The role of institutional pressures in the introduction of energy‐efficiency innovations
| Autor: | Paola Garrone, Luca Grilli, Boris Mrkajic |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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Process (engineering)
020209 energy Strategy and Management Geography Planning and Development Sample (statistics) SMEs 02 engineering and technology Institutional division of labor Management Monitoring Policy and Law Institutional theory Society pressures Environmental innovation 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Product (category theory) Business Small and medium-sized enterprises Business and International Management Energy-efficiency innovation Regulatory pressures Industrial organization Efficient energy use |
| Popis: | Relying on the institutional and innovation theories, we argue that the institutional features of countries are significantly influencing energy‐efficiency innovation (EEI), a relevant and particular type of environmental innovation activities. Analysis of a cross‐sectional sample of 22,936 firms from nine European countries, drawn from the 2006–8 Community Innovation Survey, confirms the hypothesis that formal and informal institutions influence the propensity of firms to introduce EEIs in general. Furthermore, formal institutions that generate regulatory pressures are found to spur both product and process EEI activities, while informal institutions exerting social pressures are able to significantly drive only product EEI activities. Large firms appear to be relatively more reactive to high regulatory pressures. We draw implications for policy‐makers and managers based on the findings. |
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