present an ecosystem of innovation within the RT framework.

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Role of Design Thinking and Biomimicry in Leveraging Sustainable Innovation

Cited by 18 publications

References 26 publications

Achieving green product and process innovation through green leadership and creative engagement in manufacturing

Achieving green product and process innovation through green leadership and creative engagement in manufacturing

Financial development during COVID-19 pandemic: the role of coronavirus testing and functional labs

The innovation ecosystem in rural tourism and hospitality – a systematic review of innovation in rural tourism

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