Integrated environmental product innovation in the region of Munich and its impact on company competitiveness
Integrated environmental product innovation in the region of Munich and its impact on company competitiveness
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DOI：
10.1016/j.jclepro.2007.09.003
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发表时间：
2008-01-01
影响因子：
11.1
通讯作者：
Wackerbauer, Johann
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作者：
Triebswetter, Ursula;Wackerbauer, Johann
本文探讨了环境创新对慕尼黑地区环境产业及相关行业的公司竞争力的影响。重点是这些创新的驱动因素及其对创新公司各自的影响。不仅审查了末端技术领域的创新，还审查了集成产品和生产方法的开发。在区域案例研究方法中，对慕尼黑（德国南部）的 14 家制造和服务公司进行了抽样调查。从本质上讲，环境创新是由企业内部和外部的多种因素共同驱动的：不仅是监管压力，成本压力、竞争优势、技术领先和客户压力也是重要的驱动因素。监管推动的创新有助于样本公司的竞争绩效，其方式与自愿进行的环境创新类似。这将为所谓的波特假说提供证据，该假说假设环境立法刺激创新并带来“双赢”机会，同时减少污染并提高生产率。 (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. 保留所有权利。
This paper examines the impact of environmental innovations on company competitiveness of both the environment industry and related sectors in the region of Munich. The focus is on the drivers of these innovations and their respective effects on innovating companies. Not only innovations in the area of end-of-pipe technologies, but also the development of integrated products and production methods are examined. In a regional case study approach, a sample of 14 manufacturing and service companies in Munich (Southern Germany) was interviewed. Essentially, environmental innovation is driven by a mixture of factors internal and external to the firm: not only regulatory pressure, but also cost pressure, competitive advantages, technological lead and customer pressure are important drivers. Regulatory pushed innovations contribute to the competitive performance of sample companies in a similar way as environmental innovations which are carried out voluntarily. That would yield proof for the so-called Porter hypothesis which assumes that environmental legislation stimulates innovation and leads to "win-win" opportunities where simultaneously pollution is reduced and productivity increased. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.