Adoption of Environmental Innovations

Dijken, Koos Van; Rodrigues, Eduardo Lopes; Meredith, Sandra; Prince, Yvonne; Wolters, T. J.; Frey, Marco; Mussati, Giuliano; Kalff, Paul; Hansen, Ol

ISBN 10: 079235561X / ISBN 13: 9780792355618

Published by Kluwer Academic Publishers, 1999

How do small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) adopt environmental innovations? Do they have the necessary internal competence? Is any support offered by external parties (that is network involvement)? And, what are the policy implications? This title defines and combines the determinants of SME innovativeness. Series: Eco-Efficiency in Industry & Science. Num Pages: 330 pages, biography. BIC Classification: KJK; KN. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (XV) Technical / Manuals. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 19. Weight in Grams: 666. . 1999. Hardback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780792355618

Synopsis:

How do small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) adopt environmental innovations? Do they have the necessary internal competence? Is any support offered by external parties (i.e. network involvement)? What are the policy implications? This book is based on extensive fieldwork, conducted in four traditional industrial sectors: offset printing, electroplating, textile finishing, and industrial painting. The work was carried out in Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and the UK. Twenty company-based case studies were analyzed and a telephone survey was conducted among 527 companies. As a result, the Innovation Triangle came to be formulated, which is presented here, defining and combining the determinants of SME innovativeness. The Innovation Triangle distinguishes three major determinants of innovativeness: business competence, environmental orientation, and network involvement. The Innovation Triangle allows one to diagnose current environmental and innovation policies, indicating which policy measures might be effective in increasing the adoption of environmentally friendly technologies, allowing environmental objectives to be achieved.

Synopsis: How do small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) adopt environmental innovations? Do they have the necessary internal competence? Is any support offered by external parties? What are the policy implications? This book is based on extensive fieldwork, conducted in four traditional industrial sectors - offset printing, electroplating, textile finishing, and industrial painting. The work was carried out in Denmark, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and the UK. 20 company-based case studies were analyzed and a telephone survey was conducted among 527 companies. As a result, the Innovation Triangle came to be formulated, which is presented here, defining and combining the determinants of SME innovativeness. The Innovation Triangle distinguishes three major determinants of innovativeness: business competence, environmental orientation, and network involvement. It allows one to diagnose current environmental and innovation policies, indicating which policy measures might be effective in increasing the adoption of environmentally friendly technologies, allowing environmental objectives to be achieved.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Adoption of Environmental Innovations
Publisher: Kluwer Academic Publishers
Publication Date: 1999
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: New