Determinants of innovative green electronics: An experimental study of eco-friendly laptop computers

Chi-Shun Liao and Hui-Kai Chuang

Technovation, 2022, vol. 113, issue C

Abstract: Considering the nature and complexity of electrical/electronic product materials, their energy consumption, and the e-waste they create, sustainability should be included in their design and innovation. This study examines the benefits of eco-friendly laptop computer innovations that allow users to leverage multiple features to co-develop green electronics products that achieve premium performance. Using conjoint analysis, the authors identify the relative importance of various attributes of laptops, as perceived by users. The most important attribute of laptops is price, followed by battery, shell, central processing unit (CPU), monitor, storage device, and keyboard. The most preferred combination of attributes for an eco-friendly laptop consists of median price, solar battery, alloy-based shell, multicore CPU, LED monitor, SSD storage device, and recycled paper keyboard. Various standards, such as energy savings, waste recycling, pollution prevention, and compatibility, can be derived from these attributes to develop new functions and modules. By reflecting on the utilities of certain attributes, computer manufacturers can increase user value, improve waste management, reduce energy consumption, and advance their electronic product development efforts.

Keywords: Green electronics; Innovation; Energy saving; Recycling; Experimental analysis (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
References: View references in EconPapers View complete reference list from CitEc
Citations: View citations in EconPapers (2)

Downloads: (external link)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0166497221002054
Full text for ScienceDirect subscribers only

Related works:
This item may be available elsewhere in EconPapers: Search for items with the same title.

Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text

Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:eee:techno:v:113:y:2022:i:c:s0166497221002054

DOI: 10.1016/j.technovation.2021.102424

Access Statistics for this article

Technovation is currently edited by Jonathan Linton

More articles in Technovation from Elsevier
Bibliographic data for series maintained by Catherine Liu ().