Sources and determinants of responsible innovations: occupational health and safety in italian firms

Marialuisa Divella and Alessandro Sterlacchini ()

No 435, Working Papers from Universita' Politecnica delle Marche (I), Dipartimento di Scienze Economiche e Sociali

Abstract: This paper provides a micro-econometric analysis of the factors facilitating the introduction of responsible innovations by firms, with a focus on those aimed at improving occupational health and safety. These innovations have been rarely investigated with quantitative methods, especially if compared to those aimed at protecting the environment. Accordingly, we also assess whether firms pursuing health and safety innovations are also those ascribing high importance to the reduction of environmental impacts. The evidence provided by using firm-level data taken from the Italian Community Innovation Surveys highlights the key role played by some external sources of knowledge and internal human resource practices for the achievement of responsible innovations. Many similarities but also important differences between firms emerge, according to whether they are committed to health and safety or environmental innovation.

Keywords: responsible innovation, occupational health and safety; environment protection. (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O31 O35 Q55 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 54
Date: 2019-01
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