Identifying Endogenous and Exogenous Indicators to Measure Eco-Innovation within Clusters

dc.creatorMercado Caruso, Nohora Nubia
dc.creatorSegarra-Oña, Marival
dc.creatorOvallos, David
dc.creatorPEIRO-SIGNES, ANGEL
dc.date2021-03-18T13:07:10Z
dc.date2021-03-18T13:07:10Z
dc.date2020-07-29
dc.date.accessioned2023-10-03T19:28:33Z
dc.date.available2023-10-03T19:28:33Z
dc.identifier20711050
dc.identifierhttps://hdl.handle.net/11323/8040
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.3390/su12156088
dc.identifierCorporación Universidad de la Costa
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dc.identifierhttps://repositorio.cuc.edu.co/
dc.identifier.urihttps://repositorioslatinoamericanos.uchile.cl/handle/2250/9170291
dc.descriptionScientific and business environment literature shows that green, sustainable innovation or eco-innovation has proven to be a source of competitive advantage today. The industrial clusters, their dynamism, and the synergies created within them attract a lot of attention from the scientific community. However, to date, the joint study of these two concepts and, more specifically, the factors that drive eco-innovation specifically in a cluster, have not been studied in depth. This article models eco-innovation in industrial clusters, thus addressing this gap and proposing a model based on information gathered from the literature and a detailed analysis of behavior in relation to eco-innovation in different sectors. Results suggest that including eco-innovation variables and measures may have positive implications such as improvements at the strategic level and the reduction of costs and use of resources. An eco-innovation model for clusters is proposed. It considers eight key factors that seek to raise its competitive level by promoting eco-innovation within clusters. The model includes five internal factors that analyze business capabilities and three external factors that study the effect of launching eco-innovative activities. This model could help the companies’ managers and those responsible for clusters in creating more successful strategies to increase competitiveness by enhancing eco-innovation. It could also serve as a guide for government entities in the performance of eco-innovative activities in economic sectors
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dc.subjectCompetitiveness
dc.subjectEco-innovation
dc.subjectInnovation
dc.subjectBusiness performance
dc.titleIdentifying Endogenous and Exogenous Indicators to Measure Eco-Innovation within Clusters
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