Sustainability-Oriented Innovation in SMEs: A Systematic Literature Review of Existing Practices and Actors Involved
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Sustainability-Oriented Innovation in SMEs : A Systematic Literature Review of Existing Practices and Actors Involved. / Klewitz, Johanna; Hansen, Erik G.
Sustainability in Innovation: Innovation Management Challenges . ed. / E. Huizingh; M. Torkelli; S. Conn; Bitran. International Society for Professional Innovation Management, 2011.Research output: Contributions to collected editions/works › Article in conference proceedings › Research › peer-review
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TY - CHAP
T1 - Sustainability-Oriented Innovation in SMEs
T2 - 22nd ISPIM Conference - 2011
AU - Klewitz, Johanna
AU - Hansen, Erik G.
N1 - Conference code: XXII
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - One increasingly important driver for innovation is sustainability, a concept which aims to integrate ecological and social dimensions into conventional management. Whereas prior research on sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI) has often dealt with innovation processes in large companies, the last decade has also generated broad knowledge on SOI in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The paper aggregates this scattered knowledge through a systematic literature review. Through consulting research databases we have identified and analyzed 82 key journal articles. The subsequent thematic analysis focuses on SOI practices with regard to product and process innovations, on the one hand. On the other, we highlight the role of different parties that may facilitate or are involved in innovation processes in the context of SOI in SMEs.
AB - One increasingly important driver for innovation is sustainability, a concept which aims to integrate ecological and social dimensions into conventional management. Whereas prior research on sustainability-oriented innovation (SOI) has often dealt with innovation processes in large companies, the last decade has also generated broad knowledge on SOI in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). The paper aggregates this scattered knowledge through a systematic literature review. Through consulting research databases we have identified and analyzed 82 key journal articles. The subsequent thematic analysis focuses on SOI practices with regard to product and process innovations, on the one hand. On the other, we highlight the role of different parties that may facilitate or are involved in innovation processes in the context of SOI in SMEs.
KW - Sustainability sciences, Management & Economics
KW - Sustainability-oriented innovation
KW - Product innovation
KW - Process innovation
KW - Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)
KW - Entrepreneurship
KW - Collaboration
KW - Literature review
KW - Entrepreneurship
M3 - Article in conference proceedings
SN - 978-952-265-092-4
BT - Sustainability in Innovation
A2 - Huizingh, E.
A2 - Torkelli, M.
A2 - Conn, S.
A2 - Bitran,
PB - International Society for Professional Innovation Management
Y2 - 12 June 2011 through 15 June 2011
ER -