Persistent openness and environmental innovation: An empirical analysis of French manufacturing firms

Caroline Mothe () and Thuc Uyen Nguyen-Thi
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Caroline Mothe: IREGE - Institut de Recherche en Gestion et en Economie - USMB [Université de Savoie] [Université de Chambéry] - Université Savoie Mont Blanc
Thuc Uyen Nguyen-Thi: CEPS/INSTEAD - Centre d'Etudes de Populations, de Pauvreté et de Politiques Socio-Economiques / International Networks for Studies in Technology, Environment, Alternatives, Development - Centre d'Etudes de Populations, de Pauvreté et de Politiques Socio-Economiques / International Networks for Studies in Technology, Environment, Alternatives, Development

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Abstract: The antecedents of environmental innovation and the impact of openness on technological innovation have been well studied, yet the role of external knowledge search remains largely unknown. This study explores whether six dimensions of open search (external R&D, acquisition, R&D cooperation, and three types of external information sourcing) enhance firms' radical and incremental innovation with environmental effects (EI) when used either sporadically or persistently. It shows that the temporal dimension of openness matters. Persistent open knowledge search efforts are associated with a firm's propensity to introduce EI, more so than sporadic search. Furthermore, the different types of knowledge search have heterogeneous effects on different types of EI. It also shows that persistent innovation is more relevant in the case of radical EI.

Keywords: Persistence; Openness; Search; Environmental innovation; Incremental/radical (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2017
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Published in Journal of Cleaner Production, 2017, 162 (Supplement), pp.S59-S69. ⟨10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.063⟩

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DOI: 10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.12.063

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