Exploring the role of open innovation and artificial intelligence in green innovation: A dynamic capabilities approach

IF 15.5 1区管理学 Q1 BUSINESS

Journal of Innovation & Knowledge Pub Date : 2025-07-30 DOI:10.1016/j.jik.2025.100774

Vitor Melão Cassânego , Herick Fernando Moralles , Daniel Luiz de Mattos Nascimento , Guilherme Luz Tortorella

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Abstract

Addressing current environmental challenges is not solely a matter of governmental policies. Organizations are key stakeholders who play a vital role through strategic partnerships and adoption of innovative technologies. Based on the dynamic capabilities framework, this research investigates the influence of open innovation partnerships in incorporating corporate green innovation (CGI), specifically green product and process innovation. It also elucidates the potential role of artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities in developing green innovation. Our study, based on a sample of approximately 1780 firms from 93 countries distributed across five continents, show that firms actively searching for and consolidating partnerships in open innovation can enhance green innovation in products and processes. Similarly, firms that develop or incorporate AI capabilities can catalyze the output of green product and process innovation because they incentivize open innovation partnerships, indicating that adopting both simultaneously is preferable. The results also show that the impact on green process innovation is greater than the impact on green product innovation. We recommend that policymakers and firms invest in AI capabilities and open green partnerships, leveraging these synergies to enhance innovation efficiency, and adapt green strategies to varying technological, institutional, and regional contexts.

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Journal of Innovation & Knowledge Multiple-

CiteScore

16.10

自引率

12.70%

发文量

118

审稿时长

37 days

期刊介绍： The Journal of Innovation and Knowledge (JIK) explores how innovation drives knowledge creation and vice versa, emphasizing that not all innovation leads to knowledge, but enduring innovation across diverse fields fosters theory and knowledge. JIK invites papers on innovations enhancing or generating knowledge, covering innovation processes, structures, outcomes, and behaviors at various levels. Articles in JIK examine knowledge-related changes promoting innovation for societal best practices. JIK serves as a platform for high-quality studies undergoing double-blind peer review, ensuring global dissemination to scholars, practitioners, and policymakers who recognize innovation and knowledge as economic drivers. It publishes theoretical articles, empirical studies, case studies, reviews, and other content, addressing current trends and emerging topics in innovation and knowledge. The journal welcomes suggestions for special issues and encourages articles to showcase contextual differences and lessons for a broad audience. In essence, JIK is an interdisciplinary journal dedicated to advancing theoretical and practical innovations and knowledge across multiple fields, including Economics, Business and Management, Engineering, Science, and Education.