Eco-Innovation Drivers in Value-Creating Networks : A Case Study of Ship Retrofitting Services
| Autor: | Karin Andrea Wigger, Roberto Rivas Hermann |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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value-creating network
Engineering Environmental engineering: 610 [VDP] Miljøteknologi: 610 [VDP] Exploit Process (engineering) Geography Planning and Development Miljø-bærekraftighet maritime technology TJ807-830 eco-innovation practices 010501 environmental sciences Management Monitoring Policy and Law TD194-195 01 natural sciences Renewable energy sources Innovationprocesses Innovasjonsprosesser eco-innovation process business ecosystem eco-innovation drivers Manufacturing 0502 economics and business GE1-350 Eco-innovation Environmental sustainability Marketing Research question Industrial organization 0105 earth and related environmental sciences Environmental effects of industries and plants Renewable Energy Sustainability and the Environment business.industry Value proposition 05 social sciences Business ecosystem Network dynamics Environmental sciences business 050203 business & management |
| Zdroj: | Sustainability Sustainability; Volume 9; Issue 5; Pages: 733 Sustainability, Vol 9, Iss 5, p 733 (2017) |
| Popis: | Previous studies discuss how regulatory, technological and market drivers increasingly challenge manufacturing industries to adopt eco-innovations. However, the understanding of the process by which eco-innovations are developed and commercialized as a result of these drivers is not yet well established, in particular because these drivers are perceived differently by the end-users and their suppliers. In this paper, we address the following research question: How do eco-innovation drivers shape processes in value-creating networks? To answer this question, we carried out a case study purposely selected to understand how eco-innovation drivers, such as regulation, market pull and technology, interact and affect the eco-innovation decisions in a given industry. We analyzed the processes in an eco-innovation initiative about retrofitting old ships, contextualized in the maritime equipment and supply industry. The paper makes two novel contributions: First, we develop a framework that can support supply-network eco-innovation initiatives to deal with changes at the regulatory, market and technology levels. The framework includes elements, such as value co-creation to explore technological opportunities emerging from the interaction of the drivers or value proposition development to align multiple actors’ interests in the network and agree on shared expectations to exploit the opportunities. Second, we contribute to the emerging research area on eco-innovation processes by highlighting the lesser-known role of value-creating network dynamics. Value-creating networks can be a platform for the development of more radical eco-innovations if actors in the networks can align their value creation and capture objectives. |
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